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 wouldn'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
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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 . the alligator also sometimes takes naps on the putting green . despite nearly daily alligator sightings at the course, none have attacked a person in the club's 37 years 