That's not something you see every day.
Penn senior Madeleine Zang had a bogey putt Tuesday during the second round of the St Andrews Links Collegiate at the Jubilee Course in Scotland, and the putt slid past the cup on the right side of the hole. Dejected, Zang began walking toward her ball and prepared to tap in when the ball pulled a Space Jam move and began rolling backward.
The wind was gusty during Tuesday's second round, and that was in Zang's benefit. The putt, from more than a foot away from the hole, decided to roll back into the cup.
No, this isn't AI 🤯
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It's so windy at St Andrews' Jubilee Course, this putt missed then rolled backward in the hole @pennwomensgolf pic.twitter.com/yx3jGaprE9
It was well within the 10-second rule, so the ball,
by definition, never came to rest, meaning the ball dropping meant she made the putt and resulted in a five.
Zang looked on in disbelief as her playing partners celebrated the putt dropping.
The St Andrews Links Collegiate features four men's and women's teams playing 36 holes of stroke play at the Jubilee Course at St Andrews before a match-play finale on Wednesday at the Old Course.
The Texas men and women will be the top seed for match play.
Cameron Jourdan is an assistant editor of Golfweek, covering college and amateur golf, the PGA Tour and plenty more. Follow Cameron on X/Twitter (@Cam_Jourdan) or Instagram (@GolfweekJourdan).
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Watch: Wind blows missed putt back into hole at St Andrews Links Collegiate
