You’ve seen it all before, certainly. Someone wins a golf bag at a charity golf tournament, or they scoop one up at a garage sale, or someone passes down a bag to someone else and… it’s a tragedy.

Somehow, golf bags – a rare item of gear used on every single shot (you need to hold all those clubs somehow!) – is often overlooked. Just make sure there is enough room to hold everything you need and you’ll be fine, right?

Luckily there are so many great options from some of the biggest brands in the game right now to replace old faithful with a light, waterproof, sleek unit. Whether you’re a cart rider, a pusher, or a carrying connoisseur, these are some of the best golf bags available.

CALLAWAY HYPER-LITE ZERO

The Callaway Hyper-Lite golf bag comes in weighing just 2.5 pounds. The super light golf stand bag boasts sturdy carbon fiber legs and is made of a lightweight fabric. The Callaway golf bag has an improved strap built for extra comfort and has four pockets including an internal mesh pocket and drink pocket. It’s a light yet practical golf stand bag.

COBRA RADSpeed Stand Bag

The newest addition to the Cobra golf bags line-up reflects the latest gear drop from Cobra, the RADSpeed. It has a four-way top with full-length club dividers. This golf stand bag is a collaboration with Vessel, makers of the best golf bags on the market. This Cobra stand bag has a fleece-lined valuables pocket (with a lockable clip) and carbon fibre stand legs.

PING Moonlite Carry

While PING has quickly become an industry leader for golf bags (its Hoofer line is an iconic best-of-the-best golf bag) but the Moonlite carry bag, re-designed for 2021, is a fun addition to the lineup of Ping golf bags. The Moonlite is just 2.5 pounds and even though it’s a lightweight golf bag it still boasts a four-way top and holds 14 clubs without crowding. It also has an added zippered water-bottle pocket plus a stretchable mesh range-finder pocket.

TaylorMade TM Cart Lite

TaylorMade golf bags on offer include a nice selection of golf stand bags but it’s the TaylorMade TM Cart Lite golf cart bag that steals the show for 2021. It has an optimized engineered top shape and trolley notch for perfect fit on push carts. There are two micro-suede valuables pockets and an insulated water bottle pocket. This golf cart bag is super sturdy, built with tarpaulin reinforcements to ensure no tearing or wearing when using cart straps.

Titleist Players 4 StaDry

One of the great additions to the line of Titleist golf stand bags, the Players 4 StaDry has a hinged bottom for best-in-class stability along with a unique self-balancing and convertible strap system. This golf stand bag also boasts dual-density foam in the straps for great comfort.

Srixon Z SRX Ultra Light

This Srixon golf bag is incredibly light. It’s got a six-way top for simple organization of your clubs and tips the scale at just 3.5 pounds. This golf stand bag has five easy-access pockets for anything extra you might need, and high strength carbon fibre legs for increased stability.