What ELSE Is In Your Bag?

[GolfSpy AFG]

I was cleaning out/sorting my bag a little while ago and it occurred to me...I wonder if I'm the only one that keeps this much crap in their bag.  I have gotten feedback that my bag is on the heavy side; I suspect I'm packing away a bit more than the average golfer.

Besides balls, tees, and gloves...

- Bushnell Rangefinder and spare batteries.  My kid likes to screw around with the rangefinder when I take him, and I was not happy when the battery died into my second hole one Saturday morning.

 

- White and black frame Oakley’s

 

- Some Trident, because Tiger was chewing gum at the Masters, so if I chew gum I'll play like Tiger, right?

- About 30 ball markers and 6 or 7 repair tools.  Ball markers are the one cheap souvenir I'll pick up at every new course.

- Spike wrench and club wrench

- Nike Thermal sleeves.  Admittedly, these haven't gotten a lot of use.

- Under Armour and Nike knit hats

- Under Armour and Nike rain jackets (I have this weird thing where I hate mixing apparel logos...I know...)

- Titleist cart mitts

- Handwarmers

- Military challenge coin from my first squadron

- Absorbine Jr for gnat repellent

Some of this stuff I only need for colder temps, but if I store it anywhere else I'll inevitably get questions from the wife who doesn't remember me buying that, and that, and that, if you get my drift.

So, am I the overprepared weirdo?  And, what else is in your bag?

 

[beelzeberto]

I have 12 balls, three gloves, several pencils, a small bag with like 8 markers and two divot tools, a bourbon bag full of tees, rain hood, driver tool, rangefinder.

[Jbmullin]

I carry the NX9 HD precision pro range finder that I was lucky enough to be a my golf spy tester for next year. Multiple bags with markers , coins for makers, the Trident Align tool and line drawer on thing . Rain suit, Titleist toque, 5-6 gloves for sweaty days. Pair of rain gloves, umbrella, usually 12-15 balls.


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[ParFore74x]

Rain hood for my bag, windbreaker and stocking cap for me, divot tool, a dozen or so balls, driver tool, marker, couple of pencils and three gloves.

[Nic]

• Well now I'm embarrassed for myself lol... I didnt realize that I have an excessive amount of gear, goods and crap zippered into every nook and pocket in my bag. A towel, a glove, some tees, and a sleeve of golf balls should be all that I need.  However, 5 ball markers, divot tools, an extra shirt, 3 more gloves, a windbreaker, rain suit, rain gloves, 100+ tees, 40+ balls, first aid kit, driver adjustment tool, extra towels, sunglasses, extra laces, sunscreen, mosquito repellent,  2 groove brushes, an extra headcover are just ridiculous for me to lug around.  I took all of the extra stuff out, and my bag is light & will actually stand upright on it's own now!  

[GolfSpy AFG]

• Well now I'm embarrassed for myself lol... I didnt realize that I have an excessive amount of gear, goods and crap zippered into every nook and pocket in my bag. A towel, a glove, some tees, and a sleeve of golf balls should be all that I need.  However, 5 ball markers, divot tools, an extra shirt, 3 more gloves, a windbreaker, rain suit, rain gloves, 100+ tees, 40+ balls, first aid kit, driver adjustment tool, extra towels, sunglasses, extra laces, sunscreen, mosquito repellent,  2 groove brushes, an extra headcover are just ridiculous for me to lug around.  I took all of the extra stuff out, and my bag is light & will actually stand upright on it's own now!  

Holy sh!t bro.
I thought my bag was stuffed...


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[Jwhite86]

2-3 gloves

Pair of Rain Gloves

Umbrella & Rain Hood

Tees & Balls

2 ballmarkers, divot tool

Wrench

Snacks/ drinks

[heavygolffeels]

Just cleaned my bag out so it is not too bad right now.

6-8 balls, 20 tees or so, 1 divot tool, 2 extra ball markers, 1 rangefinder, 1 glove, 1 pencil, sun screen, bug spray. 

