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A Florida golfer survived an alligator attack Wednesday thanks to some quick thinking, as he used his putter to fight off the massive reptile.
According to WINK News, Tony Aarts escaped the harrowing incident at Magnolia Landing Golf & Country Club in North Fort Myers, Florida, by clubbing the gator in the eye after it latched on to his right ankle.
Aarts rolled into a water hazard after getting grabbed by the alligator and described the sequence of events that followed:
I remember having a club in my hand, and as soon as he had me in the water up to my waist, I started hitting him over the head.