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September 26, 2012

Truth & Rumors: Phelps, Lopez win Celebrity Scramble at Ryder Cup

Ladies and Gentlemen, it's already over. Golf's biggest team event has been decided. And the winners are … Michael Phelps, George Lopez, Hal Sutton and Lanny Wadkins!

That's right, celebrity golf's greatest pressure-cooker, the Ryder Cup Captains and Celebrity Scramble, is in the books. It happened Tuesday at Medinah, before a surprisingly large crowd. Participants included those mentioned above, as well as Justin Timberlake, Bill Murray and former Chicago Bear Richard Dent.

Sean Jensen of the Chicago Sun-Times was on hand, video crew in tow, to provide us with some scenes from the spectacle. The first -- a two minute montage of opening tee shots -- looks like the trailer to an avant-garde slasher film:

The next captures the patriotic, comic stylings of Bill Murray:

 

Finally, we have the Golf Channel's highlight package, which shows some behind-the-scenes yucks. Oh, and it's set to generic inspirational music. Find the feel-good hit of the fall below:

 

Can we please, please, please just start the matches already?

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