'You better hit a good shot': Golfer strips off to play shot from banks of alligator-infested pond
Little-known American Chandler Phillips went to incredible lengths to avoid taking a penalty in the third round of the PGA Tour Zurich Classic.
Phillips' tee shot on TPC Louisiana's par-4 16th settled on the edge of a pond, in which cameras had earlier captured an alligator swimming.
Faced with either playing the ball as it lies or taking a penalty, Phillips instead opted to remove his shirt, shoes and socks and play the shot.
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Little-known American Chandler Phillips stripped down to his shorts to play the shot. PGA Tour
"If you're going to take your shirt off, you better hit a good shot," the commentator said.
And it was.
The ball came to rest at the back of the green, and Phillips managed to save par.
Phillips and teammate Jacob Bridgeman are at 18-under, nine shots back from the leaders in the unique teams tournament.
The first and third rounds are played as a best-ball format, where each player plays their own ball and only the best score of the two is recorded. The second and fourth rounds are played as alternate shot.
A fully-dressed Chandler Phillips earlier in the round. Getty
PGA Tour rookies Andrew Novak and Ben Griffin will take a three-stroke lead into the final round on Monday morning (AEST).
Masters champion Rory McIlroy and fellow Irishman Shane Lowry, the defending champions, are five strokes back.
McIlroy was forced to wait through a 90-minute weather delay to sink a long eagle putt on the par-5 18th to end his round.
"The last thing on my mind during the delay was the putt and, then once I got back out there, I sort of concentrated on it and made sure I did what I needed to do," McIlroy said.
"Just a bonus for it to go in."
