Video shopped.Good job with the shadow on the sand pit too!
It's real. The gator has been an attraction at that golf course for years. I live east of Tampa, dead center of the state, and while gators that size or bigger aren't commonplace, they do exist. I've stumbled upon quite a few 11 ft.+ gators while fishing, canoeing etc. In my area most people don't consider a gator 'big' until it's at least 8 ft. in length.
No, that was real, it happened about 1.5 miles from where I live.
I live in Harrison Ranch in Ellenton/Parrish