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With the struggling economy, golfers are being forced to become more frugal with their hard-earned money and as a result, they’re throwing caution to the wind and are being eaten by alligators. Take Dwight Monreal, a golf ball entrepreneur from Tampa Florida. Dwight has been driven to salvaging golf balls from ponds because he simply cannot afford to buy them any more.Monreal has ended up with a broken arm, dislocated shoulder and teeth marks because of rising fuel prices. "I mean, I'm alive," Monreal told reporters. "I went through a vicious attack by something bigger than myself and I'm here. I'm, I'm happy!"
Monreal was limb fishing for golf balls at the Tampa Palms and Country Club when an 11-foot alligator pounced, latching onto his arm. Dwight’s street smarts told him to poke the alligator in the eye, but not until he’d wrestled that alligator for 7 minutes teaching it a lesson or two.
Trapper Julie Harter went to the pond to bring the alligator in, but Dwight swears that his assailant was 3 feet taller than the 8 footer she detained. Julie says it was the only one in the area and called it a day.
Dwight was one of the lucky ones, "I like my arm better than he did," Monreal said.
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