[BobKat1]

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]

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]

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]

Originally Posted by schotzyb

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]

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]

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]

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

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

[Fourpar]

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!

[chuckster]

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

[Fourpar]

Originally Posted by chuckster

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]

Originally Posted by Fourpar

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]

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]

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]

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]

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.