{"id":1245482,"date":"2023-06-18T23:01:27","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T23:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/luke-donald-hits-out-at-the-usga-after-gordon-sargents-putt-bounces-out-of-hole\/"},"modified":"2023-11-29T18:47:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T18:47:06","slug":"luke-donald-hits-out-at-the-usga-after-gordon-sargents-putt-bounces-out-of-hole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golftoday.co.uk\/luke-donald-hits-out-at-the-usga-after-gordon-sargents-putt-bounces-out-of-hole\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke Donald hits out at the USGA after Gordon Sargent\u2019s putt bounces out of hole"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald hit out at the USGA after amateur Gordon Sargent saw a putt at the US Open amazingly bounce out of the hole.<\/p>\n<p>Sargent&rsquo;s par attempt from two feet on the 18th hole in Sunday&rsquo;s final round was struck perfectly into the centre of the cup, but leapt back out on to the green.<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old was still guaranteed to finish as the leading amateur following a 69 which left him four over par, but Donald was not impressed with the tournament organisers.<\/p>\n<p><!-- EMBED START Twitter --><\/p>\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"525\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"no\" dir=\"ltr\">Brutal.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BmGN5mpaUA\">pic.twitter.com\/BmGN5mpaUA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PGATOUR\/status\/1670532739177627660?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/figure>\n<p><!-- EMBED END Twitter --><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is unacceptable! Does the @USGA go fix this mid round? This should never happen,&rdquo; Donald wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>The USGA said the bizarre situation had been caused by the hole being damaged by a player or caddie in the previous group of Ryan Gerard and Mackenzie Hughes.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A member of the group ahead inadvertently adjusted the hole liner when removing the flagstick,&rdquo; the USGA said. &ldquo;Unfortunately, we were not informed of any damage. 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