Before he was a muttering groundskeeper in Caddyshack, even before he was allegedly expelled from Regis University for hitting golf balls off a campus roof, Bill Murray's life revolved around golf.

As the movie star revealed to Ahmad Rashad on the talk show host's self-titled cable TV program, Murray and his brothers were put to work on the golf course at a young age, first as a shag boy chasing down balls on the driving range.

As Murray explains, shag boys were sent out onto the open range and were used as target practice for golfers.

"[A golfer] would go, like, 'I'm gonna start out with the nine-iron,' so you'd go out to like the nine-iron range, and he would hit it right at you," Murray said.

"They hit me a couple times when I was 'distracted.'"

Nowadays, Murray still loves to play golf and even participates in some semi-pro and celebrity tournaments. Perhaps the most impressive thing he's ever done on the golf course is participate in a tournament earlier this year while wearing an exquisite pair of PBR pants.

Rashad's full interview with Murray will air on the Back9Network, which launched Monday on DirecTV. Here is a preview clip:

Bill Murray: Golf Buff

 

Bill Murray, Golf Buff

Pebble Beach, 2013.

 

Bill Murray, Golf Buff

Pebble Beach, 1995.

 

Bill Murray, Golf Buff

Pebble Beach, 2012.

 

Bill Murray, Golf Buff

With Irish businessman J.P. McManus at Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland, 2014.

 

Bill Murray, Golf Buff

Pebble Beach, 2013.

 

Bill Murray, Golf Buff

Pebble Beach, 2013.

 

Bill Murray, Golf Buff

Ryder Cup Captains & Celebrity Scramble, 2012.

 

Bill Murray, Golf Buff

Pebble Beach, 2012.

 

Bill Murray, Golf Buff

Pebble Beach, 2009.

 

Bill Murray, Golf Buff

Pebble Beach, 2007.

 

Bill Murray, Golf Buff

The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, 2007.

 

Bill Murray, Golf Buff

With rubber chicken at Pebble Beach, 2006.

 

Bill Murray, Golf Buff

Pebble Beach, 2001.

 

Bill Murray, Golf Buff

Pebble Beach, 2011.

 

Bill Murray, Golf Buff

Pebble Beach, 2011.

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