Our Picks: 13 travel essentials for the globe-trotting golfer

Welcome to GOLF’s 2024 holiday edition of Our Picks, where our experts are hand-selecting the items you — and your golf-loving family and friends — need on your radar. Scroll below for our latest batch of recommendations, and visit our Best Golf Stuff of 2024 hub page for more articles.

At a time when travel seems more difficult than ever — cramped seats, airport delays, and sky-rocketing prices — demand is still high. The fact is, travel is a part of life for most of us, and when golf is in the equation, something we look forward to rather than dread. (Need some inspo for 2025? Check out our newly-released ranking of the Top 100 Courses You Can Play.)

Regardless of where you’re headed, packing efficiently remains a high priority to make your experience the best it can be. Bringing the right accessories can seriously enhance your trip, making your time on the plane and at your destination a pleasure instead of a grind.

Below, check out 13 items that we think are non-negotiable when it comes to trip-taking. From tech accessories like earbuds and iPads to items you’ll enjoy both on and off the course, like a luxe blanket and a travel outfit you’ll want to wear everywhere, use our guide to make sure you get from Point A to Point B in comfort and style.

13 travel essentials for golfers

Keep scrolling for our picks of the best travel essentials you should buy.

Bag Boy Travel Bag

Your clubs will travel in style with this bag, which features six wheels on the base for maximum mobility. Strategically-positioned handles make lifting and loading a cinch, and the bag collapses into itself for easy storage when not in use.

Freestyle Travel Cover

$179.95

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A premium duffel

This handy duffel doubles as a garment bag, giving you the ability to lay out your clothes, zip them into a comfortable-to-carry and luxe duffel — with loads of room to spare! — and arrive at your destination unwrinkled.

Vessel Signature Garment Duffel Bag

$275

The Signature Garment Duffel combines the portability of a duffel bag with the functionality of a garment bag.

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A GPS Golf Speaker

Traveling often means consolidating — packing as little as possible whenever possible. That’s why this GPS rangefinder/speaker combo is a favorite. Two uses in one package!

Blue Tees Player+ GPS Golf Speaker

$199.99

In a world where precision is paramount and accuracy is everything, only the best can rise to the top. Welcome to the future of golf. Meet Player+, a revolutionary GPS Touch Screen Golf Speaker powered by the Blue Tees Game App. A powerful speaker unlike anything you’ve seen before, get access to over 40,000 courses at your fingertips with an out-of-this-world sound experience.

Touch Screen Display
Radical Deep Bass
Front/Center/Back
Links Party Pairing
Driving Distance
Dual Pair With Any Player+
Visual + Audible Distances
Magnetic Strip
Power Bank
Dynamic Hazards
100-Foot Range
Score Keeping
10+ Hours Battery
Premium Dynamic Audio
IPX7 Waterproof

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