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![Smylie Kaufman on X: "Yeah, tournament down in Florida. I hooked my ball in the rough down by the lake. Dang alligator just popped up and bit my hand off. 🙈 https://t.co/XvOZt2LHNr" / Smylie Kaufman on X: "Yeah, tournament down in Florida. I hooked my ball in the rough down by the lake. Dang alligator just popped up and bit my hand off. 🙈 https://t.co/XvOZt2LHNr" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1612261136237494272/sHrgIGWk_200x200.jpg)
Smylie Kaufman on X: "Yeah, tournament down in Florida. I hooked my ball in the rough down by the lake. Dang alligator just popped up and bit my hand off. 🙈 https://t.co/XvOZt2LHNr" /
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