Flagstick

May 17th, 2026

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

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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?

October 24th, 2023

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

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.

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

Hank Haney: How To Get To A Pin

Leaderboard

RBC Canadian Open - 2026

Pos	Player	Tot	Thru	Rnd
1	Bud Cauley	-17	F	4
2	Matt Fitzpatrick	-15	F	4
3	Viktor Hovland	-14	F	4
T4	Jimmy Stanger	-13	F	4
T4	Brice Garnett	-13	F	4
T4	Jesper Svensson	-13	F	4
T4	Jackson Suber	-13	F	4
T8	Aldrich Potgieter	-12	F	4
T8	Ryan Fox	-12	F	4
T8	Sudarshan Yellamaraju	-12	F	4
T11	Matthew Anderson	-11	F	4
T11	Jacob Bridgeman	-11	F	4
T11	Tommy Fleetwood	-11	F	4
T11	Wyndham Clark	-11	F	4
T15	Chandler Phillips	-10	F	4
T15	Tom Kim	-10	F	4
T15	Doug Ghim	-10	F	4
T15	Robert MacIntyre	-10	F	4
T15	Billy Horschel	-10	F	4
T20	Matthieu Pavon	-9	F	4
T20	Erik van Rooyen	-9	F	4
T20	Alex Fitzpatrick	-9	F	4
T20	Emiliano Grillo	-9	F	4
T20	Keita Nakajima	-9	F	4
T20	Max Homa	-9	F	4
T20	William Mouw	-9	F	4
T20	David Skinns	-9	F	4
T20	Sam Burns	-9	F	4
T29	Kevin Yu	-8	F	4
T29	Ben Kohles	-8	F	4
T29	Keith Mitchell	-8	F	4
T29	Taylor Pendrith	-8	F	4
T29	A.J. Ewart	-8	F	4
T29	Takumi Kanaya	-8	F	4
T29	Collin Morikawa	-8	F	4
T29	Justin Matthews	-8	F	4
T29	Patrick Fishburn	-8	F	4
T29	Shane Lowry	-8	F	4
39	Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen	-7	F	4
T40	Tony Finau	-6	F	4
T40	Harry Hall	-6	F	4
T40	Adam Hadwin	-6	F	4
T40	Alejandro Tosti	-6	F	4
T40	Taylor Moore	-6	F	4
T45	Beau Hossler	-5	F	4
T45	Davis Thompson	-5	F	4
T45	Sam Ryder	-5	F	4
T45	Dylan Wu	-5	F	4
T45	Sahith Theegala	-5	F	4
T45	Ricky Castillo	-5	F	4
T51	Max McGreevy	-4	F	4
T51	Neal Shipley	-4	F	4
T51	Johnny Keefer	-4	F	4
T54	Ben Silverman	-3	F	4
T54	Michael Thorbjornsen	-3	F	4
T54	Christiaan Bezuidenhout	-3	F	4
T54	Luke Clanton	-3	F	4
T54	Ben James	-3	F	4
59	Calen Sanderson	-2	F	4
T60	Denny McCarthy	-1	F	4
T60	Kristoffer Reitan	-1	F	4
T60	Adam Svensson	-1	F	4
T60	Haotong Li	-1	F	4
T60	Lanto Griffin	-1	F	4
T65	Vince Whaley	E	F	4
T65	Nick Taylor	E	F	4
T67	Joey Savoie	+1	F	4
T67	Paul Peterson	+1	F	4
T67	Chandler Blanchet	+1	F	4
70	Joe Highsmith	+2	F	4
T71	Kevin Roy	+3	F	4
T71	Kensei Hirata	+3	F	4
73	Austin Eckroat	+5	F	4
74	Jeremy Paul	+7	F	4
CUT	Seamus Power	-1	F	2
CUT	Tom Hoge	-1	F	2
CUT	Jhonattan Vegas	-1	F	2
CUT	David Lipsky	-1	F	2
CUT	Declan O'Donovan	-1	F	2
CUT	Vince Covello	-1	F	2
CUT	Matti Schmid	-1	F	2
CUT	Roger Sloan	-1	F	2
CUT	Danny Willett	-1	F	2
CUT	Matt Wallace	-1	F	2
CUT	Aaron Rai	-1	F	2
CUT	Garrick Higgo	-1	F	2
CUT	Chris Kirk	-1	F	2
CUT	Dan Brown	-1	F	2
CUT	Eric Cole	E	F	2
CUT	Davis Riley	E	F	2
CUT	Corey Conners	E	F	2
CUT	Karl Vilips	E	F	2
CUT	Max Greyserman	E	F	2
CUT	Thorbjørn Olesen	E	F	2
CUT	Kris Ventura	E	F	2
CUT	Ashton McCulloch	E	F	2
CUT	Ben Martin	+1	F	2
CUT	Rico Hoey	+1	F	2
CUT	Adam Schenk	+1	F	2
CUT	Joel Dahmen	+1	F	2
CUT	Marcelo Rozo	+1	F	2
CUT	Trace Crowe	+1	F	2
CUT	Davis Chatfield	+1	F	2
CUT	Adrien Dumont de Chassart	+1	F	2
CUT	Austin Smotherman	+1	F	2
CUT	Hank Lebioda	+1	F	2
CUT	Lee Hodges	+1	F	2
CUT	Eric Zhao	+1	F	2
CUT	Zach Bauchou	+1	F	2
CUT	Zecheng Dou	+1	F	2
CUT	Andrew Putnam	+2	F	2
CUT	Mackenzie Hughes	+2	F	2
CUT	Brian Campbell	+2	F	2
CUT	Nicolai Højgaard	+2	F	2
CUT	Jordan Smith	+2	F	2
CUT	John Parry	+2	F	2
CUT	Sean O'Hair	+2	F	2
CUT	Mac Meissner	+2	F	2
CUT	Justin Rose	+2	F	2
CUT	Lucas Glover	+2	F	2
CUT	Camilo Villegas	+2	F	2
CUT	Chad Ramey	+3	F	2
CUT	Padraig Harrington	+3	F	2
CUT	Jeevan Sihota	+3	F	2
CUT	Danny Walker	+3	F	2
CUT	Cam Davis	+4	F	2
CUT	Steven Fisk	+4	F	2
CUT	Dawson Lew	+4	F	2
CUT	Christo Lamprecht	+4	F	2
CUT	Justin Lower	+4	F	2
CUT	Michael Brennan	+4	F	2
CUT	Hayden Springer	+4	F	2
CUT	Pontus Nyholm	+4	F	2
CUT	Nick Dunlap	+5	F	2
CUT	Alex Noren	+5	F	2
CUT	Yohann Benson	+5	F	2
CUT	Drew Nesbitt	+6	F	2
CUT	Rafael Campos	+6	F	2
CUT	Laurent Desmarchais	+6	F	2
CUT	Mike Weir	+7	F	2
CUT	Patton Kizzire	+7	F	2
CUT	Charley Hoffman	+7	F	2
CUT	John VanDerLaan	+8	F	2
CUT	Peter Malnati	+8	F	2
CUT	Stephan Jaeger	+10	F	2
WD	Paul Waring	-	-
WD	Brooks Koepka	-	-

