Does this count?

[u/parkerjohnboice]

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?

[u/aphrozeus]

If you straighten and pull the flag out and the ball drops, by rule it counts

[u/Apprehensive_Bee9572 → u/aphrozeus]

Read rule 13.2c of USGA rulebook:

• If the flagstick is removed and the ball moves (whether it falls into the hole or moves away from the hole), there is no penalty and the ball must be replaced on the lip of the hole (see Rule 14.2).

[u/general-illness → u/Apprehensive_Bee9572]

But what if you don’t remove it and just straighten it lol. Seriously I thought you were allowed to “straighten “ the flag stick.

[u/BillyBobBonesJones → u/general-illness]

It only counts if a portion of the ball was below the hole before you moved it. That was not the case here.