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.
Putting is a term in golf where the player usually on the green tries to put the ball in the hole, using a putter.
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.
It may be left in the hole to indicate the holes position but tended, it must be removed immediately the ball has been struck
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.
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'
Hole out is simply finishing a hole of golf, obviously by putting the ball in the hole.
Practice putting the ball in the hole. He did this his entire life.
Yes it could, but would never happen.
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.
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That's called the green.