Many beginners don’t realize it, but a good quality golf bag is one of the most important items of golfing equipment that you can have. It helps you store and transport all your clubs, equipment and golfing accessories. allowing you to concentrate on your game.

There are basically two types of golf bags to choose from:

1. Carry Bags, which as the name suggests are bags designed to be carried by you as you walk around the golf course.

2. Cart Bags, which are designed to be used with a golf cart.

When you’re first starting out, you will probably want to get a carry bag, but chances are that eventually you will need both types, especially since some golf courses prohibit walking and have riding a golf cart as the only option.

One question that many beginners ask is “Why do I need a golf bag when I only have a handful of clubs?” The thing to remember though is that eventually you will probably get more clubs, and in any case clubs are not the only thing that you need to carry around on the greens! Additionally, you can get golf bags with little convienences to make your games more pleasant and enjoyable – for example, some golf bags even have pocket coolers which can keep your drink ice-cold.

When choosing a golf bag, the main issues to consider are comfort, weight, durability:

– The importance of comfort can not be understated! Remember that you will be spending many hours with your bag, so you want to choose one which fits and comfortably and which you can carry easily.

– Weight also ties into comfort: a lighter bag is of course easier to carry. Sometimes they may be a trade-off between durability and weight – lighter bags are often less sturdily constructed than heavier bags – but it isn’t always this way: you can get bags made of ultra-light modern materials such as graphite (although such bags can cost more).

– The importance of durability goes without saying. You don’t want to buy a bag which is going to fall apart on you as soon as you start using it!

Aside from the above, there are other features which you may consider important. As already mentioned some bags include drink coolers, which are a nice extra. A more central feature is the number of compartments and dividers in the bag – while most bags are designed to hold up to 15 golf clubs (although the number of clubs you can carry during a tournament may be limited) – there are differences between bags in this area, which could be important to you if you like to carry a lot of golfing accessories. Finally another thing to look out for is water-resistance: a water-resistant bag will help protect your golf clubs, and thus is almost certainly worth the extra investment.

If you are a fan of the game of golf you’d have realized that the every Pro-Am tournament or Challenge attracts hordes of crowds and many sponsors. Each tournament has multiple golf sponsors who utilize this opportunity to market their products/services and create brand awareness about it. There are many big players in this arena making it an interesting and exciting marketing study.

Some of the top golf sponsors include financial institutions, large cap companies, and well as some of the old regular sponsors such as watch companies, white goods companies etc. Let’s take a look at who is fighting whom for sponsorship results form a well-thought of, expensive and perhaps, effective marketing initiative.

The first name that comes to mind as a top golf sponsor is HSBC Bank. HSBC has several sponsorships and it’s portfolio of professional golf tournaments include:

o HSBC World Match Play – UK

o HSBC Women’s World Match Play – USA

o Champions – China

If you follow the pattern of HSBC’s sponsorship, you’ll find that the financial institution has a top to bottom approach to golf sponsorships and is clearly evident because it supports golf tournaments at the bottom levels in both US and China.

Another major and top golf sponsor is The Citigroup Private Bank. Recently it signed a 3-year contract to become the new presenting sponsor for The Tavistock Cup. Tavistock Group is a private investment company that owns two of the finest golf clubs in the word, namely Isleworth and Lake Nona and this competition is organized between the pro golf members of Iselworth Golf and Country Club as well as Lake Nona Golf and Country Club.

On the other side of the globe, in China, the 3rd Annual JA China Golf Classic tournament, which took place at Pine Valley Golf Resort and Country Club witness sponsorship from 15 leading Chinese companies and organizations such as E&Y China, Microsoft China, GE China and The St. Regis Beijing. Some of the top Chinese media companies that participated include BusinessWeek/China, Chinese WSJ.com and Sina.com. The JA China Classic is a philanthropic event and all the proceeds from this event are used to encourage more and more Chinese business leaders to support the cause of education in order to prepare future business leaders in China. The theme of the JA Golf Classic is “Developing Future Entrepreneurs with Social Responsibility”.

Also, HP is set to sponsor the CompTIA Charity Golf Classic Tournament. The CompTIA Educational Foundation has announced that Hewlett-Packard Company has become the lead sponsor for the Second Annual Creating Futures Charity Golf Classic. “Creating Futures” event will be a benefit program which is being organized for nurturing IT industry career opportunities. The Creating Futures Charity Golf Classic is going to be played on August 4 at one of the best public golf courses in the Greater Orlando region, the Falcon’s Fire Golf Club. The CompTIA Education Foundation provides career opportunities to those groups whose interests have not been represented in the IT Industry such as veterans switching over from the military; disabled individuals; youth at-risk; and dislocated workers.