A couple golfing took a stroke penalty after a golf ball ended up in an alligator’s mouth.

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Joanne and Len Sadowsky were playing in a couple's tournament Saturday at the Bonita Springs National Golf Course when Joanne Sadowsky shanked the light-pink ball to the right, right into an alligator's mouth, the Naples Daily News reported.

"It saved me from a hazard penalty," she told the Daily News.

However, the free drop was not enough to help the Sadowskys win the tournament.

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Jo'wan Bellamy taught in the GNETS program for 17 years and recently transferred to Atlanta’s new behavioral program at Crawford Long Middle School. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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