Gator-AID

Golfer loses arm to alligator
By THE 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 course.

The man, who is in his 70s, was retrieving his ball from a pond when the 10-foot (3-meter) 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.

Isn't this just a case of life immitating art. Odds are this golfer was a young, black prospect who could really have a future on the tour. Instead he'll end up a golf pro at some shoddy country club until he teaches golf to an unorthodox former hockey player. Actually, he's 70. That just sucks for him. At least he's probably already got people waiting on him because he's old. Maybe the one-arm thing won't be a huge deal.