Holy Crap! The Real Chubbs (Happy Gilmore)

[Domboski]

http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=4545614

Updated: October 9, 2009, 12:25 PM ET
Golfer loses arm in gator attack


Associated Press


BEAUFORT, S.C. -- Officials say an alligator bit off part of a golfer's arm as he leaned over to pick up his ball at a private South Carolina course.
The man, who is in his 70s, was retrieving his ball from a pond when the 10-foot alligator bit him at Ocean Creek Golf Course in Beaufort County. The gator pulled the golfer into the pond and ripped off his arm in the struggle. His golf partners were able to free him.


Wildlife workers killed the alligator and retrieved the arm in the hopes it might be reattached.


The man has not been identified. He was being treated at the Medical University of South Carolina, but officials there would not release any information about him.


A call to the golf course was not immediately returned.

 

[Bob 1000]

Have you guys read whatr some of the replies were,,,lmao.. But seriously that's not funny..
"S.C. taking water hazards to a whole new level"... That's, just wrong,,lmao..

 

[Chongpark27]

Could of been alot worse, but it still sucks he had his part of his arm bitten off.

 

[gimincorp]

"Wildlife workers killed the alligator and retrieved the arm in the hopes it might be reattached."
Why didn't they kill the golfer? - after all how dumb do you have to be to subject yourself to wild-life?
I was in Yellowstone park recently and they have signs everywhere - do not approach wild animals - they are WILD! Though people do it! And they get gored by buffalos for trying to pet them, mauled by bears for trying to feed them, burnt by gysers , I mean if there is infinity to anything it is definitely to HUMAN STUPIDITY!
And then the animals are the ones to pick up the tab.
UNFAIR.

 

[tomtoothdoc]

private South Carolina course

perhaps the gator couldn't read the sign....that the course is for human golfers only.....no animals allowed.....lol

 

[greggnyce]

I was golfing in sc last april, I use an extendable ball grabber though, cost like 10 bucks, and the alligator could keep that. At least he is not with abe lincoln giving the I love you sign!!

 

[Tangs Rule]

One of the golfers friends should have torn out the alligator's eyes before they killed it.

 

[greggnyce]

One of the golfers friends should have torn out the alligator's eyes before they killed it.

They better not give him the head for christmas, we know how that ends.lol