A colleague heard this story in on the radio news, so naturally I went searching:

Authorities in South Carolina say James Wiencek, 77, of Chagrin Falls, is recovering after he lost his arm below the elbow on Thursday. Wiencek was attacked by an alligator while playing golf on Fripp Island.

Investigators say Wiencek was playing the 11th hole of the island’s Ocean Creek Golf Course and leaned down to pick up his ball when a 10-foot long alligator grabbed his arm. A spokesperson for the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources says Wiencek was golfing with his son James, Jr., who lives in Chagrin Falls and owns a vacation home in South Carolina.

Dave Corneliussen, an animal trapper told FOX 8, “Alligators don’t have any molars, like we do - is what we like to say - and they tear things off, part of their death roll is to rip things off and they swallow them whole or they tuck it away and let them decompose.”

The man’s son and fellow golfers were able to free him from the alligator’s grasp and called 911. Corneliussen was able to get the arm back and keep it on ice after the victim was rushed to the hospital.

And there’s video:

I actually didn’t see any alligators on my Florida golfing trip—much to my chagrin. But I did see this big cat:

From the Bostonist:

Finding the right putter is crucial to your short game, but having about 47 of them to choose from is excessive. A Charlestown couple were arrested in connection with 13 alleged golf course break-ins in the past six months and were suspected by police in Arlington, Cambridge, Belmont, and Lexington for robberies at pro shops in their towns.

Since when is having 47 putters excessive? If that’s evidence of thievery, I know several people whom police ought to investigate.

Here’s a look at the future of transportation accidents: A 78 year old man on a bicycle being struck by a golf cart.

There is just so much to say about this one ...

A weird golf story.

Rangers at the Joshua Tree National Park have arrested a man who is accused of throwing as many as 3,000 golf balls into the Joshua Tree National Park. The man, who works at a local golf course, apparently thought he was honoring “all the dead golfers,” according to park spokesman Joe Zarki.

Douglas Jones also left cans of fruit and vegetables, which he said was for stranded hikers.

When I’m dead, I don’t want anyone “honoring me” by thowing a ball into what essentially is one of the world’s biggest sand traps. I spend far too much time in the traps in life.

A Canadian lobster fisherman hit three holes in one over five rounds at the Highlands Links course in Cape Breton. The odds apparently are 3 billion to one.

Thanks to reader thegolfmajors for the tip.

From a Reddit citation.

A 34 year old woman was killed when the golf cart she was driving was hit by a minivan on Route 16 in New Hampshire. The other three passengers were injured, as was the driver of the minivan. Police said alcohol was a factor, but nowhere have I read why the cart was on the highway. That just seems to be asking for trouble.