Best golf travel bags of 2023

These are the best travel bags, considering all aspects of space, weight, design and functionality.

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Welcome to the 2023 edition of GOLF The best of allwhere we provide you with, well… the best of everything!

Check out GOLF’s picks for the best golf travel bags of 2023, which include the most functional and convenient travel covers we’ve seen all year. These bags range in price from $14.99 to $339.99. Treat yourself to the new stand bag you’ve been looking for, or find the perfect gift for a golfer you love.

Here are the top 10 best selling stand bags from Sun Mountain, Sunday, Ogio and Club Glove.

These are the the best of the best!

consider these factors

When looking for your ideal golf travel bag, you should first consider the following factors: Portability, maneuverability, storage and protection

Whether you’re a casual golfer who only takes a golf trip once a year or a road warrior who checks his clubs every week, your golf clubs are an investment and you should invest in protection.

Below you will find different travel bags in a variety of styles and materials, available in many colors and loaded with the features you need in a travel bag.

Advantages of a Stand Bag

Unless you pack your clubs into your travel bag from the curb outside the airport check-in counter (don’t be that person), chances are you’ll need to lug your travel bag around to a little You want a bag that is easy to move or press when you need to release your ends. Who knows how far you might need to pull.

A travel stop is something you actually only use for a few hours at a time. The rest of the time you own it, it will either be in your closet, rental car trunk, golf course store, etc. Because space is usually limited, especially when you’re on the road, you want to make sure that your travel gear can store reasonably well and doesn’t take up too much space.

Don’t trust the airlines to handle your golf bag with care. Instead, make sure your golf clubs are properly protected with a sturdy travel cover designed to take the impacts of drops and bangs, instead of your driver shaft.

The best golf travel bags 2023

Keep scrolling for all the best travel bags we’ve seen this year.

These featured travel bags are available in various color choices. Tap the “BUY NOW” button to compare and discover more colors.

Sun Mountain ClubGlider


Sun Mountain ClubGlider Meridian

$339.99

The Meridian minimizes the hassle of traveling with your golf equipment. Dense foam padding across the top of the bag protects your clubs; the leg mechanism supports the weight of your bag; and the swivel wheels make the bag very maneuverable. Pulling a loaded ClubGlider is almost effortless.


tea Sun Mountain ClubGlider is one of the most unique travel covers out there thanks to its innovative retractable leg design. The legs extend outwards, providing two more wheels and supporting the entire weight of the bag.

Therefore, moving the ClubGlider around the airport is a breeze – they call the ClubGlider for a reason.

But the ClubGlider isn’t just best in class for maneuverability, it’s ballistic style nylon material, padded top and heavy-duty zippers make it one of the most durable bags on our list.

Sunday Golf STIX_THE MULE


Sunday Golf STIX_THE MULE | Golf travel bag

$149.99

Product Details: Tired of painfully lugging that huge golf travel bag through the airport only to find out it won’t fit in your rental car when you get there? We’ve all been there. Those times are now behind us. The Loma, Lom XL and El Camino are just a few examples of Sunday golf bags that The Mule has been designed for. Traveling with golf equipment is annoying, but this bag makes it easier. Features: Tall, Dark and Beautiful 4mm TSA Approved Travel Lock Ultra-Thick Foam Protection Concealed Valuables Pocket Comfy Single Strap Golf Shoe and Accessory Pocket Easy Folding Design For Storage Does Not Fit Other Bags of golf

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Rather carry your bag as you would normally through the airport, instead of rolling it? tea Sunday Golf STIX_THE MULE it’s for you.

Designed exclusively to fit Sunday’s Loma, Loma XL and El Camino golf bags, the Mule has no wheels, making it lighter than any other travel cover and easily foldable when not in use.

Club Glove Last Bag


Club Glove Last Bag Collegiate

$319.99

For those who just want to pack just their stand bag and some additional gear. Perfectly designed to fit most stand or carry bags. It is the #1 travel scholarship in all of college golf.


Club Glove prides itself on being the #1 travel bag in college golf and the Last Bag Collegiate that’s a big reason for that.

Designed to be the ultimate travel bag you’ll ever need, the Ultimate Bag is made from 1000 Denier Nylon and reinforced with 1600 D ballistic nylon at the base, making it water resistant and super durable.

My family still uses Club Gloves that are pushing 20 years and are still backed by their lifetime warranty.

Sun Mountain Cube


Sun Mountain Cube

$269.99

The Kube, Sun Mountain’s new travel bag, is an exciting new development in travel gear. They used a durable ballistic style fabric in combination with plastic half shells. When not in use, the Kube folds down to 9″ x 13″ x 14.5″ for storage.


tea Sun Mountain Cube it has the same ballistic-style nylon fabric and dense foam padding throughout the construction for protection as the ClubGlider, but it folds up into the size of a small suitcase when not in use.

The Cube it is perfect for those who want to travel lightly, since it fits neatly in the trunk of the rental car, with everything that was in it, during your trip.

Ogio Alpha travel cover


Ogio Alpha Travel Cover Mid

$279.99

If you think traveling with your clubs is difficult, stressful, or profanity-inducing, it just means you’re traveling with the wrong bag. No matter where you go, or how many golf trips you have planned this year, the ALPHA MID will be ready for wherever you are; birds not included.


tea Ogio Alpha Mid is designed to make traveling with golf clubs easy and stress-free. Thanks to extra padding around the clubheads and reinforced compression straps with integrated handles, you can rest easy knowing your clubs will arrive undamaged at your destination.

The Alpha Mid offers a unique D-shaped opening, making loading and unloading the bag easier since you don’t have to keep the two sides separate while doing so.

Jack Hirsch

Editor of Golf.com

Jack Hirsh is an assistant editor at GOLF. A native of Pennsylvania, Jack is a 2020 graduate of Penn State University, earning degrees in broadcast journalism and political science. He was captain of his high school golf team and recently returned to the program to serve as coach. Jack also still *trying* to stay competitive in local amateurs. Before joining GOLF, Jack spent two years working at a TV station in Bend, Oregon, primarily as a Journalist/Multimedia reporter, but also producing, anchoring and also presenting the weather. It can be reached jack.hirsh@golf.com.

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