Scott Lahodik was attacked on Tuesday by an alligator while he was trying to retrieve golf balls. (Getty Images) Golf is an expensive sport, so trying scoop up some extra balls from water hazards is usually a pretty common occurrence. Unfortunately for Scott Lahodik of Florida, this common and usually innocuous activity got a little hairy […]
A gator at the RBC Heritage looked at Ian Poulter like he might be lunch
April 17, 2017 by
Ian Poulter looked pretty tasty on Saturday at the RBC Heritage…to an alligator. The Englishman found himself with a share of the lead as he made the turn in the third round at Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island, S.C., when he hit his tee shot on the par-4 10th into a water […]
Cody Gribble had no problem tickling a gator; Smylie Kaufman was freaked out by one
March 19, 2017 by
Cody Gribble took on a gator on Thursday at Bay Hill. (Getty Images) On Thursday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Cody Gribble straddled the line between bravery and insanity as he strolled down a fairway at Bay Hill, approaching an alligator from behind and giving it a love tap on the tail. Fortunately for Gribble, […]
Gator bites golfer, reminds us golf is a dangerous and deadly sport
May 2, 2012 by
-Follow Jay Busbee on Twitter at @jaybusbee.- What is it with golf and alligators? You never hear about a gator attacking, say, a basketball player, but it seems every spring we get a story or two about golfers and gators coming together, and not for a friendly round. Just weeks after we had the infamous […]
Caddie vs. gator! Who ya got?
April 14, 2012 by
Follow Jay Busbee on Twitter at @jaybusbee. Look, let’s be honest: as great as Bubba Watson’s shot to win the Masters last week was, it wasn’t like the ball was going to, say, EAT him if he misplayed it. The scene: the 15th hole of the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head, S.C. Golfer Brian Gay […]
