Just leave it in for a while
MyGolfSpy did a research study in 2019 that says it is better to leave the golf flag in most of the time. Recently, Golf Digest published a report that says 99.9 percent of the time, it is better to take the pin out! MyGolfSpy responded on Instagram by saying that the Golf Digest report proves their research — that 99.9 percent of the time it is better for PROS to take out the flag, but for CLUB golfers it is statistically better to leave it in. No wonder beginners are confused.