{"id":579200,"date":"2023-06-19T00:44:08","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T21:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/gordon-sargent-wins-low-am-despite-18th-hole-blunder\/"},"modified":"2023-06-19T00:44:08","modified_gmt":"2023-06-18T21:44:08","slug":"gordon-sargent-wins-low-am-despite-18th-hole-blunder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/gordon-sargent-wins-low-am-despite-18th-hole-blunder\/","title":{"rendered":"#Gordon Sargent wins low am, despite 18th hole blunder"},"content":{"rendered":"
Gordon Sargent officially won low amateur honors at the U.S. Open after going 1-under par Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n

“It’s kind of what your goal as an amateur is, just to be the low am, especially with so many amateurs here this week,” Sargent said. “It means a lot and gives me a lot of confidence, especially going into amateur golf.”<\/p>\n

The incoming Vanderbilt junior notched six birdies, seven pars and five bogeys in his final round. Sargent\u2019s 1-under performance is extra impressive considering that his nearly perfect putt on the 18th hole went in and out.<\/p>\n

“Haven’t seen that happ<\/a>en in a while, but that’s how it goes sometimes,” he said about the incident.<\/p>\n

According to ESPN\u2019s Paolo Uggetti,<\/a> the cup was slightly damaged because the group before Sargent\u2019s pulled out the flag incorrectly. The cup was fixed after Sargent\u2019s bounce-back putt.<\/p>\n

Despite the issue on the last hole, Sargent’s standings were not affected. He rounded out his first-ever U.S. Open appearance with a solid performance. He managed to regain some momentum after going 5-over in the third round, his worst of the weekend.<\/p>\n

At 4-over, he\u2019s currently T40, besting fellow amateurs who made the cut Ben Carr (+13), Aldrich Potgieter (+15) and Maxwell Moldovan (+17), respectively.<\/p>\n

Sargent is adding his U.S. Open low am honors to an already impressive r\u00e9sum\u00e9 for the 20-year-old student. He was named the 2023 SEC Player of the Year and was one of seven amateurs to participate in this year’s Masters. As the current No. 1 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings, Sargent will also have a chance to represent the U.S. in the Walker Cup later this year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n