Pro’s controversial U.S. Open 6-putt footage finally released (and it’s spectacular!)

Pro’s controversial U.S. Open 6-putt footage finally released (and it’s spectacular!)

MAMARONECK, N.Y. — Saturday night, there were whispers around the 18th green at Winged Foot.

Did you see it?

No, I was volunteering by No. 9 — can’t believe I missed it.

They lost track of his putts!

The word was out: Winged Foot had finally broken one of its competitors. After six putts from four feet and a subsequent WD, Danny Lee was out of the U.S. Open.

Lee arrived at the 18th green just three over par for the day. If he could get up and down, he’d actually beat the field average and hold steady on the leaderboard, safely inside the top 40 and in line for a solid payday.

His approach shot from the left rough settled on the upslope just short and right of the green. Not bad. From there, he hit a nifty chip, using the backstop just behind the flagstick to stop his ball just four feet beyond the hole. That’s when things got interesting.

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