You might think that golf courses already have enough obstacles and challenges to maneuver around, considering all the rough, sand and water everywhere. But there are plenty of other things to worry about as well. Like rabid otters and man eating alligators.
Bruce Burger was playing a round on Monday when his ball found its way into the drink at the sixth hole at a Venice, Florida golf club. As Burger went to grab his ball, an 11-foot alligator chomped down onto his right forearm and yanked the hacker into the pond. But Burger wasn’t going down without a fight and he beat the tar out of the gator with his free hand until its jaws unclamped. After being rushed to the hospital, it was determined that Burger had only sustained minor injuries.
When the beast was finally captured, its official size measured 10 feet, 11 inches and, like Stu Scott, it only had one eye. And while it’s hard to feel too much sympathy for a guy who ignored a “Beware of Alligator” sign before sticking his arm in the water, we’d figure that the course manager might pretend to actually care.
Unfortunately, that’s part of Florida,” course general manager Rod Parry said. “There’s wildlife in these ponds.
Hopefully, the course at least threw a bone to the guy a kicked down a free round or something. Actually, one of those extendable ball retrievers would probably be a more fitting offering.
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[ABCNews.Go.com]: Golfer Survives Gator Attack in Florida
