How has this putt NOT dropped at the US Open?! This is unbelievable!!

Gordon Sargent won the coveted low amateur prize at the US Open at Los Angeles Country Club, but he was left stunned with the rest of us as to how his short putt on 18 did not go down for a par. 

Sargent, 20, finished the week on a respectable 4-over par, which was just inside the top 40 on the leaderboard. 

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That was enough to secure the low amateur US Open medal for the World No.1 amateur. 

But really Sargent should have finished 3-over par as his two-foot par putt hit the back of the hole and incredibly popped back out.  

While Sargent's putt was struck with some force from close range, many believe the cup had not been correctly fixed from earlier in the round when it needed to be replaced. 

One of those critics was 2023 European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald, who described the missed putt as being "unacceptable".

WATCH WHAT HAPPENED HERE: 

WHAT? HOW?! pic.twitter.com/fS2BNMRnXi

— Amanda Rose (@AmandaGolf59) June 18, 2023

This is unacceptable! Does the @USGA go fix this mid round? This should never happen https://t.co/XibvOJAqxx

— Luke Donald (@LukeDonald) June 18, 2023

The last time we remember this happening was to Alvaro Quiros at the 2015 Portugal Masters on the DP World Tour. 

WATCH THAT HERE

Nevertheless despite the malfunction on 18, Sargent joins an illustrious group of names in winning low amateur at the US Open. 

Past winners include Viktor Hovland in 2019, Scottie Scheffler in 2017, Patrick Cantlay in 2011, Phil Mickelson in both 1990 and 1991 and Jack Nicklaus in 1960 and 1961. 

There were 19 amateurs teeing it up at the 2023 US Open and only four of them made the cut. 

Ben Carr was down in 62nd position on 14-over par.

Aldrich Potgieter finished 64th on 15-over par with Maxwell Moldovan in 65th (last of those that made the cut) on 17-over par. 

