Would you keep playing if you saw this guy on the fairway? These golfers came across this prehistoric giant lumbering across the third hole of Buffalo Creek Golf Club in Palmetto, Florida. Charlie Helms of Sarasota filmed the entire encounter and estimated the alligator to be 15 feet long.  It’s difficult to tell if perspective is playing tricks on the eye, but that top of the ridge of gator’s back looks over waist high on the golfer.  Incredible!

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