KenL
Tour Rookie
Yes, if the hole is out of sight and the flag is hanging badly towards you.
KenL
Tour Rookie
I would be standing by my ball, checking the line and ready to putt. At my club, some of the greens are 50 yards long. Can be a lot of ground to cover and time wasted if tending is required. Thankfully, those day are very nearly gone.
Arthur Wedge
Well-known member
“Could” - again use common sense on who tends the flag and when they putt
It’s no different to if someone wants the flag out in a group and someone wants it in but is closer - surely as grown adults it’s not hard to figure out between a group of you
Wouldn’t you walk to the flag and take it out
so you walk to the flag and tend it instead
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
irip
Head Pro
when I played last week we left the flag in on putts that previously would of been tended and had the flag out once everyone was close enough to see the hole without the flag.
I presumed this was pretty much the norm for most groups/players?
If anyone had of asked for the flag to be tended it would have been done with courtesy and maybe a bit of friendly banter.
Is this not what normally happens with others?
I presumed this was pretty much the norm for most groups/players?
If anyone had of asked for the flag to be tended it would have been done with courtesy and maybe a bit of friendly banter.
Is this not what normally happens with others?
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
Quite.“Could” - again use common sense on who tends the flag and when they putt
It’s no different to if someone wants the flag out in a group and someone wants it in but is closer - surely as grown adults it’s not hard to figure out between a group of you
Wouldn’t you walk to the flag and take it out
Honestly…the amount of ‘if it doesn’t suit me I’m not doing it’ being displayed (by others) in this thread beggars belief.
It’s just a simple courtesy to adhere to a polite request from another player. Just do it for goodness sake and give up trying to find reasons to not do it. Just because I may not want to do something does not mean that it isn’t the right thing to do.
Bratty
Princess Pouty (Queen of Fish Lips)
I'm with you on this.
There's a time to ask for the flag to be attended and it's when the individual asks for it to be attended.
This thread is providing me with the evidence I need to prove my theory that some people are incapable of empathy or understanding a different view.
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
What do you mean…
D
Deleted member 35927
Guest
Who in this thread has said they won't do it ? You understand the reverse is also true ?
D
Deleted member 35927
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Yes , the poll shows most just get on with it as they understand that it's a massive waste of time and the rule changed means it's unnecessary.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
The poll only asks whether we would ask for it or not. Just because I can't see the point of it, doesn't mean I would flatly refuse - if someone did ask me, I'd have a good laugh about the fact I haven't been asked to tend the flag in five or six years, but then do it for them.
Bdill93
Undisputed King of FOMO
Probably a couple of times for that mid range 10 footer type of putt.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
Thought you were flag in kind of guy? Did something change your mind?
KenL
Tour Rookie
Probably @Arthur Wedge ’s convincing arguments.Thought you were flag in kind of guy? Did something change your mind?
D
Deleted member 35927
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Yes I was really just curious if anyone was still asking, as it's now basically a defunct and completely pointless action for most.The poll only asks whether we would ask for it or not. Just because I can't see the point of it, doesn't mean I would flatly refuse - if someone did ask me, I'd have a good laugh about the fact I haven't been asked to tend the flag in five or six years, but then do it for them.
Arthur Wedge
Well-known member
If it’s such a rarity for some why are you bothered if there are people out there that have it tended on an occasions that may help them
D
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Ive not read that anyone's bothered or won't do it.If it’s such a rarity for some why are you bothered if there are people out there that have it tended on an occasions that may help them
If your in a greenside bunker and can't see the hole just the top half of the flag , do you have it tended ? Asking for a friend
Arthur Wedge
Well-known member
It’s almost completely pointless for you and defunct for you
It’s a big wide world of golfers out there
Everyone is different
Arthur Wedge
Well-known member
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im always trying to hole my greenside bunker shots, don't you ?Why would I have it tended when I’m not putting
