Walking is in the Bag

As you know, The Muni Golfer feels that walking is an integral part of the game of golf and always walks when playing a round, unless forced to take a cart by the course. That's why finding a comfortable, lightweight carry bag is as important a piece of equipment as a driver, wedge, putter or golf ball. Sun Mountain makes some of the lightest, best carry bags and I have been using a Superlight 3.5 model for the past three or four seasons. The bag weighs only 3.5 pounds and has plenty of pockets, including one to carry a water bottle. Last week, I received The Golf Warehouse's catalog in the mail and they were featuring a sale on Sun Mountain's "Mini" carry bag. This bag weighs ONLY 2.65 pounds and the company claims it can carry a full set of clubs. After reading several online reviews, I decided to order one and it arrived today. And boy, it it light! It has ample pockets and space to carry the essentials for a round of golf: golf balls; a couple of golf gloves; a values pouch; a scorecard/yardage book holder; a small notebook; a copy of the Rules of Golf; a zippered case for ball markers, divot tools, Sharpies and pencils, a spike wrench and a couple of spare golf spikes; a bottle of Aleve; a small bag of first aid supplies such as band aids and allergy tablets; and a small bag of granola bars. It even has a water bottle pouch! The top opening of the bag is only 7 inches, but a full set of 14 clubs can fit into the bag, although snuggly. Completely full, the bag feels like it is hardly on your back, which should be a relief after 15 or 16 holes of a round. I will taking this bag with me to Delaware for a test drive and I will report back on how well it works.