Bobthesock
Active member
People who insist on having the flag in even from close. Fair enough if you are putting first but when it's out I'm not putting it back in until everyone has holed out.
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SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
Hmmm...he wants it in I consider it a simple matter of courtesy to respect his wishes - whatever I might think of it - and no matter how irritating. If it was me asking for it in I know what I'd think if another player refused my request. Each to his own.
Bobthesock
Active member
Its being awkward and it slows the game down.
Thankfully it seems to be getting rarer.
Pants
Challenge Tour Pro
From what I've seen, the majority of top golfers have the pin out for short/medium length putts.
Correct choice of course
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
It's OK...I'll have the flag in and I won't get petty if I have to put it in myself.....
Bobthesock
Active member
So you are happy to slow everyone down just to prove a point? I wonder how you managed when it wasn't allowed.
It should be banned along with left handers.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
What are you talking about proving a point? He obviously just prefers to putt with it in. When he wasn't allowed he probably wouldn't have known that he preferred to have it in, because he wouldn't have tried it.
Honestly it seems like more people at my club leave it in than take it out these days. So it's you taker-outers who are wasting everyone's time.
Neilds
Assistant Pro
I'm going to throw something really controversial into the mix - I bet most golfers don't really care whether the flag is in or out! Most of those who I play with just go along with what the first person to putt wants and don't mind either way.
Bobthesock
Active member
If the flag is already in it's fine. It's when it's out and they ask for it back in that's irritating.What are you talking about proving a point? He obviously just prefers to putt with it in. When he wasn't allowed he probably wouldn't have known that he preferred to have it in, because he wouldn't have tried it.
Honestly it seems like more people at my club leave it in than take it out these days. So it's you taker-outers who are wasting everyone's time.
Either you are lying or your club is weird.
It only seems to be seniors that do it round here tbh. A few years ago it was common but the novelty has worn off.
Orikoru
Tour Winner
I think as Neil mentioned above, we just have a lot of laid-back players who don't care either way, so it ends up staying in. Also our greens are all on big slopes so if you have a tricky downhiller you tend to leave it in. I rarely ever take it out, but if a previous player takes it out, I tend to leave it that way - unless I have a steep downhiller as mentioned. Only then I'd put it back in.
Bobthesock
Active member
That's perfectly reasonable. We have some pretty extreme slopes too so it's common sense to leave it In for those.
The ones who annoy me are those who want it back in for a standard 6 footer. When it's out it should stay out.
RichA
Well-known member
I'm firmly in the don't care camp.
I actually think most guys at ours do prefer it out.
Weirdly, some seem slightly flustered or even annoyed if I'm putting first, they ask, "Flag in or out Rich?" and I reply, "Don't mind."
Arthur Wedge
Well-known member
Doesn’t bother me - anyone that wants it left in normally either goes first or last , most seem to want it out
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
It's in till its out them its out... but for gawds sake just leave it in 
Crow
Crow Person
There are plenty of threads already for this, but if some still wish to argue the toss then rock on! 
Hey, if someone who wants it out, wants to get annoyed by someone wanting it back where it started if they hadn't taken it out in the first place, ...........that's their rightThere are plenty of threads already for this, but if some still wish to argue the toss then rock on!
(it's going to be a long winter, I can tell already)
Neilds
Assistant Pro
I hope that isn't your attitude when caddying! You really can't be telling the pro's that you aren't going to be removing the flag for them!It's in till its out them its out... but for gawds sake just leave it in
Arthur Wedge
Well-known member
Maybe castle tees next ?
Mats ?
Aimpoint ?
Stack and Tilt ?
banned ? Yes or no
Maybe we should have a golf Room 101
Mats ?
Aimpoint ?
Stack and Tilt ?
banned ? Yes or no
Maybe we should have a golf Room 101
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
I hope that isn't your attitude when caddying! You really can't be telling the pro's that you aren't going to be removing the flag for them!
Might give it a go!
Luckily I learnt last time the etiquette of which caddy takes the flag out and when it's time to pass it to another caddy
Bobthesock
Active member
It's literally designed to be removed. If it were supposed to stay in then it would be fixed in place.Hey, if someone who wants it out, wants to get annoyed by someone wanting it back where it started if they hadn't taken it out in the first place, ...........that's their right
(it's going to be a long winter, I can tell already)
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