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THE HEAVY BAG!

So I’m sorry I had to write this. But seriously folks, is your golf bag too heavy.

Odds are it is. So why are golf bags weighing almost as much as the owners themselves.

The heavy bag is a term to define which punching bag boxers are working out on when training for the next fight. But these days it’s a term for far too many golfers-golf bags.

There is plenty of talk on places like Twitter-X about golf bags that are ready to burst at the seems. Maybe the strap is going to break, or the bottom will fall out.

THE U.S.OPEN this week from Pinehurst North Carolina, on the Donald Ross designed Pinehurst #2.

HOW MANY CLUBS are you carrying? 15 or more, please remove at least one club please, there are rules against that. So do have 14 clubs (legal) and one umbrella, one ball retriever, and one training aid in your bag.

IT’S GETS OLD hearing caddies talking about the weight of the bag, and telling golfers they have to change out the bag, only to have the golfers get mad.

I THINK it would be great if scales were brought in and anything over 40 pounds gets sent to the bench. OR you owe the caddies a tip of at least $2 a pound. The bag drop guys at least a gratuity of $25.

WHERE DID ALL THE WEIGHT COME FROM-golf balls are one of the main culprits when this happens. But I’m sure that some caddies agree with me when I say, you don’t need to fill every pocket with golf balls. Because there is no need to ever have more than like 12 balls in your bag at a time. I don’t care how many you find in your backyard from a neighboring golf course.

TEE’S how many do you need, unless you are playing more than 18 holes, you only really need 18 tees. Bag tags, always room for a few, such as 3 or 4. But 12, no way, please remove at least 8+.

SO TELL ME are you one of the cheapskates smuggling booze in, because you are too cheap to buy your alcohol at the golf course. Do you really need a High Noon that bad anyway, where you are bringing in your own. I do know that your cell phone does not take up that much space, or weigh that much.

IF YOUR ASKING THE QUESTION about what to get the Dad that has everything for Fathers Day. Maybe the answer is a lighter golf bag.

THIS PAST WEEK at Heritage Oaks I had three customers in less than one hour that had golf bags that were at least over 50 pounds. So what is the point.

Golfers do yourself and everyone else involved a favor, and lighten the golf bag, clean it out. Buy a new LIGHWEIGHT BAG. Your caddie, and bag drop people thank you.

Golf bag companies-start building them lighter, maybe you can start selling them cheaper. Which is another complaint from too many golfers these days. RS