{
  "id": 11465651,
  "title": "PGA Tour pro famous for hitting near alligator withdraws from Bank of Utah event",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/pga-tour-pro-famous-for-hitting-near-alligator-withdraws-from-bank-of",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T15:01:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/pga-tour-pro-famous-hitting-150104752.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "PGA Tour pro Vince Whaley, known for his daring play near alligators, has withdrawn from the Bank of Utah Championship due to injury. Whaley, who made the cut in two of his last four PGA Tour events, was scheduled to play alongside Peter Malnati and Doug Ghim in the second group of the day. His decision to withdraw comes after a memorable shot in the final round of the Sanderson Farms Championship, where he played a ball with his feet submerged in a water hazard next to a nearby alligator, ultimately escaping with par. Despite this impressive feat, Whaley's recent form has been inconsistent, with the Georgia Tech product making the cut only eight times in 22 starts this season. Other withdrawals from the Bank of Utah Championship include Lanto Griffin, Taylor Pendrith, Austin Eckroat, and C.T. Pan.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
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        "outlet": "Golf.com",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/it-drives-me-insane-tour-winner-blames-tv-drone-for-bad-shot-at-st",
        "published": "2026-10-02T12:32:14.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}