Straight out of “Happy Gilmore,” meet the golf ball swallowing alligator

If you’re playing golf in the south, there’s a pretty good chance that you’ll run into at least something unexpected — these days it might be the president of the United States, but more often than not, it’s an alligator. The prehistoric creatures are known for their presence on golf courses and perhaps the most famous reptile was fictionalized in the 1996 film “Happy Gilmore.”

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But it seems that golf ball swallowing gators are more than just an Adam Sandler punchline. Dan McNamara was playing golf in Rotunda West, Florida when he encountered an alligator that swallowed his golf ball. Thankfully, he allowed the oversized lizard to make a peaceful escape without trying to rescue his ball. He also asked for a ruling, joking, “do I play it as it lies.”

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