Dear Linda,
In our club we have some questions about "how to attend
the flagstick:”
1. May a player request "to attend the flagstick"
when playing a ball from outside the green? Or are there only two options:
- the stick remains without attending or
- the stick has to be removed completely before playing the
ball.
2. When a player is putting the ball from just outside the
green, is there any penalty when a player (from same team in matchplay) removes
the flagstick without request but thinking that his co-player was putting from
upon the green ?
Thanks
Lou from Belgium
Dear Lou,
1. A player may always request that the flagstick be
attended. It does not matter whether the ball is on or off the putting green
[Rule 17-1].
2. There is no penalty when a player’s partner in match play removes the flagstick. The
penalty for removing a flagstick without the player’s prior knowledge or
authority is applicable only to an opponent in match play or a fellow
competitor in stroke play [Rule 17-2].
Linda
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