[jkpigott]

5 hours ago, Nic said:

• Well now I'm embarrassed for myself lol... I didnt realize that I have an excessive amount of gear, goods and crap zippered into every nook and pocket in my bag. A towel, a glove, some tees, and a sleeve of golf balls should be all that I need.  However, 5 ball markers, divot tools, an extra shirt, 3 more gloves, a windbreaker, rain suit, rain gloves, 100+ tees, 40+ balls, first aid kit, driver adjustment tool, extra towels, sunglasses, extra laces, sunscreen, mosquito repellent,  2 groove brushes, an extra headcover are just ridiculous for me to lug around.  I took all of the extra stuff out, and my bag is light & will actually stand upright on it's own now!  

Man, my back hurts from just reading this!

One laser, one gps watch, one towel, 2 alignment sticks ($1.99 ea from Lowe's), about 8 balls, bag of tees, two divot tools, two ballmakers, one leather scorecard holder, 3-4 pencils, a small bottle of Advil and a Salted Nut Roll from 2018.

[silver & black]

3 - 5 gloves that are useless. 3 Pitch Fix divot tools. 100 tees. A dozen Pro VIX'es. Probably $5.00 in change. A rain suit. 3 ball caps. 2 sweat shirts. a pair of reading glasses. At least 20 pencils. Extra cleats for the shoes. A driver tool for changing settings. 2 clean towels. Advil. A flask. Plastic shot glasses.  Numerous ball markers. Maybe more...lol.

Edited May 29, 2020 by silver & black

[GB13]

If only I knew...

At least:

2 gloves, 8 ball markers, 20 pencils, old sunscreen (that I’m surprised hasn’t leaked and made a mess), bug spray, rain cover, mint gum, 4 bottles of water, 10 more pencils, change of socks (comes in handy waaaaay more often than you’d think), and some loose change.  

[beelzeberto]

I forgot I do have a sharpie, a towel and a club brush as well lol.

[GolfSpy AFG]

I suppose I failed to mention towel and a Milwaukee marker too.


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[bacchus]

I used to way overpack, but I paired it down quite a bit. 

I have:

A club wrench; a few extra spikes and spike wrench; phone clip to film my swing, 1 Divot tool; 1 poker chip ball marker and 1 flat ball marker; couple bandaids, sharpie, koozie, sunscreen stick, and usually an extra glove.  So its mostly pretty light. I keep my range finder, towel, and brush clipped to my bag. 

What was key is i took a small free promotional duffle bag i had laying around and put all the extra stuff (i.e., some light rain and cold weather gear, extra towels, cold weather and rain gloves, extra ball markers and divot tools, tees, etc) and it stays where i keep my golf clubs.  So if i need anything or forecast looks iffy, i can just grab the bag and go, knowing i can sort it out when i get to the course. 

[dgoober]

Great topic! 
 

Same as @bacchus, I’ve pared down my bag for walking. Currently have a Scotty Cameron Sunday bag and Callaway light bag with the Titleist 14-way on hold for cart golf in the future. 
 

Aside from balls/tees etc. my go-to staples are some snacks (trial mix or granola bar), change of socks ( @GB13  I agree man!) , sports tape for fingers and band aids. Always seem to need something for extra hand grip, or a busted finger. 
 

Side-note: veterans, help me out with a like so I can get out of recruit status - been here since 2018!

Edited May 29, 2020 by dgoober
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[rsilman]

Typically I have about 3 sleeves of balls, one extra glove, some tees, club wrench, one divot tool, a couple specific coins I use as markers, a sharpie, rangefinder, handheld gps, towel, rain jacket, snowcap, sunscreen, and a couple coozies. 

If I plan to walk, I take out everything that I know I will not need (e.g. rain jacket, snowcap). 

[Ploobear]

Whoa that is a lot of stuff. I pared down my bag and found that I don't carry an excessive amount of equipment. If anything, too many balls, but otherwise I'm pretty light on stuff. But the snacks. Holy crap. It's like I was prepping to be the snack parent at a little league baseball game. 

