For all accidental deflections after a stroke, including when the ball hits the player or opponent or their equipment or caddies

The player’s ball in motion is accidentally deflected by the person attending the flag when they were distracted? There is no penalty to the player for the ball accidentally hitting the flagstick or the flagstick attendee.

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