KenL
Tour Rookie
At my club, nobody would refuse but there may be some ribbing about it.
Flag in / flag out debate
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Backache
Assistant Pro
I'd just instruct my caddie to do it.
AussieKB
Well-known member
WOW....chill out out people..like i say to my playing partners it is only a game.
Arthur Wedge
Well-known member
Why would you lose friends ?How to lose friends
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
And if you're losing friends over that then you probably need new friends anyway.....
Are you assuming he has friends?
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Maybe acquaintances
Voyager EMH
Slipper Wearing Plucker of Pheasants
I would have thought that by asking to have the flag attended you would find out which are true golfing friends and are worth keeping.
Any who refuse are worth losing, never really friends in the first place, and you should be pleased to have filtered them out.
Any who refuse are worth losing, never really friends in the first place, and you should be pleased to have filtered them out.
KenL
Tour Rookie
Do you ask for the flag to be attended these days @Voyager EMH ? Just wondering.
Mandofred
Well-known member
I offer occasionally. Maybe someone I'm playing with who likes the flag out....but is a good distance away and is kind of flip flopping on whether he wants it in or out. I've yet to have someone take me up on it over the last few years....it's fallen out of fashion. Seems a smart thing to do though for a flag out person......you get the best of both worlds. The flag is there to help see the hole/slope and it is out when the ball gets there.
Voyager EMH
Slipper Wearing Plucker of Pheasants
I did not do so yesterday.
I don't think I have this year.
But it remains an option for me to choose any time I like.
I did it just about every round for a few decades. Both asking and responding to being asked.
If I were asked to do so these days, I would readily comply.
Never had a problem before and I don't have a problem now.
clubchamp98
Journeyman Pro
If you preffer to have the flag out but for some reason you can’t see the hole properly then it’s a reasonable request and still an option under the rules of golf.!
Can’t see why anyone would refuse.
The only thing that changed was you can putt with the flag in ! Nothing else changed.
Neilds
Assistant Pro
With aimpoint they walk all over their own line anyway, you might as well have a jig whilst getting the flag out
Arthur Wedge
Well-known member
Why would anyone be judged based on wanting the flag attended?
I have attended for someone who likes it attended for long putts - not an issue at all
Voyager EMH
Slipper Wearing Plucker of Pheasants
Ooh, that really motivates me to ask someone soon.
Being called a knob for asking to have the flag attended - badge of honour to be worn with pride.
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I'm not asking , no one I know is asking , hell even the pros hardly bother, how many times did you see it in the open ?Are you asking still ?
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Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
I've seen it 4 or 5 times this week at RP....
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So hardly at all then given the amount of golf being played. It's so weird that people feel the need to pretend it's still a thing.
KenL
Tour Rookie
I am not, but to call anyone a kn*b for doing so is just you being a kn*b!
Are you asking still ?
Mandofred
Well-known member
I kind of like this warped way of thinking......so.....with your way of thinking I can ignore any rule that happens "hardly at all"? Yeah baby!.....I like this!! Wait until the guys I play with hear it's ok to ignore rules that hardly ever happen.
