The Cognizant Traditional kicked off at PGA Nationwide on Thursday, formally beginning the PGA Tour’s Florida Swing. Golf is off and working now.
With the PGA Tour now in Florida, golf followers are catching a glimpse of the surroundings akin to the southeast. Humid temperatures are all the trend and you understand what else is out? Gators!
Billy Horschel, a Florida Gator himself, encountered one DURING THE MIDDLE OF HIS ROUND ON THURSDAY and took it upon himself to chase it again into the water. This truly occurred! Brentley Romine of the Golf Channel captured the incident on video:
“I’m not afraid of gators. Hear, as I inform most individuals, I stated, they’re extra afraid of you. Nearly all of the time they’re solely going to come back after you throughout mating season, the place they’re slightly aggressive, after which in the event you’re round their nest once they’ve obtained some eggs,” Horschel defined.
“Nearly all of the time, they’re high-quality. I grew up with my dad grabbing their tail once they’re on the aspect of the financial institution and shooing them again within the water. I by no means touched a tail with my hand however I’ve carried out it with a membership. Not that massive of a deal.
Horschel, who yours actually picked to win this week by the way, fired a 5-under 66 on Thursday, on high of actually preventing an alligator!
Much more hilarious is that Horschel used a 60-degree wedge, the shortest membership in his bag exterior his putter.
“I didn’t give it some thought, however the good factor I did seize a 60 as a result of I’ve obtained two additional ones within the locker so if that one did change into unavailable, I had two extra within the locker,” Horschel stated.
You must at all times hold your head on a swivel on the earth of sports activities, however that is a completely completely different factor to be prepared for, even throughout the Florida Swing.
Kudos to Billy for considering on his ft.
