Golf-Whaley saves par and 'both hands' in close encounter with alligator


  • Golf
  • Monday, 06 Oct 2025

Mar 2, 2025; Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA; Vince Whaley plays a shot from a bunker on the 18th hole during the final round of the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches golf tournament. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-Imagn Images

(Reuters) -American Vince Whaley had a particularly nerve-wracking encounter with a big-toothed onlooker at the Sanderson Farms Championship on Sunday, as he was forced to play a shot under the watchful gaze of a lurking alligator.

Whaley rolled up his trousers and waded into ankle-deep water after a wayward shot during the final round of the tournament, only to discover he had some unwanted company.

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