Golf Travel Bags - recommendations please

Hello

I am off to Tenerife in January and want to take my clubs.  Can anyone recommend a decent golf travel bag which will accommodate a stand bag, shoes and a tall driver club.

Happy to pay between £50 - £100 but must have wheels and preferably a couple of internal pockets as well as external ones.

Thanks

Susan

ps The bag does not have to be pink in color!! 

Susan,

I use the Mizuno bag which is quite slim but still holds a full set of clubs & shoes. It has wheels so it is easy to pull around in the airports etc. I paid about £70 2 yeras ago.

John.

I use a three piece hard case I picked up in the US.  Cost me around £80 and easily gets all my golf gear in plus other stuff but goes down really small for storage.  I got it from Edwin Watts (they have them on their website). 

Personally I would recommend a hard case if you're putting them in the hold of a plane. 

Thanks so much for such quick responses - ironically I am flying with Monarch both to Tenerife in January and Mallorca in June and the clubs will come with me on both occasions. I will therefore check the weight of any potential bag before purchasing. 

Please keep the recommendations coming.

Thanks

Susan

Personally i have the longridge hard case. about £90 on line from most places. It easily accomodates my Sasquach standbag, with all my clubs in it, along with shoes, balls and some clothes.

I have seen a friends clubs destroyed in transit and although he got a brand new set of G10 irons, woods and stuff from the insurance. i couldn't bear to see my sticks get mangeled!

Si

Susan,

My Mizuno is the soft type & it's very compact. I also travel with Monarch & have never had any problems with the weight of the bag.

John.

Or you could speak to me nice and I could lend you mine........for a cost.  Shot a hole next time we play. 

Seriously, if you want to borrow mine you're welcome to.  Even the gorillas at Manchester airport didn't damage my babies. 

If you do use a "soft" case put a broom handle or similar in the bag as this will help stop your clubs getting crushed from any impact on the top. 

In the days before flight bags were invented, all I ever did was put on the waterproof headcover and put a padlock on that. Probably over thirty golf holidays without a problem.

 God, them hickory shafts were strong........................................Sorry John.

You may dismiss hickory shafts, David, but let me tell you that hickory was a great material for golf shafts. They were extremely powerful compared to its replacement - steel. Nice to see you are having a rich vein of form at the moment. long may it continue.

Many thanks for all the posts - keep the bag recommendations coming.

Incidentally, I have just spoken with Monarch to book my bag onto the plane out and back.  Their golf bag allowance is 20kg (which includes bag, clubs and golf extras).  Pretty generous methinks.  Obviously you have to pay for it being a budget airline.

Susan

How many pairs are ou taking this time Imelda?

I go t caught this year with Easyjet - golf cover, bag clubs and anything else in there has to be under 12Kg - not much. I was ok on the way out, never said a thing to me leaving UK, but was charged excess at Murcia airport and at 5 Euro per kilo it wasn't cheap.

I've been using an Ogio straight jacket for my clubs - it's the best I've found, military grade material, loads of room, quality build 

I will not have this problem when I go to the Algarve in February, as I am driving down.

Those damn weight limits eh Santo......

Dear all

Thanks so much for all your notes and recommendations.  Did some research based on your info over the weekend and have picked up an Ogio bag courtesy of E-Bay.  Should arrive this week so hopefully thats me sorted.

As I am off to Tenerife in Jan, I may need some recommendations for courses in the south of the island but I will look at the forums and post my info request in a different location.

Kind regards and thanks to all

Susan