flagstick
noun
flag·stick
ˈflag-ˌstik 
: a staff for a flag marking the location of the cup on a golf putting green
Examples of flagstick in a Sentence
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Still carting Scheffler’s TaylorMade bag and a yellow Masters flagstick, Scott caught up to his proud player, who patted him on the back and pushed him forward.
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Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2024
Antennas are like flagsticks for enemy drones, and Boyko had already been the victim of an air strike in Tabaivka that nearly killed him.
—Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
From a 20-40 ball display, flagstick engraving, or a personalized design with a name and message, this wall art is a unique, customizable gift for any golfer in your life.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2023
After just missing the green in two on the mammoth 605-yard par 5, Clark found himself with an extremely difficult uphill lie in thick rough with a bunker sitting between his ball and the flagstick.
—Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 16 June 2023
McConnell allegedly jumped from the general admission bleachers at the 16th hole in just a pair of underwear and ran to the green before dancing with the flagstick.
—Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 16 Feb. 2023
Ryan is that golfer who punches out of the trees and back into the fairway; Wentz tries to thread it through the woods to the flagstick.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2022
He looked deflated at first, as the ball sailed past the flagstick.
—Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 July 2022
The result is a shot that travels about 80 yards in the air and rolls a long way – and, in two cases in the past year – stopping only when the ball struck the flagstick.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 July 2022
Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2024
Antennas are like flagsticks for enemy drones, and Boyko had already been the victim of an air strike in Tabaivka that nearly killed him.
—Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
From a 20-40 ball display, flagstick engraving, or a personalized design with a name and message, this wall art is a unique, customizable gift for any golfer in your life.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 7 Dec. 2023
After just missing the green in two on the mammoth 605-yard par 5, Clark found himself with an extremely difficult uphill lie in thick rough with a bunker sitting between his ball and the flagstick.
—Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 16 June 2023
McConnell allegedly jumped from the general admission bleachers at the 16th hole in just a pair of underwear and ran to the green before dancing with the flagstick.
—Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 16 Feb. 2023
Ryan is that golfer who punches out of the trees and back into the fairway; Wentz tries to thread it through the woods to the flagstick.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2022
He looked deflated at first, as the ball sailed past the flagstick.
—Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 July 2022
The result is a shot that travels about 80 yards in the air and rolls a long way – and, in two cases in the past year – stopping only when the ball struck the flagstick.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 July 2022
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“Flagstick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flagstick. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
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