Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A removable pole with a flag marking the placement of the hole on each green of a golf course.
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- noun golf The
pole which marks the location of ahole
Etymologies
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Examples
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A few hands were shaken, and Davis Love III pulled the flagstick from the hands of a jubilant caddie and put it back with a look of irritation.
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Dried sunflower stalks with empty beer cans stuck on top were placed in the holes, and there was an art to leaning the "flagstick" on chip shots.
unknown title 2009
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 We see the flagstick right in front of us and we put so much pressure on ourselves that we are doomed from the start.
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Noticing a flagstick in the distance, one would challenge the other and off they'd go, with whoever got there in the fewest strokes declared the winner (they would certainly figure out what the hole was for, too).
Can We Have More Match Play? John Paul Newport 2010
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The loser would point to the next flagstick for a chance to win his money back, and match play is born.
Can We Have More Match Play? John Paul Newport 2010
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From the middle of the 18th fairway he hit the flagstick with his approach and saw his ball bounce off the green – an injustice he quickly corrected by chipping in for an outrageous birdie.
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 We see the flagstick right in front of us and we put so much pressure on ourselves that we are doomed from the start.
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The ball took a big bounce upon landing on the green, headed straight for the hole but clanked off the flagstick to 25 feet.
Round of 65 puts Villegas in contention at British Open 2008
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One of the biggest roars came when the Notre Dame leprechaun's flagstick snapped in half as he charged out to the field.
USATODAY.com 2008
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From the first tee, you couldn't see the flagstick because of the mist.
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