Golfer loses it on U.S. Open 18th green, withdraws after hitting 6 putts from inside 4 feet

Danny Lee withdrew from the U.S. Open on Saturday after a shocking 18th hole when he quintuple-bogeyed … after having a short putt that would have saved par.

The 30-year-old golfer was four feet away from the pin on the 18th hole at Winged Foot on Saturday, when he pulled his first putt to the left of the hole. He reset himself, took a deep breath, then pulled the next putt to the left of the hole again.

Then he lost it. Lee smacked at the putt, missing right again and leaving himself a longer putt than his first two. He angrily walked down the hill, then smacked the ball up without even setting his feet. He missed again, his fourth putt of the series, then missed another time, before finally getting lucky and holing out to end the nightmare.

It’s hard to watch:

The 18th hole has been a nightmare for golfers at Winged Foot this week, with the difficult, undulating green leading to high scores across the board. Still, I didn’t think it would be responsible for a golfer having to withdraw from the tournament.

It did just that, with a series that’s hard to watch. Here’s hoping Lee gets his head right and can move past this awful showing.