109 (3) Limitation on Player Moving or Removing Flagstick in Hole While Ball Is in Motion. After making a stroke with the flagstick left in the hole: • The player and their caddie must not deliberately move or remove the flagstick to affect where the player’s ball in motion might come to rest (such as to avoid having the ball hit the flagstick). If this is done, the player gets the general penalty. • But there is no penalty if the player has the flagstick in the hole moved or removed for any other reason, such as when they reasonably believe that the ball in motion will not hit the flagstick before coming to rest. (4) Limitation on Other Players Moving or Removing Flagstick When Player Has Decided to Leave It in Hole. When the player has left the flagstick in the hole and has not authorized anyone to attend the flagstick (see Rule 13.2b(1)), another player must not deliberately move or remove the flagstick to affect where the player’s ball in motion might come to rest. • If another player or their caddie does so before or during the stroke and the player makes the stroke without being aware of this, or does so while the player’s ball is in motion after the stroke, that other player gets the general penalty. • But there is no penalty if the other player or their caddie moves or removes the flagstick for any other reason, such as when they: » Reasonably believe that the player’s ball in motion will not hit the flagstick before coming to rest, or » Are not aware that the player is about to play or that the player’s ball is in motion. See Rule 22.2 (in Foursomes, either partner may act for the side and action by the partner is treated as action of the player); 23.5 (in Four-Ball, either partner may act for the side and action by the partner concerning the player’s ball or equipment is treated as action of the player). Rule 13
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