Gopher Cradles Golf Ball in Video Dubbed 'Real-LifeCaddyshack' Moment: Watch

Mar. 15, 2025

It’sCaddyshackin real life!

Earlier this month, a Reddit user uploaded avideoon the platform that showed a gopher pushing a ball out of a hole on a golf course.

Seconds later, the underground creature positions itself into the camera’s frame, pushing the ball out of the hole.

In a caption, the golfer described the moment as “real-life Caddyshack,” referring to the film starring Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, Michael O’Keefe and Bill Murray.

Golf course.Getty

Getty

“He tried to give it back, man,” one user wrote, as another said, “That is hilarious!”

Another, meanwhile, poked fun at the gopher’s crooked teeth, writing, “The rare British mole.”

One other user questioned: “Do you have any idea what a gopher can do to a golf course?!?!”

Bill Murray in ‘Caddyshack.'.Orion Pictures/Getty

Orion Pictures/Getty

The 1980s comedy filmCaddyshackfollows the antics of goofy characters at the Bushwood Country Club.

A subplot of the fan-favorite movie revolves around a caretaker’s battle to rid the course of an elusive gopher.

source: people.com