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

World Wide Technology Championship - 2026

Pos	Player	Tot	Thru	Rnd
1	Blades Brown	-23	F	401
2	Ben James	-23	F	401
3	Michael Kim	-22	F	4
4	Kensei Hirata	-21	F	4
5	David Ford	-20	F	4
T6	Denny McCarthy	-19	F	4
T6	Alvaro Ortiz	-19	F	4
T8	Jordan Smith	-18	F	4
T8	Seamus Power	-18	F	4
T8	Keith Mitchell	-18	F	4
T8	Ryan Gerard	-18	F	4
T12	Ben Griffin	-17	F	4
T12	Sudarshan Yellamaraju	-17	F	4
T12	Beau Hossler	-17	F	4
T12	Jay Leng	-17	F	4
T12	Harry Hall	-17	F	4
T12	Chris Kirk	-17	F	4
T18	Isaiah Salinda	-16	F	4
T18	Peter Malnati	-16	F	4
T18	Paul Peterson	-16	F	4
T21	Austin Eckroat	-15	F	4
T21	Jackson Koivun	-15	F	4
T21	Emiliano Grillo	-15	F	4
T21	Rico Hoey	-15	F	4
T25	Patton Kizzire	-14	F	4
T25	Chad Ramey	-14	F	4
T25	Ben Kohles	-14	F	4
T25	Alejandro Tosti	-14	F	4
T25	John Parry	-14	F	4
T25	Zac Blair	-14	F	4
T25	Stephan Jaeger	-14	F	4
T25	Adrien Dumont de Chassart	-14	F	4
T33	Luke Clanton	-13	F	4
T33	Nick Taylor	-13	F	4
T33	Pi Coody	-13	F	4
T33	Ben Silverman	-13	F	4
T33	Jesper Svensson	-13	F	4
T33	Austin Hitt	-13	F	4
T33	David Lipsky	-13	F	4
T33	Tony Finau	-13	F	4
T33	Zach Bauchou	-13	F	4
T42	Brice Garnett	-12	F	4
T42	Andrew Putnam	-12	F	4
T42	Max Greyserman	-12	F	4
T42	Nick Dunlap	-12	F	4
T42	Steven Fisk	-12	F	4
T42	John VanDerLaan	-12	F	4
T42	Matthieu Pavon	-12	F	4
T42	Cam Davis	-12	F	4
T50	Trace Crowe	-11	F	4
T50	Max McGreevy	-11	F	4
T50	Lucas Glover	-11	F	4
T50	Kristoffer Ventura	-11	F	4
T54	Ben Martin	-10	F	4
T54	Erik van Rooyen	-10	F	4
T56	David Skinns	-9	F	4
T56	Haotong Li	-9	F	4
T56	Jeffrey Kang	-9	F	4
T56	Rasmus Højgaard	-9	F	4
T56	Taylor Montgomery	-9	F	4
T56	Will Gordon	-9	F	4
T56	Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen	-9	F	4
T63	Hayden Springer	-8	F	4
T63	Willie Mack III	-8	F	4
T65	Kevin Streelman	-7	F	4
T65	Kevin Yu	-7	F	4
T65	Patrick Rodgers	-7	F	4
T68	Marcelo Rozo	-6	F	4
T68	Adam Svensson	-6	F	4
T68	Preston Stout	-6	F	4
71	Tyler Duncan	-5	F	4
T72	Tyler Collet	-4	F	4
T72	Chandler Blanchet	-4	F	4
74	Neal Shipley	-3	F	4
75	Christo Lamprecht	+5	F	4
CUT	Kevin Roy	-4	F	2
CUT	Garrick Higgo	-4	F	2
CUT	Karl Vilips	-4	F	2
CUT	Christiaan Bezuidenhout	-4	F	2
CUT	Patrick Fishburn	-4	F	2
CUT	Hank Lebioda	-3	F	2
CUT	Davis Riley	-3	F	2
CUT	Joe Highsmith	-3	F	2
CUT	Billy Horschel	-2	F	2
CUT	Camilo Villegas	-2	F	2
CUT	Johnny Keefer	-2	F	2
CUT	Rafael Campos	-2	F	2
CUT	Dylan Wu	-2	F	2
CUT	Taylor Moore	-1	F	2
CUT	Zecheng Dou	-1	F	2
CUT	Joel Dahmen	-1	F	2
CUT	Jackson Suber	-1	F	2
CUT	Sami Valimaki	-1	F	2
CUT	Alejandro Madariaga	-1	F	2
CUT	Chandler Phillips	E	F	2
CUT	Vince Whaley	E	F	2
CUT	Mark Hubbard	E	F	2
CUT	William Mouw	E	F	2
CUT	Taylor Pendrith	E	F	2
CUT	Lee Hodges	+1	F	2
CUT	Matt Kuchar	+1	F	2
CUT	Tom Hoge	+1	F	2
CUT	Takumi Kanaya	+1	F	2
CUT	Mackenzie Hughes	+1	F	2
CUT	Harry Higgs	+2	F	2
CUT	Aaron Wise	+2	F	2
CUT	Danny Walker	+2	F	2
CUT	Muzzy Donohue	+2	F	2
CUT	Marco Penge	+2	F	2
CUT	Davis Chatfield	+2	F	2
CUT	Justin Lower	+3	F	2
CUT	Pontus Nyholm	+3	F	2
CUT	Nicholas Marchese	+3	F	2
CUT	A.J. Ewart	+4	F	2
CUT	Nathan Tseng	+4	F	2
CUT	Nicholas Lindheim	+4	F	2
CUT	Gordon Sargent	+5	F	2
CUT	Lyon Lazare	+7	F	2
CUT	Jimmy Stanger	+13	F	2
CUT	Jorge Villar	+33	F	2