I’ve heard plenty of horror stories of people dropping their golf bag in the rack outside the pro shop, running into the bathroom or some such activity, coming out and finding clubs or even their whole bag missing. To try to curb this kind of theft, a new and interesting twist on golf bag design is here from Burton Golf called the Club-Lok golf bag, incorporating the Club-Lok Golf Club Theft Prevention System.
Utilizing a normal club organizer top with fourteen graphite shaft-friendly openings, the Club-Lok incorporates a hidden security system comprised of fourteen pairs of clamps which, when locked, prevent club removal. It appears from the animation on the product’s web site, that the locking feature basically prevents the club grip from sliding through the opening of the clamp. I suppose this is fundamentally secure since grips are kind of hard to get off by yanking on the club head.
To secure the bag as a whole, a retractable steel cable extends from the bag top to wrap around bag rack, posts, cart frame, etc. The cable fits into a combination lock on front of the bag to secure bag.
The price of the Club-Lok, at $189 MSRP, is a little more than other bags of its caliber that do not have the locking feature. But if you’re worried about the security of your clubs and tend to leave them around, it might be time to think of something like this. I think it’s a fantastic idea.