Alligator Pond #11

I have been informed there is an alligator in the pond at hole #11. I'm really wondering how did this gator get there. Did it go strolling down Westeimer Parkway and enter the golf course and move into the pond. Did it go strolling through the sub-division and enter the golf course and move into the pond?
I contacted the Texas Parks and Wildlife on Tuesday May 18Th and informed them of our situation with the alligator. Here's what they had to say.
The biology of alligators is an ancient tale of survival. The history of alligators and humans is closely intertwined. As population and development have grown, humans/gators encounters have increased. Lakes dug during the development of subdivisions have invited alligators into our backyards. Learning to live safely with these fascinating reptiles ensures our safety and their survival.
Alligators can actually move up to two miles away from there main source of water such as an bayou, and lake (not pond). Generally speaking they are not aggressive. The male gator will tend to just hang out and lay on the side of the pond or bayou, if approached it will break into the water quickly. If the male is in the water, generally he will simply go under. So basically the male gator is no threat.
The female gator is the more aggressive of the two especially during mating season, which runs from early spring to early summer. The aggressiveness that a female gator will show if she is in the water and you are walking around the pond she will tend to follow you around. If she is on the side of the pond and you come around she may open her mouth and/or actually make some type of noise. If approached they will break for the water.
Here are some rules to follow;
1. DO NOT FEED ALLIGATORS; Report to police anyone who does. Although humans are not generally viewed as prey by alligators, a fed gator is taught to see humans as food.
2. LEAVE ALLIGATORS ALONE; Alligators are most active at dusk and dawn. State law prohibits killing, harassing, or possession of alligators.
3. KEEP CHILDREN AND PETS AWAY from edges of ponds, rivers, canals, lakes.
4. NEVER SWIM IN THESE PONDS, rivers, canals, lakes that alligators are seen in.
5. BINOCULARS ARE THE SAFEST way to view an alligator. Approaching close than 20 feet is risky. In the blink of an eye, an alligator can jump 6 feet into the air from a resting position and turn extremely fast.