Meaning & use
Flagstick
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The pole placed in a golf hole to mark its location, typically topped with a flag.
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The caddie pulled the flagstick as the player lined up the final putt.
New rules now allow golfers to putt with the flagstick left in the hole.
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Also simply called 'the pin'; a 2019 rules change made it optional to remove the flagstick before putting.
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