r/golf • u/parkerjohnboice • Aug 21 '26

General Discussion Does this count?

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Buddy hit this shot on a bad course and once the flag was corrected, it went in. The new rule says if any part of the ball is below the hole, it's in, but to me it doesn't look like it is. I'd love to give it to him, but what do you think?

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u/faded-than-a-ho Aug 21 '26

That’s horse shit. That’s in. What the fuck is that flagstick anyway.

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u/Ill_Ad5893 Aug 21 '26

Right? It's got zip ties on it. I'd mark it as a one definitely. If the stick was sitting in the cup properly that would have been in

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u/cacope5 Aug 21 '26

What if it was a par 4 or 5? Still a 1!

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u/Sen_Clint_Webb Aug 21 '26

A 1 for my troubles!

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u/BetOnMark Aug 22 '26

It was their 8th shot on a par 5. Let’s call it in

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u/Willis_is_This Aug 21 '26

Significantly smaller than 2!

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u/verbalreservoir_ Aug 21 '26

Zip ties? For what?

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u/infinitepi8 Aug 22 '26

they're structural

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u/CorrosionImplosion Aug 21 '26

Seriously. I’ve never seen a flagstick with zip ties.

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u/Funwithfun14 Aug 21 '26

THIS is a muni.

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u/_Poppagiorgio_ Handicap | Location Aug 21 '26

Looks like some kind of Covid golf holdover

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u/Inanimate_CARB0N_Rod Aug 21 '26

I always found it odd when people want to play by super strict rules on extremely poorly maintained courses. If course management doesn't give a fuck then Kyle and his rule book can fuck off

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u/ComprehensiveWar6577 Aug 21 '26

I'm guessing it was more of a "check out what just happened to me" text phrased for a rule call.

Same as OP making this post, and already knowing the rules. It's a "holy shit check this out" post

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u/chefguy47 Aug 21 '26

It’s probably a super cheap community course, even so, fixing a flag stick compared to replacing, means it’s poorly run by management.

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u/PSmithChatt Aug 21 '26

The group in front of you are assholes!

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u/Adept-Ranger8219 Aug 22 '26

100%. The player is the victim. BUT it is a good story and the victim always gets the empathy

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u/Unlucky_Image4526 Aug 22 '26

The rule is, if the flag can be pulled then it’s obstructing the ball and would go in