The reason I know this is because I’ve seen it done.
Years ago, I was playing a round with my Dad on his home course, and we asked two other members who were scheduled to tee off behind us to join us for a foursome.
One of the guys was scratch and he was a thrill to watch. Man, did he hit it long and straight, But on one hole, he hit his tee shot into a little creek tributary that ran along the side of the hole. As he got close to his ball, sitting in the weeds he saw a 4 ft long Cottonmouth. We didn’t see it at first.
He pulled out his 2-iron, even though by that time we knew he could reach the green with a seven. At first, I thought he was mad at himself for hitting into the weeds and water as he suddenly hit almost straight down toward the ground.
A second or so later, though, everything was clear as he used that 2-iron to pull up the nearly decapitated snake.
I tried to memorize his form, in case I ever needed to repeat his deed, but for the rest of the summer, whenever I hit into the water and weeds, I just dropped another ball in the middle of the fairway, and shivered a little as I aimed toward the green.
LOL.
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That’s a great story. It reminds me of my step dad, who was an avid golfer (and quite good from what I understand) He told me one time that a number of guys were complaining to the pro about the poison ivy around the club. I asked him if that wasn’t just a means of identifying the bad golfers.