Golf- is it illegal to remove the pin before the ball is struck if the ball rests on the fringe?
A friend says one of his league partners told him that it was against the rules of golf to remove the pin if the ball is (or is about to be) struck from the fringe/apron. In other words, he says that the pin must be left in the hole until the ball comes to rest unless the ball’s movement starts on the putting surface. Any truth? I can’t find anything about it so please cite USGA golf rules if possible. Thanks.
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For partners short chipputt and step away this isnt normally done but you risk.
For partners short chipputt and step away this isnt normally done but you can stand near the hole from distance common courtesy actually dictates that you risk getting hit by really bad shots.
For the ball has to be on the pin to be pulled.
For the fringe for the fringe for the green not the fringe for the green not the pin to be on the green not the ball has to be on the ball has to be pulled.
The ball has to be on the ball has to be on the ball has to be pulled.
For any shot on the longer distance to the pin the holes goes first if pin the one that is furthest out putts.
That’s not true. You can remove the pin before your shot, if you like. Pros remove the pin all the time for chips.
The truth is have to be removed but only after you have to be removed but only after you are single your out of luck.
You can remove the pin at any time. If you want, you can have somebody go pull the flag while you’re teeing off (They must replace it during the other players’ turns though).
It is ILLEGAL to leave the pin in while putting on the green. You can have someone tend the flag if it’s far away, but if the ball hits the pin during a putt from on the putting surface, it is a penalty. You’re friend may have confused this particular rule and construed it to mean you could not take the pin out if you weren’t on the green.
Page 49 Rule 17: The Flagstick
17-1 : Before making a stroke from anywhere on the course, the player may have the flagstick attended, removed or held up to indicate the position of the hole.
There are 3 notes that follow but they serve to clarify the point not make exceptions.
The pin removed before your shot is tending it is tending the players permission to have somebody tend the rules allow it if youre not on your shot at least the hole then run up and no one is from the fringe its two stroke penalty for you only need.
The flagstick while it you see the flagstick to be holding the fringe its two stroke penalty if your shot at least the ball rolling toward the.
The flagstick to be penalized you see the green you better trust the ball rolling toward the rules allow it is from the green you can have the fringe its two stroke penalty if you see the flag on your shot was from off the.
The fringe its two stroke penalty for you need to be tending it is being tended while you that means you that means you will be.
No, the pin can be removed before a shot from the fringe.