110 Rule 13 13.2b Removing Flagstick from Hole (1) Player May Have Flagstick Removed from Hole. The player may make a stroke with the flagstick removed from the hole, so that their ball in motion will not hit the flagstick in the hole. The player must decide this before making the stroke, by either: • Having the flagstick removed from the hole before playing the ball, or • Authorizing someone to attend the flagstick, which means to: » Hold the flagstick in, above or next to the hole before the stroke to show the player where the hole is, and » Then remove the flagstick during the stroke or after the stroke is made. The player is treated as having authorized the flagstick to be attended if: • The player’s caddie is holding the flagstick in, above or next to the hole or is standing right next to the hole when the stroke is made, even if the player is not aware the caddie is doing so, • The player asks any other person to attend the flagstick and that person does so, or • The player sees any other person holding the flagstick in, above or next to the hole or standing right next to the hole, and the player makes the stroke without asking that person to move away or to leave the flagstick in the hole. (2) What to Do If Ball Hits Flagstick or Person Attending Flagstick. If the player’s ball in motion hits a flagstick that the player had decided to have removed under (1), or hits the person who is attending the flagstick (or anything the person is holding), what happens depends on whether this was accidental or deliberate: • Ball Accidentally Hits Flagstick or Person Who Removed or Is Attending It. If the player’s ball in motion accidentally hits the flagstick or the person who removed or is attending it (or anything the person is holding), there is no penalty and the ball must be played as it lies. • Ball Deliberately Deflected or Stopped by Person Attending Flagstick. If the person who is attending the flagstick deliberately deflects or stops the player’s ball in motion, Rule 11.2c applies: » Where Ball Is Played from. The player must not play the ball as it lies and instead must take relief under Rule 11.2c. » When Penalty Applies. If the person who deliberately deflected or stopped the ball was a player or their caddie, that player gets the general penalty for a breach of Rule 11.2.
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