Watch your step: 3 times gators scared the (bleep) out of pro golfers on Hilton Head

The Hilton Head Island golf course where the PGA Tour stops each year is known by players to be a bit diabolical. But the hazards aren’t limited to the large waste bunkers, many trees or Calibogue Sound. As the weather warms for the April golf tournament, the reptiles emerge at Harbour Town Golf Links. Alligators have provided numerous unsettling — and often humorous — encounters with players throughout the years. They are home in the Hilton Head lagoons that make up the golf course design. Golfers often have no choice but to play shots near where the creatures lurk, whether they realize the gators are there or not. Golf’s rules allow relief from a dangerous situation, but sometimes players and