Shotgun Golf - Limerick

In the summer of 2004, Hunter S. Thompson called Bill Murray at 3 am. Both men are night owls, and Bill quickly answered the phone. On the call, Hunter revealed a "revolutionary sporting idea" to Bill called Shotgun Golf. The sport required one golfer, one shooter, a field judge, and a 12-gauge shotgun. The sport combines elements of clay pigeon and traditional golf. Hunter would later write, "I called Bill Murray at 3:30 on a dark Tuesday morning with an idea that would change our lives forever. I said to myself as I fired up a thin Cohiba, 'He's bound to be wide awake at this time of day.' My eerie hunch was right. The crazy bugger picked up on the fourth ring, and I felt my heart raci...View all