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Flagstick

May 17th, 2026

PGA Championship 2026: Kristoffer Reitan robbed of first par-4 hole-in-one in major history by flagstick

Aronimink Golf Club, article, flagstick, golf digest, Kristoffer Reitan, News, PGA Championship, PGA of America

March 26th, 2026

Rules Review: What happens when someone tending the flagstick deflects your ball from going in?

There are a lot of little nuances to removing the flagstick or leaving it in that you might want to know.

November 8th, 2025

Marco Penge gets brutal bounce off the flagstick after nearly making a hole-in-one

Penge nearly added to his breakout year with a hole-in-one on the 13th hole, but instead wound up with a brutal break.

October 23rd, 2025

Rules Review: The group ahead left the flagstick lying on the green. Do I have to replace it before hitting my approach shot?

One of golf’s principles is to play the course as it’s found. This includes where golfers in the group before you left the flagstick.

February 27th, 2025

Ask A Super: Yes, there’s a right (and wrong) way to remove the flagstick. It’s more important than you think

Having the ball hit the back of the cup and bounce out is one of the worst breaks in golf, but did you know it can often be caused by how we remove the flagstick?

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October 24th, 2023

This golfer’s $1 MILLION (!) shot attempt rattling off the flagstick hurts to watch

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March 24th, 2023

Adam Scott goes from an almost ace to his ball ricocheting near pond in one of the unluckiest shots you’ll ever see

It’s one of the unluckiest shots you’ll ever see.

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January 23rd, 2023

‘What if’ will haunt Davis Thompson after brutal birdie miss off flagstick costs him at the Amex

It’s unlikely Davis Thompson will ever again leave in a flagstick. Not after what happened Sunday on the Stadium Course at PGA West.

April 14th, 2022

WATCH: No one has ever had a BETTER time with the Masters flagstick than Scottie Scheffler’s caddie Ted Scott

After every Masters (and, in fact, after every Major), the 18th-green flagstick is also presented to the winners as a token of appreciation.

Flagstick

June 18th, 2019

BIG DECISION: Do I leave the flagstick IN or OUT?

On putts, the pin hurts more than it helps

Putting with the flagstick in could be a mistake, new Golf Digest study shows

Adam Scott is the latest to join the flagstick revolution, says he’d keep it in on putt to win the Masters

Bryson DeChambeau says he’ll putt with the pin in next year (most of the time) because . . . science

VIDEO: When the flagstick fights back

VIDEO: The unluckiest shot of the 2015/16 season

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Hank Haney: How To Get To A Pin

