PGA golfer Billy Horschel used a wedge to get a shot not many golfers get.
Horschel was playing Round 1 of the Cognizant Classic in Palm Beach, Florida, Thursday, when an alligator strolled onto the course, per Mediaite.
The alligator scampered away without incident.
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In the meantime, the fans voiced their approval as one said, “That’s a gator getting the gator,” referring to when Horschel played at the University of Florida Gators.
“I’m not afraid of gators,” Horschel later told the Associated Press. “Listen, as I tell most people, I said, they’re more afraid of you.”
“The majority of the time they’re only going to come after you during mating season where they’re a little aggressive and then if you’re around their nest when they’ve got some eggs. The majority of the time, they’re fine,” he added.
An alligator is not the only thing Horschel has gone up against on the course.
He went up against a fan who was critiquing another golfer’s swing at last year’s WM Phoenix Open.
“Buddy when he is focused on the shot shut the hell up, man!” Horschel said. “Come on, he’s trying to hit a damn golf shot here. It’s our f—king job.”
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