The flags listed below are in order of their ranking by Golf Digest [2003-2004 Ranking]

 1. Pine Valley

One of the most exclusive, most difficult, and most popular courses in the world.  This is the flag currently used at Pine Valley.  The flag is embroidered with the logo on both sides.  This is one of the few current used flags that you will see with brass grommets on the left side.  Almost all flags nowadays have a plastic tube on the left side.  Apparently Pine Valley isn't too interested in the latest technological advances.  The flag comes with a tag from Eagle One Golf Products on back.

This screen printed Pine Valley flag was used in 1998/1999.  It has a Standard Golf tag on back.

This screen printed flag was used at the 1985 Walker Cup.  This was the last major tournament that Pine Valley hosted.  The flag has a Standard Golf tag on back.

While this flag doesn't have the Pine Valley logo, this flag was made for a match between members of Pine Valley and members of Bel Air Country Club.  The flag is embroidered with the name of Ernest Ransome, who was President of Pine Valley at the time of this tournament in 1988.  Mr. Ransome's signature was a great addition to this rare flag.

This used flag is from the 1991 Ransome Tournament, named after former Pine Valley president Ernest Ransome, who started the tournament. 

2. Augusta National

The holy grail of used course flags.  This is surely number 1 on everyone's wish list.  Authentic ones rarely ever come up for sale.  Beware! There are lots of fakes out there.  The authentic flag is screen printed and comes with the plastic tube on the left and a Standard Golf tag on the back.  Don't buy one that is missing the tag and has no indication of ever being connected to the tube.  Remember, in order to remove the tube, the flag would have to be damaged.  Most people don't realize that the tube is sewn onto the flag in several places.  This yellow Augusta National flag is used on the course during regular play for members, and is also used on the Par 3 course.  It is also used on the main course during the practice rounds of Masters week, except for the 18th hole, where a Masters flag is used. 

The green Augusta flag is only found in front of the Augusta National clubhouse (2 of them) and on the chipping range (4 of them) and is extremely difficult to come by. 

 3. Cypress Point - Cypress Point uses a green and white checkered flag with no logo.  This is "tradition" at Cypress Point.  I have talked with members of the grounds crew and they don't believe that any flag with the Cypress Point logo has ever been used.

4. Oakmont C.C. - Oakmont doesn't currently use a logo'd flags (they use solid red flags) - but they used to.  This flag was used by Oakmont in the late 1980s.  Obviously, this flag is rare and is one of the most valuable used course flags around. 

5. Pebble Beach - Pebble Beach uses solid yellow flags with no logo.  Being a public course and one of the most well known courses in the world, too many flags were taken home as souvenirs, so Pebble is sticking with the blank flags. 

6. Shinnecock Hills G.C.

 7. Merion G.C.  - Merion uses red wicker baskets instead of pin flags.  This was derived from an old Scottish tradition.  Back when the game was just beginning some golfers believed that being able to see which way the wind was blowing on the green was an unfair advantage.  Therefore, a couple hundred years ago some courses in Scotland used wicker baskets atop the pin instead of flags.  This practice was brought to America and made famous by Merion.

Merion wicker baskets are nearly impossible to obtain.  They are made by hand and never allowed to leave the club.

  8. Oakland Hills C.C.

The flag is white with a green trim and has a one-sided embroidered Oakland Hills logo in the middle.  The flag has a Prestige Flag tag on the back.  The flag has a plastic tube on the left side when used on the course, but the tube has been cut out of my flag.  This flag was used in 2002 at Oakland Hills.  The plastic tube was cut from the flag before it was given to me. 

 9. Winged Foot G.C. - Info Coming Soon

 10. Oak Hill C.C. - No information available at this time

 11. The Country Club - No information available at this time

12. Pinehurst #2 - All of the Pinehurst courses use the same flags.  3 different colored flags are used depending on pin placements.  The putter boy logo is in the center of the flag 

This flag is from several years ago.  Pinehurst is currently using checkered flags.

 13. Medinah C.C.

The flag is screen printed and has a standard golf tag on back.  The left side is sewn onto a plastic tube.  This flag was used at Medinah in 2002.  I assume that Medinah uses 3 different colored flags to indicate pin placements, but I am not sure.

This flag was NOT the one used at the 1990 U.S. Open.  The owner of this flag received it as an award from a Hale Irwin sponsored golf tournament.  My guess if that Hale Irwin had these replica flags produced after he won the tournament.  

 14. Seminole G.C. - Seminole uses a yellow flag with an embroidered course logo in the center.

 15. Southern Hills C.C. - Southern Hills uses a yellow and blue flag that is made by Southern Flags.  They have used this particular flag since approximately 1999

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16. The Olympic Club  

17. Inverness Club  

18. Muirfield Village G.C. - No information available at this time

19. National Golf Links of America

20. Quaker Ridge G.C. - No information available at this time.  Check back soon

 21. Cherry Hills C.C. - No information available at this time

 22. Baltusrol G.C. - White flag with embroidered club logo

23. Crystal Downs C.C. -

 Yellow and white flag with embroidered logo and 75th anniversary.  These flags were used by the course in 2002.  This flag is very sought after since the course is ranked in the top 20 and Alister Mackenzie designed the course. 

