Golf can be a brutally unforgiving sport, and top-ranked amateur golfer Gordon Sargent got a dose of that reality at the most unfortunate time on Sunday.
Putting on 18 to finish out his final round at the U.S. Open, Sargent was looking at an easy tap-in putt for par. He did everything right in that moment and seemingly deserved to end the afternoon at two-under (three-over par for the tournament). But a damaged cup would lead to the flukiest of bounces.
