Man Was Retrieving His Ball From Pond
BEAUFORT, S.C. -- Officials said an alligator bit off part of a golfer's arm as he leaned over to pick up his ball at a private South Carolina course.

The man, who is in his 70s, was retrieving his ball from a pond when the 10-foot alligator bit him at Ocean Creek Golf Course in Beaufort County. The gator pulled the golfer into the pond and ripped off his arm in the struggle. His golf partners were able to free him.

Wildlife workers killed the alligator and retrieved the arm in the hopes it might be reattached.

The man has not been identified. He was being treated at the Medical University of South Carolina, but officials there would not release any information about him.

A call to the golf course was not immediately returned.
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Back in 91, I was playing in Tampa FL at a course called Rodger's Park and I had a ball land at the waters edge. Around 20 feet or so into the water was big gator sunning himself on a raised mound. None of the "friends" I was playing with would give me a drop..... I wound up grabbing a 2 iron and while running past the edge of the pond I punched the shot into the fairway. This was the closest I've ever been to a gator....

Those guys who dive into the ponds retrieving lost balls are much braver than I am..........

Fred

 

Now that's a hazard. I used to be a pretty good golfer, but could never get past the darn windmill.

 

Be careful of those gators