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BobKat1 05-22-2009 09:00 AM

Most thieves take advantage of the opportunity. Best thing you can do is to do what you can to reduce the opportunity. It's a shame we have to take these steps, but that's the way things are.

784caroline 05-22-2009 09:03 AM

One option would be to get something like a computer desk lock (its a 1/4 inch metal wire with a lock atttached to it) and attached it through your golf bag handle or particualrly the metal ring and onto the golf cart itself. You could actually connect it through 2 bags if necessary. This may not be the best solution but if a crook sees or finds a problem with a quick snatch, he/she will let it go and onto to something easier and more vulnerable.

zcaveman 05-22-2009 10:05 AM

If you notice some foursomes park their carts back to back so the clubs are kind of concealed and it would be extremely difficult to get the bag free of the cart.

One of those rope bike locks that would fit around the golf bag and the golf cart roof supports would be a good deterrent.

schotzyb 05-22-2009 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by schotzyb (Post 204977)
We played Mallory (foursome) today and then had the wives meet us there to eat afterwards.After eating we all returned to the parking lot.Us golfers were in our carts and our wives met up and came in one car.My golfing partners golf bag had been unstrapped and removed from his cart and placed on the pavement in front of his cart. The pockets on the bag were open and spare golf balls and tees were scattered across the parking lot. Best he could tell nothing was missing, so why go to this extreme and not take anything?


After thinking about this incident for awhile, the likely scenario is that the potential theft of my friends clubs was aborted when the thief or thieves thought they were about to be caught and just dropped the bag and took off.

784caroline 05-22-2009 10:39 AM

Or could someone (a friend perhaps) simply be leaving a message showing how easy it would have been to steal the clubs but never really intended to do so. If that was the case, that would be risky and defintiely NOT adviseable!

batman911 05-22-2009 12:23 PM

Golf Bag Thefts
 
Golf bag alarms are available. There are several manufacturers. Here is a sample:

http://www.wheatroadgolf.com/accesso...lert/index.htm

Should scare away anyone trying to move your golf bag.

ChattanoogaTn 05-23-2009 08:02 AM

Thief "Bait"
 
What they need to do is set up a "Bait" Cart in a parking lot (or?) with something of value and have a plainclothes officer watching.

Once the "reputation" that this is being done then "hopefully" the word would get out and maybe there will be one less thief left on the street

Just takes a few people getting caught and put in newspaper to make them and their friends think twice :mad:

Well anyway I got that idea from watching 20/20 news commentary :popcorn:

Fourpar 05-24-2009 02:35 PM

Add another instance of Club Theft. This time at Mallory Square. And again, while golfers were inside eating lunch. Took golf bag and all, in broad daylight. What a shame, and a tarnish on our 'hood! :cus:

chuckster 05-24-2009 02:41 PM

Just curious, where were they parked? Agree with ChattanoogaTn, time for a bait cart by the sheriff's department.

Fourpar 05-24-2009 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by chuckster (Post 205414)
Just curious, where were they parked? Agree with ChattanoogaTn, time for a bait cart by the sheriff's department.

In front parking lot of Mallory, not back in the cart parking lot. I understand most thefts occur in the "car" parking lots. Happened yesterday, 5/23 - Sat.

schotzyb 05-24-2009 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Fourpar (Post 205446)
In front parking lot of Mallory, not back in the cart parking lot. I understand most thefts occur in the "car" parking lots. Happened yesterday, 5/23 - Sat.

Makes sense stealing from main vehicle parking lot. Much easier to stop behind a golf cart loaded with clubs , jump out, throw them in the back seat of the car and take off.Though not entirely safe it might be better to park in the golf cart parking area.

Lobwedge60 05-24-2009 08:31 PM

Another solution
 
Here is a link to another anti-theft device by Burton. I bought one of these bags in anticipation of moving to TV (delayed) but the bag does a good job of keeping honest people honest. It locks the clubs in the bag and locks the bag to your cart with a retractable cable. Not a fancy bag but it is a decent cart bag.

Click here to learn about the lock system

jebartle 02-24-2011 02:46 PM

New R-11 stolen at Glenview
 
While putting near starter shack, golfers new R11 was stolen....He is sick over it!....Please, please this is open season on golf club theft...WATCH your clubs

ajakk 02-24-2011 03:21 PM

Cart Thefts
 
I believe most cart thefts are crimes of opportunity. Make it inconvenient for thieves to steal what you don't want taken. I use a cable lock to prevent the rain cover from being lifted on my cart. You cannot remove the bags or clubs when this is done. Sure you can cut the cable or slice the cover. The point is, why would they do any of this when they can just go to the next cart?

redwitch 02-24-2011 04:14 PM

I'm beginning to wonder how much is theft and how much is carelessness. In the past week, I've picked up 4 bags that fell from the back of carts and tracked down the owners. One set was valued over $3K (an LPGA member). None of these people knew their clubs had fallen off their carts.


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