[Lonnie]

- 1 leather glove

- 1 practice glove

- 1 pair rain gloves

- 9 balls

- sunglasses with case

- baggy with sunscreens

- snack bag: nuts, bars, dried fruit

- 2 coozies

- water bottle

- coin purse with 3-4 ball markers, 3-4 divot tools, 2 pencils, handful of tees

- 1 marker

- rangefinder

- Groove Tube water bottle and club brush

- Bluetooth speaker

- packable pullover

- stretchy resistance band

 

Edited May 29, 2020 by Lonnie
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[EdotTdot]

Let's see, outside of an abundance of balls (see: hack golfer/degenerate)

2 - tall boy coozies

1 - regular coozie

5-6 - divot tools

1 - bluetooth speaker

1 - windbreaker

1 - handwarmer

1 - sunscreen

1 - tube of electrolyte tabs

 

[StrawberryShortCake]

Range finder

Callaway driver tool

First Aid kit

Replacement gloves

Divot Tool

DIY Ball Markers

Windbreaker/rain jacket

Sunscreen/bug juice

Cliff Bars

Bluetooth Speaker

Rain Gloves

And all the normal stuff, ball cleaner, balls, tees, etc

[hawkfdc]

I wage a constant war at my home course to have a net positive on golf balls, meaning I find more than I lose. Periodically I clean out the ball bag and dump them in a bucket at the house for my son and his duck hook off the tee. So, balls, tees, 1 divot tool with a ball marker, a second ball marker, a few quarters, the flightscope, the holder for the flightscope, 2 alignment sticks, a rain jacket, a ball retriever, 2 towels. Okay I have to go clean out my bag now.

[GolfSpy AFG]

I wage a constant war at my home course to have a net positive on golf balls, meaning I find more than I lose. Periodically I clean out the ball bag and dump them in a bucket at the house for my son and his duck hook off the tee. So, balls, tees, 1 divot tool with a ball marker, a second ball marker, a few quarters, the flightscope, the holder for the flightscope, 2 alignment sticks, a rain jacket, a ball retriever, 2 towels. Okay I have to go clean out my bag now.

Same thing here, all the balls I find go to my boy’s water ball bucket. Then when I take them (they’re 6 & 4), they insist on me teeing up 4 or 5 of them at each water hazard and letting them have at it. Gotta keep it fun...


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[theflyin_haRyan]

I've got a Golf buddy VTX handheld rangefinder... but it's had some issues lately. When I plug it into charge it gives me the charging percentage, but after unplugging it it wont turn on. It wont turn on while its plugged in either. Anyone had any issues with their Golfbuddy devices before? I've reached out to their customer service team a few years ago and they helped me out with prior devices, but I haven't heard back from them on my most recent inquiry. 

 

 

[Headhammer]

I just cleaned mine out, here is what I found;

3 Range Gloves, 1 Game Glove, Set of Rain Gloves

3 Divot Tools

Cigar Minder, 2 Lighters, 2 Cutters

Roll of Athletic Tape, 2 Band Aids

Sunglasses

Rain Hood & Umbrella

Galway Bay Rainsuit

Alignment Rod

Putting Mirror

Ball Line Template, 2 Thin Line Sharpies

2 Pencils

Bunch of Old Scorecards

3 Towels

Club Brush

Bunch of Range Tokens From Ranges I Will Never Visit Again

 

[benmcal]

On 5/28/2020 at 9:58 PM, jkpigott said:

Man, my back hurts from just reading this!

One laser, one gps watch, one towel, 2 alignment sticks ($1.99 ea from Lowe's), about 8 balls, bag of tees, two divot tools, two ballmakers, one leather scorecard holder, 3-4 pencils, a small bottle of Advil and a Salted Nut Roll from 2018.

Brilliant idea in regards to picking up the driveway sticks from Lowe's instead of paying $20+ for "golf" alignment sticks!

