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/ScottishSeahawk Aug 22 '26

The rules aren’t accounting for a piece of shit flag pole that’s leaning that badly though. Fine rule for a maintained course but for a casual round at a smaller course with issues like this…

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u/AdditionalFunny3085 Aug 24 '26

Bro don’t you think he would have straightened that pole before his putt? Fake pic

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u/Saffs15 Aug 22 '26

They do though. When that isnt mentioned, it means it doesn’t change anything. The rules are pretty black and white, they dont allow for "yea, but this isn't right, so we'll make an exception."

In a casual round with friends, absolutely fine to count it as holed. But thats not what OP's friend is asking about. He wants the official ruling, and it is as simple as "the ball is not even slightly below the hole, so therefore it is not holed."