The earliest golf bags appeared in the late 19th century. At that time, the ball bag was not called the ball bag, but was called caddy, which meant to replace caddy, or club carrier.
There are three kinds of the earliest golf bags. One is Osmond's automaton caddy, which was invented and patented in 1893. The company is located in Lee, Southeast of London.
The frame of the bag is made of wood. There are two leather handles at the top for easy carrying. There is a canvas bag at the bottom where the club can be placed. The two wooden supports are connected by metal folding device. When the ball bag falls to the ground, the wooden support opens automatically. There should be a leather square bag on the top of the bag to hold golf balls, but it was lost due to age. On the lower part of the main body of the wooden frame, on the top of the canvas bag, there is a bronze medal, on which is printed: "the automaton caddy, Osmond's patent, Thornhill works, Lee, S.E."
The second is the Bussey automaton caddy bag, which was produced and patented by George Bussey company at about the same time. Busey ball bag is also made of wood. Its working principle is similar to ozmander ball bag. However, the handle of wooden ball bag is connected with the main body of wood by steel wire. The mechanical structure is superior and it is very convenient to lift and put. There is a small canvas pocket at the top of the bag to hold golf balls. The handle is made of boxwood, the main body of the bag is made of mahogany, and the bracket is made of Fraxinus mandshurica.
The third early ball bag is Holbrook club carrier, which was invented and patented by Harry holbok of New York City. Holbok was one of the founders of St. Andrews golf club in yankeshire, New York, USA in 1891. He was a member of the famous "apple tree Gang". The apple tree Gang played a pioneering role in the development of golf in the United States.
In addition to the early caddie bags mentioned above, the real modern golf bags only appeared in the early 20th century. In the 19th century and early 20th century, golfers usually played with only 6-7 clubs, including a copper fairway wood, 4-5 irons and a putter. Therefore, in the early days, the ball was wrapped in a barrel shape with a diameter of 4 inches, which is the same as the diameter of the ball hole. It was first sewn by canvas, which is called pencil bag. When using the early bag, caddies still like to hold the bag and the club together in their hands due to the small number of clubs.
After that, a variety of canvas and leather pen bag products appeared. Because it is difficult to stand, someone invented a bracket called crescent bracket, which is specially used with the ball bag. The bracket is made of wood or metal, and can be conveniently stuck at the mouth of the pen barrel type ball bag to make the ball bag stand.
In the late 1930s, the steel body gradually replaced the walnut body, and golfers used more and more clubs, reaching the 14 allowed by the rules, which made the golf bag become larger and larger. The penholder ball bag has gradually withdrawn from the stage of history. However, collectors and enthusiasts of Walnut Antique clubs all over the world still like to use small golf bags made of canvas and leather, which contain Walnut Antique clubs from a century ago. They will experience golf from a century ago.