There's a new type of hazard lining the fairways at the Townsville Golf Club.
Actually, there are several of them.
A group of freshwater crocodiles has taken a liking to the club's serene surroundings and emerged from a dam of recycled water that lines one of the holes at the 27-hole championship course.
Several golfers reported sighting the crocodiles over the past few years, but it was only last week that club president Terry Walsh spotted them for himself.
Mr Walsh said the crocodiles had supposedly been in the dam for years, although he was unsure how many there were or how they got there.
"They've been here for a couple of years now," Mr Walsh said.
"For the last two years, the people I play golf with have been saying there were crocs on the course and I thought they were on drugs.
"Then when I saw them, I thought I must have been the one on drugs."
Mr Walsh said the dam - used to irrigate the course - provided the crocodiles, most of which were about one metre, with a supply of food.
Eels and several species of fish were in the dam, he said.
Mr Walsh said the crocodiles were usually seen lazing around a pontoon in the dam, but he was concerned by a sighting of one of the reptiles next to the fairway.
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