[michgary]

PGA golfer Billy Horschel pushed a gator back into a pond this week with his wedge at the tournament in West Palm Beach. Has anyone had any experience with gators while golfing in the villages?

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[CoachKandSportsguy]

Originally Posted by michgary

PGA golfer Billy Horschel pushed a gator back into a pond this week with his wedge at the tournament in West Palm Beach. Has anyone had any experience with gators while golfing in the villages?

experience?
meaning like, your golf ball lands within 5 ft of a gator sunning himself to stay warm?
or
experience in like wrestling the ball away from one?

not sure for what kind of experience you are looking?

golfing lost ball or steve irwin style?

[michgary]

It would seem poking a gator with your golf club IS NOT a good idea. You can get away with it 10 times in a row,, and then uh oh .. #$%^&*:@#%%

[justjim]

They say a gator is faster than you for the first 20 yards. Stay away from them for sure. Forget about a golf ball that is close to a gator period.

[MrFlorida]

My experience with gators is to stay far away ..........

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by justjim

They say a gator is faster than you for the first 20 yards. Stay away from them for sure. Forget about a golf ball that is close to a gator period.

HELL NO! I paid $1.25 for that ball back in 2019. It's like one of the family. I'll save you little Bally Wally Woo! 😱😮🥹

[DonH57]

Can't say I have. The only encounters I've had with them is they usually ignore you or when they see my fat ass they slink off because they just lost their appetite!

[Stu from NYC]

Rumor has it that many are scratch golfers

[AZ SLIM]

Never play with a gator for money. They cheat and leave a mess in your golf cart.

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy

experience?
meaning like, your golf ball lands within 5 ft of a gator sunning himself to stay warm?
or
experience in like wrestling the ball away from one?

not sure for what kind of experience you are looking?

golfing lost ball or steve irwin style?

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by michgary

PGA golfer Billy Horschel pushed a gator back into a pond this week with his wedge at the tournament in West Palm Beach. Has anyone had any experience with gators while golfing in the villages?

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Remember, they are more afraid of you than you are of them (99% of the time). The other 1%, well just ask Chubbs Petersen ( from "Happy Gilmore")

[GpaVader]

I only have to run faster than one other person in my group, I don't have to run faster than the gator....

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by GpaVader

I only have to run faster than one other person in my group, I don't have to run faster than the gator....

Kind of depends on how many of your group is with you by the gator, who is the closest, and who is the fastest runner

[spinner1001]

Billy Horschel was just trying to speed up play. Just rub the gator’s belly. No problem.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by spinner1001

Billy Horschel was just trying to speed up play. Just rub the gator’s belly. No problem.

Then does a genie appear?