CNN —American golfer Gordon Sargent was the victim of a freak incident at the US Open on Sunday as he watched his two-and-a-half-foot putt bounce out of the hole.
Sargent, who has just finished his sophomore year at Vanderbilt University, ended the tournament on four-over-par to claim low amateur honors – a medal awarded to the amateur with the best performance at the US Open.
His impressive one-under final round included a bizarre moment on the 18th when his seemingly perfect putt somehow ended outside the hole.
It has since been adjusted back into place.”Although the issue with the hole cost him a shot, Sargent still took low amateur honors by nine strokes at Los Angeles Country Club.
“I think it just gives you confidence and also kind of shows what you need to work on,” he said.
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