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Golf fans left stunned and demand Gordon Sargent ‘presses charges’ after ‘criminal’ missed putt at US Open
GOLF fans were left stunned and demanded Gordon Sargent “press charges” after a “criminal” missed putt at the US Open.
The bizarre moment came as Sargent attempted to make a simple putt at the prestigious golf event on Hole 18.
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The No1 ranked amateur tapped the ball gently into the hole.
And to everyone’s amazement, it incredibly popped straight back up onto the green.
Sargent was joint-44th at the US Open when the mind-boggling putt occurred.
And it left fans at home scratching their heads, with many feeling Sargent needed to go to higher-ups over it.
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One said: “Sargent should press charges for this. Criminal.”
Another declared: “Bro, Sargent just got BONED on 18. What?! Fix that cup!”
One noted: “Never seen this before… gotta feel for Sargent.”
Another added: “Sargent getting ROBBED on this putt!”
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The US Open headed into a dramatic final play with Rickie Fowler and Wyndham Clark joint-top ahead of Rory McIlroy.
The tournament got off to an incredible start with Fowler and Xander Schauffele equalling the lowest-ever round in a Major, both shooting just 62.
Several dramatic days then set-up a climactic finale, with McIlroy battling Fowler and Clark for the win.
Fowler fell away as Clark sealed his first-ever Major - beating McIlroy by just one shot.
McIlroy missed a birdie putt on the 17th hole which allowed Clark to clinch victory, and afterwards the 34-year-old said he will rue his missed chances.
The Northern Irishman has been chasing an elusive fifth Major since 2014 but vowed to keep returning until he is successful again.
He said: “The putter - I’ll rue some chances. That wedge on 14 coming up short, too. Just didn’t quite get the job done.
“I’ll keep coming back. I’m right there but it’s such fine margins.
"I'm getting closer. The more I keep putting myself in these positions, sooner or later it's going to happen for me. Just got to regroup and get focused for Hoylake in a few weeks' time.
"The last real two chances I've had at majors I feel like have been pretty similar performances, like St Andrews last year and then here. Not doing a lot wrong, but I didn't make a birdie since the first hole today.
"If anything, I felt like over the last two days when the greens started to get quite crispy that my speed control was off a little bit, and I think that's the reason I didn't hole a lot of putts.
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"I don't think I was hitting bad putts, just hitting them with slightly the wrong speed. Some were coming up short, some were going a little long.
"I can play free and I think I proved that. Just felt like my speed control was a little off with the putter. That's probably why I didn't make a birdie since the first."
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