[mellow]

A lot of similarities with everyone else. Part of my ritual before the round is to check everything and pick out a divot tool and coin/marker, but I have a spare always in the bag for a forgetful friend (or me).

 

Balls

Tees

Alignment stick

Spare green repair tool

Spare marker

Sunscreen

Glove x 2

Rain glove (pair)

Sunscreen

Ibuprofen

Energy gel

Clif Bar

Sharpie

Pencil

Rangefinder

Umbrella (if rain is threatening, pretty rare in SoCal)

Rainhood

 

Edited June 2, 2020 by mellow

[Martinjfs]

On 5/28/2020 at 3:50 AM, Getoffmylawn said:

I was cleaning out/sorting my bag a little while ago and it occurred to me...I wonder if I'm the only one that keeps this much crap in their bag.  I have gotten feedback that my bag is on the heavy side; I suspect I'm packing away a bit more than the average golfer.

Besides balls, tees, and gloves...

- Bushnell Rangefinder and spare batteries.  My kid likes to screw around with the rangefinder when I take him, and I was not happy when the battery died into my second hole one Saturday morning.

 

- White and black frame Oakley’s

 

- Some Trident, because Tiger was chewing gum at the Masters, so if I chew gum I'll play like Tiger, right?

- About 30 ball markers and 6 or 7 repair tools.  Ball markers are the one cheap souvenir I'll pick up at every new course.

- Spike wrench and club wrench

- Nike Thermal sleeves.  Admittedly, these haven't gotten a lot of use.

- Under Armour and Nike knit hats

- Under Armour and Nike rain jackets (I have this weird thing where I hate mixing apparel logos...I know...)

- Titleist cart mitts

- Handwarmers

- Military challenge coin from my first squadron

- Absorbine Jr for gnat repellent

Some of this stuff I only need for colder temps, but if I store it anywhere else I'll inevitably get questions from the wife who doesn't remember me buying that, and that, and that, if you get my drift.

So, am I the overprepared weirdo?  And, what else is in your bag?

 

I have to agree with you......really over prepared

[Zen Snake]

[GolfSpy AFG]

8 hours ago, Martinjfs said:

I have to agree with you......really over prepared

Yup.  That said, some of this stuff is just using my bag as storage to avoid attention from the wife, rather than to have for a round.  And there seem to be a few more over-prepared folks on here, so I'm actually a little comforted.

[GolfSpy_SHARK]

On 5/27/2020 at 7:50 PM, Getoffmylawn said:

I was cleaning out/sorting my bag a little while ago and it occurred to me...I wonder if I'm the only one that keeps this much crap in their bag.  I have gotten feedback that my bag is on the heavy side; I suspect I'm packing away a bit more than the average golfer.

Besides balls, tees, and gloves...

- Bushnell Rangefinder and spare batteries.  My kid likes to screw around with the rangefinder when I take him, and I was not happy when the battery died into my second hole one Saturday morning.

 

- White and black frame Oakley’s

 

- Some Trident, because Tiger was chewing gum at the Masters, so if I chew gum I'll play like Tiger, right?

- About 30 ball markers and 6 or 7 repair tools.  Ball markers are the one cheap souvenir I'll pick up at every new course.

- Spike wrench and club wrench

- Nike Thermal sleeves.  Admittedly, these haven't gotten a lot of use.

- Under Armour and Nike knit hats

- Under Armour and Nike rain jackets (I have this weird thing where I hate mixing apparel logos...I know...)

- Titleist cart mitts

- Handwarmers

- Military challenge coin from my first squadron

- Absorbine Jr for gnat repellent

Some of this stuff I only need for colder temps, but if I store it anywhere else I'll inevitably get questions from the wife who doesn't remember me buying that, and that, and that, if you get my drift.

So, am I the overprepared weirdo?  And, what else is in your bag?

 

I usually store colder day stuff in a bag in my car not in the bag itself so if we get a cool late summer day I can break it out easy. Other than that the only non-golf specific items are bug spray and some sun tan spray just in case its really sunny.