Do you pull the flagstick yourself when you have a short putt? Are you allowed to hold the flagstick in one hand and putt with the other hand? Golf Rules Explained.

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📖 RULE 13.2b(1)/2 – Player May Make Stroke While Holding Flagstick
Rule 13.2b(1) allows a player to make a one-handed stroke while holding the flagstick with the other hand. However, the player may not use the flagstick to steady himself or herself while making a stroke (Rule 4.3a).

For example, a player may:

Remove the flagstick from the hole with one hand before putting and continue to hold it while making a one-handed stroke with the other hand.

Attend his or her own flagstick in the hole with one hand before and while putting with the other hand. While or after making the one-handed stroke, he or she may remove the flagstick from the hole, but must not deliberately allow the ball in motion to hit the flagst