US Open Low Amateurs: Past Winners

2022 — Travis Vick, 288, tied 43rd

2021 — none

2020 — John Pak, 298, tied 51st

2019 — Viktor Hovland, 280, tied 12th

2018 — (tie) Luis Gagne, Matt Parziale, 296, tied 48th

2017 — Scottie Scheffler, 287, tied 27th

2016 — none

2015 — Beau Hossler, 292, tied 58th

2014 — none

2013 — C.T. Pan, 295, tied 45th

2012 — Beau Hossler, 289, tied 29th

2011 — Patrick Cantlay, 284, tied 21st

2010 — Russell Henley, 292, tied 16th

2009 — Nick Taylor, 288, tied 36th

2008 — Michael Thompson, 292, tied 29th

2007 — Pablo Martin, 287, tied 30th

2006 — none

2005 — Matt Every, 291, tied 28th

2004 — Spencer Levin, 288, tied 13th

2003 — Trip Kuehne, 290, tied 57th

2002 — Kevin Warrick, 307, 72nd

2001 — Bryce Molder, 288, tied 30th

2000 — none

1999 — Hank Kuehne, 306, 65th

1998 — Matt Kuchar, 289, tied 14th

1997 — none

1996 — Randy Leen, 291, tied 60th

1995 — none

1994 — none

1993 — Justin Leonard, 288, tied 68th

1992 — none

1991 — Phil Mickelson, 300, tied 55th

1990 — Phil Mickelson, 288, tied 29th

1989 — Greg Lesher, 296, tied 63rd

1988 — Billy Mayfair, 287, tied 25th

1987 — none

1986 — Scott Verplank, 288, tied 15th

1985 — Scott Verplank, 289, tied 34th

1984 — Rick Fehr, 294, tied 43rd

1983 — Brad Faxon, 302, tied 50th

1982 — Nathaniel Crosby, 303, 59th

1981 — Joe Rassett, 294, tied 65th

1980 — Gary Hallberg, 285, tied 22nd

1979 — Fred Couples, 302, tied 48th

1978 — Bobby Clampett, 297, tied 30th

1977 — Lindy Miller, 299, tied 54th

1976 — (tied) John Fought, Mike Reid, 300, tied 50th

1975 — Jay Haas, 293, tied 18th

1974 — Jay Haas, 307, tied 54th

1973 — Vinny Giles, 290, 17th

1972 — Jim Simons, 301, tied 15th

1971 — Jim Simons, 283, tied fifth

1970 — Ben Crenshaw, 301, tied 36th

1969 — none

1968 — Dick Siderowf, 300, tied 57th

1967 — Marty Fleckman, 289, tied 18th

1966 — Johnny Miller, 290, tied eighth

1965 — Deane Beman, 290, tied 11th

1964 — (tie) John Farquhar, Labron Harris Jr., 297, tied 28th

1963 — none

1962 — Deane Beman, 293, tied 14th

1961 — Jack Nicklaus, 284, tied fourth

1960 — Jack Nicklaus, 282, second

1959 — Jim English, 299, tied 32nd

1958 — Charles Coe, 295, tied 13th

1957 — Billy Joe Patton, 290, tied eighth

1956 — Ken Venturi, 289, eighth

1955 — Harvie Ward, 296, tied seventh

1954 — Billy Joe Patton, 289, tied sixth

1953 — Frank Souchak, 296, tied ninth

1952 — Jim Jackson, 296, tied 19th

1951 — Chuck Kocsis, 297, tied 16th

1950 — Frank Stranahan, 306, tied 46th

1949 — Skee Riegel, 294, tied 14th

1948 — Ken Rogers, 294, 34th

1947 — Bud Ward, 287, fifth

1946 — Smiley Quick, 295, tied 26th

1942-45: US Open not played due to World War II

1941 — Harry Todd, 296, tied 13th

1940 — Wilford Wehrle, 297, tied 23rd

1939 — Bud Ward, 284, fourth

1938 — Arthur Doering, 310, tied 41st

1937 — Johnny Goodman, 290, eighth

1936 — Chuck Kocsis, 293, tied 14th

1935 — Christian Brinke, 315, tied 32nd

1934 — Mark Fry, 302, 16th

1933 — Johnny Goodman, 287, won

1932 — Johnny Goodman, 302, tied 14th

1931 — Philip Perkins, 297, tied seventh

1930 — Bobby Jones, 287, won

1929 — Bobby Jones, 294, won

1928 — Bobby Jones, 294, second (lost in playoff)

1927 — Bobby Jones, 309, tied 11th

1926 — Bobby Jones, 293, won

1925 — Bobby Jones, 291, second (lost in playoff)

1924 — Bobby Jones, 300, second

1923 — Bobby Jones, 296, won

1922 — Bobby Jones, 289, tied second

1921 — Chick Evans, 302, fourth

1920 — Chick Evans, 298, tied sixth

1919 — Chick Evans, 313, tied ninth

1917-18: US Open not played due to World War I

1916 — Chick Evans, 286, won

1915 — Jerry Travers, 297, won

1914 — Chick Evans, 291, second

1913 — Francis Ouimet, 304, won

1912 — Walter Travis, 307, tied 10th

1911 — Albert Seckel, 313, 11th

1910 — Fred Herreshoff, 311, 20th

1909 — Walter Travis, 300, tied seventh

1908 — Walter Travis, 347, tied 23rd

1907 — Jerry Travers, 324, tied 26th

1906 — Chandler Egan, 313, tied eighth

1905 — Arthur Lockwood, 325, tied 11th

1904 — Chandler Egan, 329, tied 20th

1903 — Findlay S. Douglas, 322, eighth

1902 — Walter Travis, 313, tied second

1901 — Arthur Lockwood, 351, tied 17th

1900 — Charles B. Macdonald, 355, 30th

1899 — Herbert Harriman, 339, tied 13th

1898 — Herbert Leeds, 347, tied eighth

1897 — Henry Whigham, 173 (36 holes), tied eighth

1896 — Andrew Smith, 158 (36 holes), tied third

1895 — Andrew Smith, 176 (36 holes), tied third

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