KAPALUA, Hawaii – The new rule that begins this week that will allow players to play shots from the putting surface with the flagstick in the hole has created plenty of opinions among PGA Tour players.
On one extreme is Dustin Johnson who said on Wednesday at the Sentry Tournament of Champions that he can’t imagine many instances when he would keep the flagstick in the hole while he’s putting. Bryson DeChambeau, however, said he plans to keep the flagstick in early and often.
This could create some interesting scenarios on Thursday when Johnson and DeChambeau will be paired together in the day’s last group at Kapalua.