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I was talking to a buddy of mine and he said he stock a GPS tag in his golf bag. Seems like it might be a good idea.

What do you all think?
Have any of you put one in there? 

 

 

 

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Ty_Webb Great Member

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I have one in my bag. I put it in there for travel purposes, so if my clubs wind up not where I am I can find out where they are and hopefully get them back more easily. It now stays in there. I'm generally not too concerned about them going walkabout like this - I don't leave them unattended. I was one time at Bethpage waiting to sign in when someone came out shouting if anyone had seen their clubs since they had disappeared while they were signing in. I now leave them in my car until I'm done with signing in and go get them afterwards. 

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23 minutes ago, Ty_Webb said:

I have one in my bag. I put it in there for travel purposes, so if my clubs wind up not where I am I can find out where they are and hopefully get them back more easily. It now stays in there. I'm generally not too concerned about them going walkabout like this - I don't leave them unattended. I was one time at Bethpage waiting to sign in when someone came out shouting if anyone had seen their clubs since they had disappeared while they were signing in. I now leave them in my car until I'm done with signing in and go get them afterwards. 

I've never had my entire bag walk off before. One time (about 15 years ago) somebody did nick my range finder off my bag. I had a Bushnell Range Finder in the hanging clip-on hard-case thing on my bag. Then at the turn somebody snatched the rangefinder off my golf bag, left that hardcase behind. It happened while me and my group were inside getting hot-dogs and such. I've heard it has happened to others as well. Since then I kept my rangefinder in my golf bag's pouch for it rather than dangling on the bag in the hard case. 

My bag is an ever-changing combination of clubs. 

A mix I am forever tinkering with. 

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klineka Super Member

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Yeah I have a smart tag in mine, mainly for when I take my clubs on a plane. 

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Nope. Probably not a half bad idea. If it gets lost at an airport, or on the wrong plane, I think the airlines know where it goes. They all have barcodes now. So, if it ends up in Kansas City, and not Orlando I am sure they will figure it out. Not like an air tag will help out. 

I think it is more important if you are at the course and someone steals your clubs or something. 

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2 hours ago, saevel25 said:

If it gets lost at an airport, or on the wrong plane, I think the airlines know where it goes. They all have barcodes now. So, if it ends up in Kansas City, and not Orlando I am sure they will figure it out. Not like an air tag will help out. 

This is not foolproof, as I found out last summer! I was missing luggage for about 3 weeks. Eventually, it came back to me, but would have been good to have an AirTag in it!

I do have an AirTag for my golf bag, but I’m not sure if it’s in my bag right now. It may be with some other golf crap. I should check that… 

-- Daniel

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RickK Dedicated Member

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Just did.  I had an extra one and will be traveling in a couple of weeks.  Read this thread and decided it was a great idea.  

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On 8/1/2025 at 10:15 AM, saevel25 said:

Nope. Probably not a half bad idea. If it gets lost at an airport, or on the wrong plane, I think the airlines know where it goes. They all have barcodes now. So, if it ends up in Kansas City, and not Orlando I am sure they will figure it out. Not like an air tag will help out. 

I think it is more important if you are at the course and someone steals your clubs or something. 

You hope they’ll figure it out and they probably will… eventually. I’d like to think if you knew where your bag ended up it would help them locate it faster.

I thought about putting an AirTag in my bag when flying with them the first time but I ended up forgetting about it. Still don’t have one but I don’t fly that often.

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5 hours ago, billchao said:

You hope they’ll figure it out and they probably will… eventually. I’d like to think if you knew where your bag ended up it would help them locate it faster.

I thought about putting an AirTag in my bag when flying with them the first time but I ended up forgetting about it. Still don’t have one but I don’t fly that often.

I just ordered a pack of 4 airtags. I'm going to use one for my clubs. Seems like a good idea and it doesn't cost much.

My bag is an ever-changing combination of clubs. 

A mix I am forever tinkering with. 

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17 hours ago, ChetlovesMer said:

I just ordered a pack of 4 airtags. I'm going to use one for my clubs. Seems like a good idea and it doesn't cost much.

To use with your Android phone?

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On 8/6/2025 at 7:41 AM, iacas said:

To use with your Android phone?

Ha, I use the term "Airtags" like "Scotch" tape or "Kleenex". ... To be more accurate I should have said "Android Tracker Tags". 

My bag is an ever-changing combination of clubs. 

A mix I am forever tinkering with. 

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Is that like "the longest yardstick you can find"?

I don't have Airtags but I'd call all of them Airtags too.!

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