 24. Olympia Fields C.C. - While I don't currently have a picture of a used course flag from Olympia Fields, here is a photo of the flag used at Olympia Fields during the 1997 U.S. Senior Open.

25. Prairie Dunes C.C.

Red screen printed flag with white logo.  The flag has a Standard Golf tag on back and a white tube on the left side.

 26. Riviera C.C. - No information available at this time.

 27. Los Angeles C.C. - No information available at this time.  Items from this course are very difficult to obtain.

 28. San Francisco G.C. - white flag w/ embroidered San Francisco logo.  Very difficult to obtain.  San Francisco G.C. doesn't even allow photographs to be taken of the course or anything related to the course.

 29. Garden City C.C. - No information available at this time

30. Bethpage Black

 31. Scioto C.C.

Yellow embroidered flag.  Eagle One Golf Products tag on back.  This flag was used on the course in 2002/2003.

 white embroidered flag, used in 2002/2003

32. Winged Foot G.C. (East) - No information available at this time

 33. Chicago G.C. - No information available at this time

 34. Fishers Island Club - No information available at this time

35. Colonial  

The first flag shown is a used course flag from Colonial.  The next three are Tournament-used flags from the Colonial Invitational. 

36. Interlachen - No information available at this time

37. Wade Hampton G.C.

These flags were used by the Tom Fazio-designed course in 2002.  Rico tag on back.

 38. Sand Hills G.C. - No information available at this time 

 39. Homestead (Cascades) - No information available at this time

 40. Milwaukee C.C. - No information available at this time

 41. Somerset Hills C.C. - No information available at this time

42. Butler National G.C.

43. Spyglass Hill Golf Course. - No information available at this time

 44. Wannamoisett C.C. - No information available at this time

 45. Plainfield C.C. - No information available at this time

46. Canterbury G.C. - While I don't currently have photos of a course-used Canterbury flag, here is a photo of the flag used at the 1973 PGA Championship that was held at Canterbury.  (More used tournament flags can be found in the Tournament-Used section of this website)

 47. Pacific Dunes - No information available at this time

 48. Shadow Creek - No information available at this time

 49. Victoria National G.C. - No information available at this time\

 50. Kittansett Club - No information available at this time

 51. Peachtree G.C. - No information available at this time

 52. Aronimink G.C. - No information available at this time

 53. Hazeltine National G.C. - No information available at this time

 54. Crooked Stick G.C. - No information available at this time

 55. Baltimore C.C. - No information available at this time

 56. Maidstone Club - No information available at this time

 57. The Golf Club - No information available at this time

 58. The Honors Course - No information available at this time

 59. Laurel Valley G.C. - No information available at this time

 60. Cog Hill Golf and C.C. - No information available at this time

 61. Bellerive C.C. - No information available at this time

 62. Bandon Dunes - No information available at this time

 63. Congressional C.C.  - No information available at this time

 64. Shoal Creek - No information available at this time

 65. Harbour Town Golf Links - No information available at this time

 66. Camargo Club- No information available at this time

67. TPC Sawgrass

68. Castle Pines G.C. - No information available at this time

69. Salem C.C. - No information available at this time

 70. The Ocean Course (Kiawah Island) - No information available at this time

 71. Whistling Straights- White flag with large Face Logo

 72. Forest Highlands G.C. - No information available at this time

 73. Prince Course - No information available at this time

 74. East Lake G.C. - No information available at this time

 75. Jupiter Hills Club - No information available at this time

 76. Point O'Woods Golf and C.C. - No information available at this time

 77. Long Cove Club - No information available at this time

 78. The Dunes Golf and Beach Club- No information available at this time

 79. Blackwolf Run - No information available at this time

 80. Desert Forest G.C. - No information available at this time

 81. Pine Tree G.C. - No information available at this time

 82. Shoreacres - No information available at this time

 83. Eugene C.C. - No information available at this time

 84. Mauna Kea Golf Course - No information available at this time

 85. Double Eagle Club - No information available at this time

 86. Atlanta C.C. - No information available at this time

 87. Valhalla G.C.

This flag was used in 2001 and 2002.  Valhalla cuts the tag off the flag before putting them in play. 

Valhalla began using this flag in late 2002.  Like most courses, Valhalla made the switch from the grommet flags to the slip-on kind.

88. The Quarry at La Quinta - No information available at this time

 89. Stanwich Club - No information available at this time

 90. Old Warson C.C. - No information available at this time

 91. Pasatiempo G.C. - No information available at this time

 92. Grandfather Golf and C.C. - No information available at this time

 93. NCR C.C. - No information available at this time

 94. Greenville C.C. - No information available at this time

 95. Black Diamond Ranch G.C.- No information available at this time

 96. Ocean Forest G.C. - No information available at this time

 97. The Estancia Club - No information available at this time

 98. Sahalee C.C. - No information available at this time

 99. Rich Harvest Links - No information available at this time

 100. Sycamore Hills G.C. - No information available at this time

Other Course Flags:

 Augusta Country Club

This is a used flag from the prestigious neighbor of Augusta National Golf Club.

 World Woods Golf Club

One of the Top 100 Public Courses in the country

Kapalua (Plantation Course)

One of the Top 100 Public Courses in the country

Home of the Mercedes Championship