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RBC Canadian Open - 2026
Pos Player Tot Thru Rnd
T1Sahith Theegala-6F1
T1Emiliano Grillo-6F1
T1Eric Cole-6F1
T1Brooks Koepka-6F1
T1Sam Burns-6F1
T1Matthew Anderson-6F1
T7Sam Ryder-5F1
T7Tony Finau-5F1
T7Ricky Castillo-5F1
T7Brice Garnett-5F1
T7Adam Svensson-5F1
T7David Skinns-5F1
T7Jimmy Stanger-5F1
T7Erik van Rooyen-5F1
T7Shane Lowry-5F1
T7Doug Ghim-5F1
T7Chandler Blanchet-5F1
T7Patrick Fishburn-5F1
T19Danny Willett-4F1
T19Max McGreevy-4F1
T19Matt Wallace-4F1
T19Billy Horschel-4F1
T19Taylor Pendrith-4F1
T19Ryan Fox-4F1
T19Aldrich Potgieter-4F1
T19Harry Hall-4F1
T19Davis Riley-4F1
T19Johnny Keefer-4F1
T19Jackson Suber-4F1
T19Alejandro Tosti-4F1
T19Jesper Svensson-4F1
T32Matti Schmid-3F1
T32Keith Mitchell-3F1
T32Garrick Higgo-3F1
T32Tommy Fleetwood-3F1
T32Matt Fitzpatrick-3F1
T32Taylor Moore-3F1
T32Matthieu Pavon-3F1
T32Dan Brown-3F1
T32Vince Whaley-3F1
T32Christiaan Bezuidenhout-3F1
T32Chandler Phillips-3F1
T32Rico Hoey-3F1
T32Nick Taylor-3F1
T32Jhonattan Vegas-3F1
T32Adam Schenk-3F1
T32Ben Kohles-3F1
T32Austin Eckroat-3F1
T32Tom Kim-3F1
T32Ben James-3F1
T32Haotong Li-3F1
T32Justin Matthews-3F1
T32Trace Crowe-3F1
T32Paul Peterson-3F1
T55Ben Silverman-2F1
T55Dylan Wu-2F1
T55Roger Sloan-2F1
T55Takumi Kanaya-2F1
T55William Mouw-2F1
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T55Camilo Villegas-2F1
T55Lanto Griffin-2F1
T55Beau Hossler-2F1
T55Eric Zhao-2F1
T55Cam Davis-2F1
T55Wyndham Clark-2F1
T55Kristoffer Reitan-2F1
T55Max Homa-2F1
T55Alex Fitzpatrick-2F1
T55Robert MacIntyre-2F1
T55Neal Shipley-2F1
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T73Peter Malnati-1F1
T73Aaron Rai-1F1
T73Karl Vilips-1F1
T73Sudarshan Yellamaraju-1F1
T73Lucas Glover-1F1
T73Denny McCarthy-1F1
T73Bud Cauley-1F1
T73Max Greyserman-1F1
T73Zach Bauchou-1F1
T73A.J. Ewart-1F1
T73Luke Clanton-1F1
T73Joey Savoie-1F1
T73Kensei Hirata-1F1
T73Kris Ventura-1F1
T73Mackenzie Hughes-1F1
T73Adam Hadwin-1F1
T73Michael Thorbjornsen-1F1
T73Steven Fisk-1F1
T73Kevin Yu-1F1
T73Nicolai Højgaard-1F1
T73David Lipsky-1F1
T73Vince Covello-1F1
T73Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen-1F1
T73Christo Lamprecht-1F1
T98Kevin RoyEF1
T98Hank LebiodaEF1
T98Michael BrennanEF1
T98Collin MorikawaEF1
T98Justin RoseEF1
T98Joe HighsmithEF1
T98Jacob BridgemanEF1
T98Calen SandersonEF1
T98Ashton McCullochEF1
T98Chad RameyEF1
T98Mike WeirEF1
T98Tom HogeEF1
T98Alex NorenEF1
T98Patton KizzireEF1
T98Jordan SmithEF1
T98Marcelo RozoEF1
T98Declan O'DonovanEF1
T98Dawson LewEF1
T98Davis ChatfieldEF1
T98Drew NesbittEF1
T98Sean O'HairEF1
T98Jeremy PaulEF1
T120Justin Lower+1F1
T120Austin Smotherman+1F1
T120Rafael Campos+1F1
T120Corey Conners+1F1
T120Chris Kirk+1F1
T120Thorbjørn Olesen+1F1
T120Laurent Desmarchais+1F1
T120Hayden Springer+1F1
T120Seamus Power+1F1
T120John Parry+1F1
T120Keita Nakajima+1F1
T120Adrien Dumont de Chassart+1F1
T120Jeevan Sihota+1F1
T133Lee Hodges+2F1
T133Zecheng Dou+2F1
T133Brian Campbell+2F1
T136Stephan Jaeger+3F1
T136Pontus Nyholm+3F1
T136Padraig Harrington+3F1
T136Ben Martin+3F1
T136Joel Dahmen+3F1
T136John VanDerLaan+3F1
T142Danny Walker+4F1
T142Yohann Benson+4F1
T142Andrew Putnam+4F1
145Nick Dunlap+5F1
146Charley Hoffman+6F1
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Andalucia 2026 Leaderboard
PosPlayerTotThruRnd
1Tyrrell Hatton-11184
2Jon Rahm-9184
3Abraham Ancer-8184
4Sergio Garcia-7184
T5Dustin Johnson-5184
T5Thomas Detry-5184
T5David Puig-5184
T5Cameron Smith-5184
9Bubba Watson-4184
10Anirban Lahiri-3184
T11Marc Leishman-2184
T11Branden Grace-2184
T11Byeong Hun An-2184
T11Bryson DeChambeau-2184
15Scott Vincent-1184
T16Luis MasaveuE184
T16Victor PerezE184
T16Talor GoochE184
T19Charles Howell III+1184
T19Harold Varner III+1184
T21Carlos Ortiz+2184
T21Tom McKibbin+2184
T21Anthony Kim+2184
T24Joaquin Niemann+3184
T24Martin Kaymer+3184
T24Lucas Herbert+3184
T27Richard T. Lee+4184
T27Ian Poulter+4184
T27Sebastian Muñoz+4184
T27Dean Burmester+4184
T31Brendan Steele+5184
T31Ben Campbell+5184
T31Michael La Sasso+5184
T31Charl Schwartzel+5184
T31Peter Uihlein+5184
T31Danny Lee+5184
T37Jason Kokrak+6184
T37Laurie Canter+6184
T37Matthew Wolff+6184
40Thomas Pieters+7184
41Elvis Smylie+8184
T42Younghan Song+9184
T42Do-Yeob Mun+9184
T42Miguel Tabuena+9184
T45Sam Horsfield+10184
T45Travis Smyth+10184
T45Lee Westwood+10184
T45Cameron Tringale+10184
49Caleb Surratt+11184
50Minkyu Kim+12184
51Graeme McDowell+13184
52Adrian Meronk+14184
53Richard Bland+16184
54Bjorn Hellgren+17184
55Josele Ballester+18184
56Yosuke Asaji+22184
Wade Ormsby184
Louis Oosthuizen+33
PosTeamTotThruRnd
1LEGION XIII-7184
24ACES GC-1184
3TORQUE GC+1184
4RIPPER GC+4184
T5CRUSHERS GC+6184
T5FIREBALLS GC+6184
7RANGEGOATS GC+12184
8SOUTHERN GUARDS GC+18184
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10OKGC+20184
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