Jun 26

Alligator attack on golf course in Florida - and you thought U.S. Open rough was dangerous

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From the “But it was a brand new Pro-V 1″ files…

Bruce Burger was trying to retrieve his ball in a pond at Lake Venice Golf Club in Florida Monday when a one-eyed alligator jumped out, grabbed his arm and pulled him in.

Burger freed himself by beating the alligator with his other arm until he was released.

He suffered a thigh strain.

You think that’s hazardous? Just ask Phil Mickelson about U.S. Open rough…If the USGA really wants to cross the line, they should bring the Open down to the swamp.

Full gator attack details here.

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3 comments

  1. § Brian Yankou Email said on : 06/26/07 @ 15:21
    "You've got one eye... Chubbs... You took his hand!"


    HAPPY GILMORE!
  2. § One-Putt Email said on : 06/26/07 @ 15:30
    The best argument for playing with 50 cent balls ever made. I notice when a golfer hits a 4 dollar ball in a pond or the woods they go to extreme measures to recover the ball. This guy was willing to wrestle an Alligator over a Pro V-1. Would he have gone to the same extremes for a Mojo?





  3. § Katie Email said on : 04/18/08 @ 11:14
    thank god he lived. whoa i cant believe that would happen at a golf course. once they get big they are suspose to remove them.

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