PGA pro D.A. Points won for the first time on the PGA Tour, but wasn't the biggest star in his own Pebble Beach National Pro-Am twosome. Points grew up idolizing Bill Murray, whose iconic role in the golf comedy cult classic "Caddyshack" as Carl Spackler, Bushwood's beloved assistant greenskeeper, made having the actor as an amateur partner a true "Cinderella" story. When Points holed out from 100 yards for eagle on the 14th to grab the lead, it carried him to a 5-under 67 and a two-shot victory. Making it even sweeter, the unlikely pair won the pro-am title, a first for Murray, who now gets his own name on the wall below the first tee. It's not always easy playing with Murray, who routinely engages the gallery, bought ice cream bars for them on the back nine, and a few years ago enraged PGA Tour officials after flinging an elderly woman into a nearby bunker. Points first win in 128 starts earned him $1.134 million -- more than he had made in four previous tour seasons -- a two-year exemption and his first trip to Augusta. You can almost hear Carl's voice on the call: "Here's D.A., out of nowhere, about to become Masters' champion."
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