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On Friday, Ocean Creek Golf Course at Fripp Island posted the same footage to Facebook, describing the gator as a “Sherman tank enjoying a nice afternoon stroll across hole #4.” Astonished golfers can be heard chatting in the Facebook video.
Alligators often turn up on golf courses as they provide a safe habitat with plenty of prey. In his masters thesis, Eli Beal, from the University of North Florida, examined the stomach contents of alligators on golf courses on Jekyll Island, Georgia, to establish what they were eating at these locations.
— There may not be an area golf course that is home to more native wildlife than TPC Myrtle Beach. Turkey, deer, squirrels and, yes, alligators are in abundance at the Tom Fazio beauty. If you want to see an alligator and a lot of other animals, TPC Myrtle Beach should be near the top of the list.
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