Question on a 'chip in' and whether its really counted

I was feeling elated but kinda wondering about that particular shot.

Was having a round of social golf with my friend just last week. I was at the 2nd hole where at the last shot, I did a chip with my 56 onto the Green. The ball tapped on the Green, rolled, snaked a little before finding the hole.

Now here's the somewhat tricky part.

1) My friend had not reached the hole yet and when I executed the chip, I was on the rough outside the green, so the flag wasn't pulled out from the hole.
2) The ball snaked and found the hole. It did not topple into the hole completely but it dropped halfway into the hole but because the flag shaft was there, the ball kinda 'rested' on it.

I swore if I'd pulled the flag from the hole, the ball would have dropped straight in (which it did anyway).

Under this circumstances, does this constitute a hole-in? Or what happened if I pulled the flag and the ball popped right outta the hole instead?

Well, when u remove the flag, make sure u take it out from the other side the ball is resting on.... Naturally the ball will not pop out


Just be smart.... The ball will not pop out if u handled the pin correctly


Congrats on your chip-in.....

Thanks!

My caddy cheered, my girlfriend whooped and I fist pumped that day (until the doubt sets in before you'd cleared my doubts).

I was seriously having doubts just before my game whether I'm really fit to play, how would the ball fly, would I simply just sky my first shot (after 4 months of not stepping on the green) and the whole world would laugh their intestines out?

I guess I'll be sticking to this for another few more years!

Congrats dude!

As advised by slinger who has vast experience in such chip ins, it is a hole in.

Tell u a story....

Many moons ago, had a high intense match with a keppel high hand, we were neck to neck till the 17th hole kanji par 3....

Hit a fade that landed on the rough, abt 20 ft to the pin, my opponent landed on the green 6 ft to the pin n looking for birdie...

Took my wedge n chip in for birdie in his face..... The look on his face was memorable, naturally he missed his birdie putt

Took his $20 with his autograph on it..... Kept those notes for many years until last month

Only return one of the 2 notes on his wedding.....

Mayb return the last note on his kid 1st month.... I sincerely hope he is working on it

Good kakis are hard to find these days.....

Hi guys,

Consider Rule 17.4:
Quote:
17-4. Ball Resting Against Flagstick

When a player's ball rests against the flagstick in the hole and the ball is not holed, the player or another person authorized by him may move or remove the flagstick, and if the ball falls into the hole, the player is deemed to have holed out with his last stroke; otherwise, the ball, if moved, must be placed on the lip of the hole, without penalty.

That clearly only applies if the ball is not holed. See the definition of "holed":
Quote:
Holed
A ball is "holed" when it is at rest within the circumference of the hole and all of it is below the level of the lip of the hole.

Therefore:

f the whole ball is not below the level of the hole you can move or remove the flagstick and if the ball goes below the level of the hole and comes to rest it is deemed holed. But if the ball jumps out then it is deemed to have been moved and must be replaced on the lip and tapped in.

Hope that clears it up for you

The idea of the game is to put the ball into the hole. Does not matter how.