motion to hit the flagstick.
The player must decide this before
making the stroke, by either:
• Leaving the flagstick where it is
in the hole or moving it so that it is
centered in the hole and leaving it
there, or
• Having a removed flagstick put
back in the hole.
In either case:
• The player must not try to gain
an advantage by deliberately moving
the flagstick to a position other than
centered in the hole.
• If the player does so and the ball in
motion then hits the flagstick, he or she
gets the general penalty.
(2) No Penalty If Ball Hits Flagstick
Left in Hole. If the player makes a
stroke with the flagstick left in the hole
and the ball in motion then hits the
flagstick:
• There is no penalty (except as
provided in (1)), and
• The ball must be played as it lies.
Now Open!
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