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Why is the flag sometimes left in the hole when a player is putting?
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If you are putting and the flag is removed but laid on the ground and your putt then strikes the flag and you reach for the flag and again knock your ball where is the next putt from and what penalty?
If you are putting from on the green you receive a two shot penalty in strokeplay or loss of the hole in matchplay. In stroke play the ball has to be played as it lies.
What is putting?
Putting is a term in golf where the player usually on the green tries to put the ball in the hole, using a putter.
Can the flagstick be removed from hole for not on the putting areas shots?
Yes, before striking the ball when the ball lies off the putting surface a decision must be made to either leave the flag in or pull it out. Once the ball is struck, the flag cannot be moved.
Do you have to remove the flag when putting on the green?
It may be left in the hole to indicate the holes position but tended, it must be removed immediately the ball has been struck
Is practice putting allowed after hole is completed?
Rule 7-2 provides a decision, a player must not make a practice stroke during the play of one hole. In between two holes they may not take a practice stroke, but may practice chipping or putting on or near the previous putting green, the practice putting green or the teeing ground. But no stroke may be taken from a hazard.
What is hole out in golf?
Hole out is simply finishing a hole of golf, obviously by putting the ball in the hole.
Is it possible that a golf player using a putter on the green has no line to the hole?
Yes - depending on how the course was designed, the hole may be up an incline so the player cannot actually see it. That's where the flag is used as a 'sighting tool'
What putting drills does Tiger Woods do?
Practice putting the ball in the hole. He did this his entire life.
Can a golf hole in one go into hole without flag in?
Yes it could, but would never happen.
Did a golfer hit a hole-in-one on the wrong putting green?
Well, it wouldn't be a hole in one then, I'm sure it has happened, but they would just have to take relief from the putting green.
What besides a flag is traditionally used as a hole marker in golf?
ball
What is area that surrounds the flag and the hole in golf?
That's called the green.
