American golfer Cody Gribble demonstrated remarkable bravery on Thursday by grabbing an alligator by its tail to usher it off an Orlando golf course.

Gribble, 26, was taking part in the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill when the stray alligator caught his attention mid-round.

The reptile was lounging in the Orlando sun before the Texas-born golfer casually approached the creature it in order to shoo away the live hazard.