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http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/26/gator.attack.ap/index.html

One-eyed gator pulls golfer into pond




Story Highlights

• Golfer was trying to retrieve his ball when gator grabbed his right arm
• He used his left arm to beat the reptile until it let go; injuries not serious
• Pond at the sixth hole has a "Beware of Alligator" sign


VENICE, Florida (AP) -- A man who lost his ball in a golf course pond nearly lost a limb when a nearly 11-foot alligator latched on to his arm and pulled him in the water, authorities said.
Bruce Burger, 50, was trying to retrieve his ball Monday from a pond on the sixth hole at the Lake Venice Golf Club.
The alligator latched on to Burger's right forearm and pulled him in the pond, said Gary Morse, a spokesman for the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Burger used his left arm to beat the reptile until it freed him.
"I saw him reach down to get his ball and he yelled" for help, said Janet Pallo, who was playing the fifth hole and ran over to drive the man to the clubhouse.
Burger, from Lenoir City, Tennessee, was taken to a hospital but was not seriously injured, Morse said Tuesday.
It took seven Fish and Wildlife officers an hour to trap the one-eyed alligator, which measured 10 feet, 11 inches, Morse said.
The pond at the sixth hole has a "Beware of Alligator" sign.
"Unfortunately, that's part of Florida," course general manager Rod Parry said. "There's wildlife in these ponds."
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He's lucky that he didn't loose his arm, if he did then he's really be playing with a handi-cap! Ba-da-boom-chhh

I know, I know, I have a sick sence of humor....
 
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tobby4 said:
hell that is what i do...

i cant keep it in the fairway to save my life..
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when your in san diego, we'll play some golf!! sure to piss off the folk behind us!!

i learned one important lesson with golf: if you want to be competitive and are concerned about your score, take some lessons. if you like the beer, cigars, and commrodorie, pick up your ball and move on after 8!
 
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jwintosh said:
when your in san diego, we'll play some golf!! sure to piss off the folk behind us!!

i learned one important lesson with golf: if you want to be competitive and are concerned about your score, take some lessons. if you like the beer, cigars, and commrodorie, pick up your ball and move on after 8!
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That's pretty much my philosophy. I'm pretty bad, but I love to play. This year, I've hit a turtle, a truck, (I just can't lead the picker upper guy enough on the driving range) and only lost 4 balls. I've found enough in the rough looking for mine to offset the real number of lost golf balls.
 
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