Definition: Another name for the flagstick. Flagstick is the term used throughout the rules; pin is a colloquial term, but one probably used as often as "flagstick" by recreational golfers.
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Also Known As: Flagstick
By Brent Kelley, About.com Guide
A pin - more properly called the flagstick - at Royal Liverpool.
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