flagstick
noun
flag·stick
ˈflag-ˌstik 
: a staff for a flag marking the location of the cup on a golf putting green
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Hovland has peppered Oakmont flagsticks all week, leading the field in approach proximity.
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Justin Ray, New York Times, 15 June 2025
Spaun stepped up to the drivable par-4 17th and hit a beautiful drive that raced right by the flagstick, leaving him with a medium-range putt for eagle.
—Troy Finnegan, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Thursday’s biggest roar at Augusta came when a yellow ball hit a yellow flagstick, dropping in the cup.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
When the broadcast returned, Henley's ball was already halfway toward the hole, clanging off the flagstick and dropping in for a swinging eagle.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
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Justin Ray, New York Times, 15 June 2025
Spaun stepped up to the drivable par-4 17th and hit a beautiful drive that raced right by the flagstick, leaving him with a medium-range putt for eagle.
—Troy Finnegan, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Thursday’s biggest roar at Augusta came when a yellow ball hit a yellow flagstick, dropping in the cup.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
When the broadcast returned, Henley's ball was already halfway toward the hole, clanging off the flagstick and dropping in for a swinging eagle.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Flagstick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flagstick. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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