JL: Alligator Scores Take-Down on Human Competitor

Alligator scores take-down on human competitor in MSMA Full Contact Golf Tournament. Human makes skillful use of putter to escape ground and drown.

“I guess a golfer should always keep a club in his hand,” Aarts said.”

Golfer uses putter to fight gator at Magnolia Landing

NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. Every golfer needs a putter he can rely on—especially when an alligator decides to play through.

North Fort Myers resident Tony Aarts used his Cleveland Golf putter to subdue a 10-foot gator that attacked him Wednesday as he was approaching the fourth hole at Magnolia Landing Golf & Country Club.

“As I was walking about 5 to 6 feet away from the water I heard a splash, and as soon as I heard that splash I knew it was an alligator, and he got me,” Aarts said.