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New rule says you can leave in


Golf's New Rules: Major Changes

New Rule: Under Rule 13.2a(2):

There is no longer a penalty if a ball played from the putting green hits a flagstick left in the hole.
Players are not required to putt with the flagstick in the hole; rather, they continue to have the choice to have it removed (which includes having someone attend the flagstick and remove it after the ball is played).

Reasons for Change:

Allowing a player to putt with the flagstick in the hole without fear of penalty should generally help speed up play.

When the players did not have caddies, the previous Rule could result in considerable delay.

On balance it is expected that there is no advantage in being able to putt with the unattended flagstick in the hole:

In some cases, the ball may strike the flagstick and bounce out of the hole when it might otherwise have been holed, and
In other cases, the ball may hit the flagstick and finish in the hole when it might otherwise have missed.

(In response to this post by grill to chill)

Posted: 03/15/2019 at 10:58PM


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  Lounge Question Pin In or Pin Out When Putting? ** -- grill to chill 03/15/2019 6:59PM
  Out. In when chipping. Never tended. ** -- hoosnowahokie 03/16/2019 1:27PM
  Waste of time ** -- CPRVHokie 03/16/2019 3:15PM
  New rule makes no difference in my approach, but it IS more relaxed -- typed by ben 03/16/2019 09:02AM
  New rule says you can leave in -- MrBayAreaHokie 03/15/2019 10:58PM
  Night putting? Pin definitely in. ** -- TexasGobbler 03/15/2019 9:30PM
  Play tennis instead. ** -- MDHokieEE99 03/15/2019 9:22PM
  You mean grenade distance ball? -- CPRVHokie 03/15/2019 10:00PM
  No, not NPF softball. ** -- MDHokieEE99 03/15/2019 10:14PM
  Depends on how close I am to the hole -- EDGEMAN 03/15/2019 7:34PM
  I agree but I read where Pelz did a study that says ALWAYS leave it in ** -- HOKIERIT 03/16/2019 09:04AM
  Why? ** -- CPRVHokie 03/15/2019 7:35PM
  Because I'm not a millennial. ** -- EDGEMAN 03/15/2019 7:41PM
  Out as a matter of course, but will now use a back stop... -- JoesterVT 03/15/2019 7:32PM
  Out ** -- Stork 03/15/2019 7:27PM
  Why? ** -- CPRVHokie 03/15/2019 7:34PM
  I honestly dont care. I play competitive stroke play -- tylerhokie 03/15/2019 7:14PM
  The fact that it is now a preference could slow down play just as easily. -- King Jaffe Joffer 03/15/2019 10:11PM
  I agree. I can’t figure out how pulling the pin could speed up play. ** -- CPRVHokie 03/15/2019 7:32PM
  Really...lots of ways... -- JoesterVT 03/15/2019 7:41PM
  Nobody should ever pull the pin. ** -- CPRVHokie 03/15/2019 7:45PM
  By the way....I completely misread your post ** -- JoesterVT 03/15/2019 7:44PM
  You made my point better than I could have. Thanks. ** -- CPRVHokie 03/15/2019 8:09PM
  You are a liar because you posted no more comments for me!!!! -- grill to chill 03/15/2019 7:37PM
  I didn’t reply to you dummy. God you’re the worst poster this place has -- CPRVHokie 03/15/2019 7:40PM
  ...kick his ass Sea Bass ! ** -- chumley 03/15/2019 10:40PM
  Your indirect posts are a perfect example of passive aggressive ** -- grill to chill 03/15/2019 7:44PM
  You suck ** -- CPRVHokie 03/15/2019 7:45PM
  Obviously you do not deny by your response! Not a Hokie are you? ** -- grill to chill 03/15/2019 7:46PM
  CPRV is 11 of the 13 things PHNC railed against, but you're out of line... -- JoesterVT 03/15/2019 7:53PM
  My Mother used to say that all the time! ** -- DonHo-kieHi 03/15/2019 8:39PM
  Yeah! Wait, what? ** -- CPRVHokie 03/15/2019 8:04PM
  You don’t have any friends, do you? ** -- CPRVHokie 03/15/2019 7:49PM
  None that I don't choose :) ** -- grill to chill 03/15/2019 7:55PM
  Thass a bold statement ** -- JoesterVT 03/15/2019 7:43PM
  I stand by it. He’s awful. ** -- CPRVHokie 03/15/2019 7:44PM
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  What ever speeds up play is my advice! :) ** -- grill to chill 03/15/2019 7:32PM

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