Nature Calls
(Close encounters with Mother Nature)
Close Encounters with Mother Nature
George Dugan -- Parlin, NJ (7/21/2006)
Several years ago, my group from New Jersey was playing at the Wedgewood Course at the southern part of the strip. I noticed and pointed out a sign at the beginning of the round that warned to be watchful for alligators and rattlesnacks.
The round was uneventful until we reached the 14th fairway. My partner, Bill, had been having difficulty with his driver all day and since we will playing a "team skins match" the drives on this hole were becoming important. This particular hole features a modest landing area bordered by water in front of the tee, to the left center of the fairway. Bill swung his driver and hit a straight shot (which for Bill wasn't good since he regularily he a fade.) The ball flew through the air seemly heading for the water to the left side of the fairway. When the ball landed, there was no bounce or a splash.
After the short ride up the cart path, out two carts approached the area where Bill's ball had gone. When my cart got to about 20 yards to where we though Bill's ball had landed, I observed movement, big movement of something starting to move upon our approach. We immediately recognized a large alligator was in front of us. My partner Bill jumped out of the cart with his camera as well as one of my friends, Linus in the other cart with his camera. Linus was the oldest golfer in the group in his mid 60's at the time. The alligator seeing the two golfers jump out of the carts immediately stopped and then turned and entered the lake. I yelled at Bill to be careful since I had heard the alligators may look slow but were in fact animals that could move quickly. When Bill came back to the cart, I repeated what I had said about the quickness of an alligator. Bill turned to me and said, "All I have to do is run faster than Linus!"
Bill's ball was found sitting on the bank of the lake where the alligator had been first observed.
Needless to say, we all stepped very carefully through the roughs the remainder of the round.
(Close encounters with Mother Nature)
Close Encounters with Mother Nature
George Dugan -- Parlin, NJ (7/21/2006)
Several years ago, my group from New Jersey was playing at the Wedgewood Course at the southern part of the strip. I noticed and pointed out a sign at the beginning of the round that warned to be watchful for alligators and rattlesnacks.
The round was uneventful until we reached the 14th fairway. My partner, Bill, had been having difficulty with his driver all day and since we will playing a "team skins match" the drives on this hole were becoming important. This particular hole features a modest landing area bordered by water in front of the tee, to the left center of the fairway. Bill swung his driver and hit a straight shot (which for Bill wasn't good since he regularily he a fade.) The ball flew through the air seemly heading for the water to the left side of the fairway. When the ball landed, there was no bounce or a splash.
After the short ride up the cart path, out two carts approached the area where Bill's ball had gone. When my cart got to about 20 yards to where we though Bill's ball had landed, I observed movement, big movement of something starting to move upon our approach. We immediately recognized a large alligator was in front of us. My partner Bill jumped out of the cart with his camera as well as one of my friends, Linus in the other cart with his camera. Linus was the oldest golfer in the group in his mid 60's at the time. The alligator seeing the two golfers jump out of the carts immediately stopped and then turned and entered the lake. I yelled at Bill to be careful since I had heard the alligators may look slow but were in fact animals that could move quickly. When Bill came back to the cart, I repeated what I had said about the quickness of an alligator. Bill turned to me and said, "All I have to do is run faster than Linus!"
Bill's ball was found sitting on the bank of the lake where the alligator had been first observed.
Needless to say, we all stepped very carefully through the roughs the remainder of the round.
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