Posted on 05/01/2012 7:48:49 PM PDT by rawhide
LAKE WALES | "You'll never get me to look at a gator, touch a gator or eat a gator," Albert Miller said.
He's seen enough of alligators for a while.
Miller, 75, is at home recovering from being bitten and dragged by a 9-foot alligator while he was playing golf last Wednesday.
Miller was playing a four-ball tournament with his friend, 66-year-old Ted Price last Wednesday at Lake Ashton Golf and Country Club.
Price said his ball landed closest to the 15th hole, but Miller had hooked his into the water that borders the green.
The golf course uses the pond for irrigation water, Price said, so the water is clear, not muddy.
No one saw an alligator, Price said, but in retrospect believes they should have been more cautious because of that.
Miller went over to the edge of the water with a ball retriever tool, and found two balls that weren't his, so he turned to leave.
That's when the alligator launched at him from under the water and got him by his left knee.
"He lifted me up three feet and slammed me down," Miller said.
(Excerpt) Read more at theledger.com ...
During a scheduled Wednesday golf event as part of our company annual meeting, our president and one of our managers were playing in a foursome that had two par fours, back-to-back, intersected bay a canal.
On the way back on the second par four, their drives came up just short of the canal, and when they arrived at their balls, there was a fairly good-size alligator warming himself in the fairway.
The manager’s ball was first, so he got out (quite leery I might add...) and was told by the president not to worry. He’d shout if the alligator moved.
The manager addressed the ball and began his back swing. Just as he reached the top of his arc, the president yelled “WOW! I didn’t know they could run that fast!” The manager jumped and almost threw his club. Turning around, he saw the alligator still sunning himself about 15 yards behind him.
True story.
The lake in my back yard is down from no rain, Gators are peering at me when i go fishing, I carry a 357 with me...oh yea they are there..
Yeah, but did he finish the round?
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