Golfer Earns Free Drop After Alligator Jumps Up, Catches Ball

BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. (CBS Local) — Alligators lounging along golf course lakes aren’t that unusual in Florida, but helping a player avoid a penalty stroke is rare.
That’s what happened Saturday at Bonita National Golf Club in Bonita Springs, along Florida’s west coast.
Joanne and Len Sadowsky said they were playing in a local couples tournament when she had a bad tee off on second hole, sending the ball toward one of the 17 lakes on the course.
“I shanked the ball t