What do the rules of golf say about taking the flagstick out?
Jul 03, 2013 · What do the Rules of Golf say about taking the flagstick out? The answer is in Rule 17-1 – Flagstick Attended, Removed or Held Up. ‘Before making a stroke from anywhere on the course, the player may have the flagstick attended, removed or …
When to leave the flag in or take the flag out?
USGA Rules. 17-1. From anywhere on the course, the player is allowed to have someone tend, remove or hold up the flagstick so that he can see the hole’s position. This must be done before the player hits his shot. (If the flag is being tended, the person tending it can pull the flagstick while the ball is moving.)
Do you prefer the flag left in or out in golf?
Dec 24, 2018 · The New Rule: According to the USGA, under Rule 13.2a (2), “There will no longer be a penalty if a ball played from the putting green hits a …
When can the flagstick be held up on the Green?
A two-day test of the new golf rule allowing players to leave the flagstick in the hole yields surprising results. Golf season had officially ended in Colorado, which made it the perfect time to start practicing playing under the new Rules of Golf that would take effect in 2019. I loved the changes to the rules and the makers’ intent to both simplify and speed up the game.
Can you remove the flag when chipping?
The New Rule: According to the USGA, under Rule 13.2a(2), “There will no longer be a penalty if a ball played from the putting green hits a flagstick left in the hole.” Players will still have the option to remove the flagstick or to have someone tend the pin and remove it after the ball is struck.Dec 24, 2018
Why do golfers take the flag out?
As golfers, we are looking for every advantage we can get to shooting lower scores. However, most prefer not to cheat or break traditions to get that advantage. Thanks to USGA rule change 13.2a(2) leaving the flagstick (aka backboard) in while you putt is no longer considered cheating or breaking tradition.Jan 16, 2019
Can I remove the flagstick in golf?
Here, Rule 13.2b (3) says you, or your caddie, can't deliberately move or remove the flagstick to affect where that “ball in motion might come to rest”. The obvious example, and which is given in the Rule, is to stop it hitting the flagstick.Feb 7, 2022
Is it better to leave the flag in when putting?
So that's the only time the flagstick will help a putt go in the hole that would not have gone in otherwise. The rest of the time—99.99 percent—the better play is to putt with the flagstick out of the hole.Apr 16, 2019
Can you hit the flag in golf?
If you hit the flag it's 2 stroke penalty in stroke play or loss of hole if you are in match play. If you are off of the green there is no penalty if you hit the flag unless you ask someone to tend it and then they don't pull it out.
Can you switch balls in golf?
You can always use a new ball when starting a hole. You can also substitute a different ball any time you are taking relief, including both free and penalty relief. Unless the one-ball Local Rule is in effect, the substituted ball could be any brand.
What is the penalty for hitting the flagstick while putting?
There is normally no penalty if a ball in motion hits the flagstick. This Rule applies to a ball played from anywhere on the course. Continued), whether on or off the putting green. Continued).
What is the penalty for a lost ball?
If a ball is lost or out of bounds, the player must take stroke-and-distance relief by adding one penalty stroke and playing the original ball or another ball from where the previous stroke was made (see Rule 14.6).
Can you touch the green before putting?
There is no longer a penalty for merely touching the line of play on the putting green (the term “line of play” applies everywhere on the course including the putting green, and the term “line of putt” is no longer used).
Feedback
Recent rule changes gave us the option of leaving the flag in while putting without penalty. To be honest I never really cared either way and would go with whatever my playing partners preferred at the time. I did notice how some people really hated leaving it in though.
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