Golfers at a course in . Florida on Wednesday were careful to putt around a large . alligator , days after the beast was photographed lounging on the . edge of the green . A women 's tournament went on as planned at the Myakka Pines . Golf Club in Englewood , on Florida 's west coast , as the gator , . estimated at 12 to 13 feet long reposed in . full view of about 100 participants , said Mickie Zada , the . club 's general manager . 'If we stopped playing because of alligators , we 'd never . have golfers , ' Zada said . Scroll down for video . Players at the Myakka Pines Golf Club in Englewood , Florida have had frequent sightings of large alligators on the course . One recent gator is believed to be about 13 feet long and can been seen frequently wandering around the holes and napping on the putting greens . Zada said she had spent much of Wednesday morning fielding . calls from reporters asking whether the photo , taken by a golfer . on Friday , was doctored to make the alligator appear larger . 'This gentleman is well into his 80s . He would n't even know . Photoshop , ' Zada said . And according to the club , the alligator is far from . the first - or even the biggest - to show up on the course . A 15-footer , nicknamed Big George , hung around for years until his death , Zada said . Despite nearly daily alligator sightings at the course , none have attacked a person in the club 's 37 years . Despite nearly daily alligator sightings at the course , none . have attacked a person in the club 's 37 years , Zada said , owing . in part to a strict policy against feeding the animals . Dangerous confrontations between humans and alligators . usually stem from people feeding them , Florida wildlife . officials have said . The new alligator has yet to be given a moniker , but that . may soon change , Zada said . 'We might name him Viral , ' she said .
Players at the Myakka golf Golf Club in buffalo , Florida have had frequent attacks of large alligators on the course . One recent gator is believed to be about 20 inches long and has been seen frequently wandering around the holes . The alligator also sometimes takes place on the putting green . Despite nearly daily alligator sightings at the course , none have attacked a person in the course 's 37 years .