He has a lot of balls to wash, and a lot of old ladies to watch tee off.
Even at the beginning of Caddyshack, Judge Elihu Smails only sees the flag sink into the hole in the green.
He only saw the gopher after being informed he had to take care of it by Sandy McFiddish, and thus began his obsession to handle this varmint with ruthless aggression and extreme prejudice.
Carl is tasked with finding a creature he had yet to notice in his tenure at Bushwood Country Club, though it stands to reason he’s a little distracted on the job.