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Conference 7.286::golf

Title:	Welcome to the Golf Notes Conference!
Notice:	FOR SALE notes in Note 69 please! Intros in note 863 or 61.
Moderator:	FUNYET::ANDERSON

Created:	Tue Feb 15 1994
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2129
Total number of notes:	21499

1162.0. "CARRYBAGS FOR TRAVEL" by DPDMAI::VENEZIO (MY other car is a GOLFCART) Fri Feb 15 1991 17:52

    Anybody have any advise on a good travel cover? I'm looking at
    something that may convert into a bag if it's not cost prohibitive.
    
    I have been unable to find one in a golf shop. I've only seen it in an
    airline magazine and wouldn't pay the price ($250+). Haven't even seen
    one in a catalog such as Austad's.
    
    What's everyone using. I have a good vinyl one now, but it's ready for
    replacement. It's been from Pebble Beach to Augusta Nat'l so I hate to
    part with it, but it's not doing the job.
    
    
    Ken

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1162.1	"In Jest, and In a Serious Vein..."	ASABET::VARLEY		`Mon Feb 18 1991 11:23`	7
	Ken, you took a VINYL (!!) cover into Augusta National and they let you play ? Seriously, get a canvas cover. Mostt of the better clubs have 'em in small bag and large bag sizes. I believe Ralph Maltby, NevadaBob, Edwin Watts etc. sell 'em. How did you like Augusta ? Were the members relatively "normal ?" --Jack
1162.2	spectatin' only	DPDMAI::VENEZIO	MY other car is a GOLFCART	`Mon Feb 18 1991 12:48`	12
	My bag made it to Augusta, and stayed in the trunk while I attended the Masters. I only wish. My trips (twice) included Hilton Head for 4 days, and the Augusta for a few more days. BTW, if you get to Augusta, play the Jones Creek course. It's difficult to play Masters week but worth hanging around for. The back nine resembles the back nine at Augusta Nat'l. Thanks for the advise. I'll check the shops you mentioned. Do they have the covers that convert to a bag? Ken
1162.3		ASABET::VARLEY		`Mon Feb 18 1991 13:22`	8
	The covers that convert to bags are heavy, not very practical and expensive. Hell, if you got a nylon one, you coud stuff it in the pouch of your golf bag if you had to. I think that I'd now vote for a Cordura cover, on second thought. This is one of those cases where you can't find one tool to do two separate jobs done (IMO). --Jack
1162.4	2 (light) bags in one carryall?	BUFFER::FAULDS		`Fri Sep 25 1992 13:03`	16
	My wife and I are going to Bermuda next week and want to take our golf clubs. I checked out notes 196, and 536 (that Bermuda story didn't help at all :^0 ). I was hoping to squeeze her Ping lightweight bag and my Sun Mountain Eclipse into one canvas carryall (which I haven't purchased yet). Is this ridiculous? I didn't want to buy two carryalls or have to hope that the airline could get TWO golf bags over to Bermuda as separate pieces of luggage. I've never taken golf clubs anywhere by plane so...let me have it! Regards, Rob ps. Any info on public accessible courses in Bermuda much appreciated. We've checked out Fodor's, etc but I'd like to hear from you Noters. Thx.
1162.5		PUTTER::WARFIELD	Gone Golfing	`Fri Sep 25 1992 13:39`	12
	Buy two bags...It will be pretty awkward trying to carry the one bag with 2 sets of clubs in it. Some allow make it easy to pull out your strap which makes the lugging easier. I've never had a problem transporting clubs, especially when headed towards a destination where people are expented to golf! (You should see all the clubs coming off the plane in Savannah). I saw a tip that the pros take their clubs out of the bag & put them in head end first. That way if a club gets broken it's only that shaft & those can be replaced. I've never been to Bermuda, put know some golfers who've been. They all liked playing at Port Royal.