Andalucia 2026 Leaderboard

PlayersTeams

Pos	Player	Tot	Thru	Rnd
1	Tyrrell Hatton	-11	18	4
2	Jon Rahm	-9	18	4
3	Abraham Ancer	-8	18	4
4	Sergio Garcia	-7	18	4
T5	Dustin Johnson	-5	18	4
T5	Thomas Detry	-5	18	4
T5	David Puig	-5	18	4
T5	Cameron Smith	-5	18	4
9	Bubba Watson	-4	18	4
10	Anirban Lahiri	-3	18	4
T11	Marc Leishman	-2	18	4
T11	Branden Grace	-2	18	4
T11	Byeong Hun An	-2	18	4
T11	Bryson DeChambeau	-2	18	4
15	Scott Vincent	-1	18	4
T16	Luis Masaveu	E	18	4
T16	Victor Perez	E	18	4
T16	Talor Gooch	E	18	4
T19	Charles Howell III	+1	18	4
T19	Harold Varner III	+1	18	4
T21	Carlos Ortiz	+2	18	4
T21	Tom McKibbin	+2	18	4
T21	Anthony Kim	+2	18	4
T24	Joaquin Niemann	+3	18	4
T24	Martin Kaymer	+3	18	4
T24	Lucas Herbert	+3	18	4
T27	Richard T. Lee	+4	18	4
T27	Ian Poulter	+4	18	4
T27	Sebastian Muñoz	+4	18	4
T27	Dean Burmester	+4	18	4
T31	Brendan Steele	+5	18	4
T31	Ben Campbell	+5	18	4
T31	Michael La Sasso	+5	18	4
T31	Charl Schwartzel	+5	18	4
T31	Peter Uihlein	+5	18	4
T31	Danny Lee	+5	18	4
T37	Jason Kokrak	+6	18	4
T37	Laurie Canter	+6	18	4
T37	Matthew Wolff	+6	18	4
40	Thomas Pieters	+7	18	4
41	Elvis Smylie	+8	18	4
T42	Younghan Song	+9	18	4
T42	Do-Yeob Mun	+9	18	4
T42	Miguel Tabuena	+9	18	4
T45	Sam Horsfield	+10	18	4
T45	Travis Smyth	+10	18	4
T45	Lee Westwood	+10	18	4
T45	Cameron Tringale	+10	18	4
49	Caleb Surratt	+11	18	4
50	Minkyu Kim	+12	18	4
51	Graeme McDowell	+13	18	4
52	Adrian Meronk	+14	18	4
53	Richard Bland	+16	18	4
54	Bjorn Hellgren	+17	18	4
55	Josele Ballester	+18	18	4
56	Yosuke Asaji	+22	18	4
	Wade Ormsby		18	4
	Louis Oosthuizen	+3		3