flagstick
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of flagstick
Example Sentences
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Lowry stepped up at the 190-yard sixth hole and delivered a 7-iron right on line with the flagstick before it trickled into the side of the cup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
He hit two trees and a flagstick on his way to a level-par 70 and produced a wondrous shot out of the rough on 17 to find a bonus birdie.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2025
Fleetwood gave himself an opportunity for birdie but didn’t need to putt after Taylor’s uphill eagle putt from the front of the green hit the flagstick and dropped.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 11, 2023
The only trouble McIlroy, who had three birdies and a bogey in his first four holes, had at the eighth came from the flagstick which kept out his 56ft birdie effort.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 20, 2022
Then he again let the kite out, and also the string he had attached to the lower end of the flagstick.
From St. Nicholas v. 13 No. 9 July 1886 an Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks by Various
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