Gator bites off arm of elderly golfer at a South Carolina course.

wilheim · Oct 9, 2009

An elderly golfer trying to retrieve a ball from a pond at a South Carolina golf course was attacked by an alligator that bit off his forearm, WCSC reports.
The 75-year-old Ohio man was recovering in a hospital.

WCSC says wildlife officials who were called to the Ocean Creek Golf Course, located on Fripp Island, killed the 10-foot-long alligator and retrieved the severed arm for doctors.

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tatehill2000 · Oct 9, 2009

can they attatch it??

what a retard! obviously the gator wasent jsut hanging on the bank he was hidden, but geesh, I lived in FL for 13 years, and golfed a thous courses from there UP to SCarolina , thats just one of the things you look out for,

lol, a 1.00 ball cost him his arm!??

tater

wilheim · Oct 9, 2009

I think the key to why this happened is "The 75-year-old Ohio man" being from the midwest (and pretty elderly) he probably was not used to 10 ft. reptiles hidden in the course water hazards.

wil.

Rambo · Oct 9, 2009

Gold jacket green jacket, who gives a shit.

barman · Oct 9, 2009

How many penalty strokes would that demand?

macb · Oct 9, 2009

How many penalty strokes would that demand?

stroke and distance (one arms length) :103631605

vitamin · Oct 10, 2009

tatehill2000 said:
can they attatch it??

what a retard! obviously the gator wasent jsut hanging on the bank he was hidden, but geesh, I lived in FL for 13 years, and golfed a thous courses from there UP to SCarolina , thats just one of the things you look out for,

lol, a 1.00 ball cost him his arm!??

tater

No they can't . Hand is reaped !!! If was cut off by the machine not a problem .

punter · Oct 10, 2009

Us geezers seem to make bad decisions concerning golf balls.

Many years ago I was shanghaied to make a forth for some Texas Tech VIP's. (I was a "B team" golf player in the wrong place. Anyway I was driving the cart with J.T. King, ex football coach and current athletic director at the time.

He hits a horrendous slice that crossed the Amarillo highway. Yep, he goes after it ($1.25 pro shop price), Jake was not too spry and there was a doubt in my mind that he would make it but he did.

Damn ball hit the asphalt twice on its way across so it was not going to be a clean little one owner when he found it.

Redagger029 · Oct 10, 2009

wilheim said:
I think the key to why this happened is "The 75-year-old Ohio man" being from the midwest (and pretty elderly) he probably was not used to 10 ft. reptiles hidden in the course water hazards.

wil.