flagstick

English

Etymology

From flag +‎ stick.

Noun

flagstick (plural flagsticks)

1. (golf) The pole which marks the location of a hole
   • 2007 May 12, Damon Hack, “Woods Saves His Best Shot for Sabbatini”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     He rattled the flagstick twice with his approach shots […] .