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Watch: Rory McIlroy Calmly Makes Putt As Gator Lurks In Manatee

Rory McIlroy encountered a gator while competing at the World Golf Championship at The Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, reports said.

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Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland plays his shot from the seventh tee during the second round of World Golf Championships-Workday Championship at The Concession on Friday in Bradenton. He encountered a gator Thursday.
Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland plays his shot from the seventh tee during the second round of World Golf Championships-Workday Championship at The Concession on Friday in Bradenton. He encountered a gator Thursday. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)

BRADENTON, FL — While competing at the World Golf Championship at The Concession Golf Club in Bradenton Thursday, golfer Rory McIlroy encountered a watchful gator, the New York Post reported.

A video shared to social media by the PGA Tour shows the golfer from Northern Ireland calmly make a putt just feet away from the gator.

The tournament, normally held in Mexico, moved to Bradenton this year “due to logistical challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic,” the tour said in a news release.

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