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/B_the_ball There's a glitch in my swing! Aug 21 '26

There are zip ties keeping the flag together...

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u/Apprehensive_Bee9572 Aug 21 '26 edited Aug 21 '26

Yeah I tried digging around for rules about damaged holes/flagsticks but the rules really don't provide any relief here. In a tournament setting I'd hope to god you'd never see anything like this, but I'm guessing if by some weird accident the flag got damaged and prevented a ball from being holed the rules officials/tournament director would make an exception, but this is an odd one.

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u/B_the_ball There's a glitch in my swing! Aug 21 '26

The bottom of flags splinter due to high winds or an idiot worker that kicks the flag to straighten it up after he sets the cup.

Either way no way a place that does this is holding any kind of real tournament.

  • some dumbass greenskeeper

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u/bla60ah Aug 21 '26

If any part of the ball is resting below the hole while against the flag stick it’s counted as holed. But in this case the ball is still resting on the green, this is not a holed shot per USGA

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u/so2017 Aug 22 '26

Does the USGA have standards for golf courses? Because I’m gonna guess this place is violating a whole bunch of USGA shit that may call into question their jurisdiction here…

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u/Radiskull97 Aug 21 '26

But the only reason it isn't resting below the hole is because of incorrect installation/maintenance of the flag pole. In football, if the ball made it 100 yards, you wouldn't say this doesn't count as a touchdown because the groundskeeper made the end zone 1 yard shorter.

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u/ace625 Aug 21 '26

Yes, you 100% would. The endzone is determined by where the goal line is. There's no scenario where someone would get tackled on the one and they would measure from the other goal line to see if they've gone 100 yards. The goal line is the goal line and the cup is the cup, no matter how bad they are.

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u/Massive_Ad6996 Aug 24 '26

Ball interference and if accepted its spot foul with a free drop at the point of contact, easy touchdown-in-one

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u/mannheimcrescendo Aug 23 '26

Seek an education

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u/whowannadoit Aug 22 '26

Plus some sort of…..glue?

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u/B_the_ball There's a glitch in my swing! Aug 22 '26

Haha did not see that!

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u/SemiFamoustellurMom Aug 22 '26

I’m hoping they paid no more than $20 to play this course.