While golf is a relatively peaceful and relaxing sport, there are factors that can change that pretty quickly.

The one main factor, or animal, that can make a day on the links pretty stressful is an alligator.

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The massive flesh-eating beasts don't care about you or the game of golf, so meeting one on the course is the last thing any golfer would want.

If you do happen to see one, though, it's probably not a good idea to get close to it or accidentally hit it with a golf ball like this guy did.

The gator ate the ball, probably to give those guys a preview of what could happen if they got any closer.

Thankfully the golfers weren't harmed, but their encounter with this gator should serve as a warning to all golfers to never hit one of these beasts with a ball or get too close.

Watch: Gator grabs giant fish, carries it across golf course in its mouth - https://t.co/YHOBXR10ek



Just a quick bite at the turn. pic.twitter.com/1rWOnB739z — GOLF.com (@golf_com) March 3, 2017

(H/T: ABC News)