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Air travel tips for golfers! Today it pays to know all about baggage and baggage check-in before you get to the airport! Following are major airlines and how they treat golf clubs and other golf travel items. And do remember our travel tip about fertilizer on your golf clubs (Clean golf Clubs before traveling! Fertilizers can leave residue that sets off bomb detectors). You don't want to miss your tee time! Also take a look at a golf travel bag, not only good looking golf bags, but ones that will protect those clubs as well.

American Airlines offers these guidelines for traveling with golf clubs: Golf Clubs One golf bag with golf clubs, golf balls, and shoes Free in place of one 62 inch bag. Maximum free weight on golf clubs is 70 lbs. Size is limited to the size of a hard-sided golf case. - Swingless Golf Club load strips are considered dangerous goods and are not allowed in checked or carry-on baggage. Contact the American Air Lines Web Site for more information.

Continental Air Lines offers the following for
Golf Equipment - Continental accepts one item of golf equipment per customer in lieu of one piece of free baggage.

An item of golf equipment consists of:
1 golf bag containing not more than 14 golf clubs
12 golf balls
1 pair golf shoes.

All items must be properly encased in a suitable container. The golf bag must be covered or enclosed in a heavy, rigid carrying case. Continental shall not be liable for golf equipment presented without a carrying case.

Continental is not liable for damage to Golf Equipment that is not contained in a hard-sided case.

Excess Valuation may not be purchased for Golf Equipment that is not contained in a hard-sided case.

Golf equipment carried in addition to the free baggage allowance will be assessed at the current excess baggage charge. Continental offers all their baggage info here

Delta Air offers the following tips for traveling golfers. We have re-searched Delta recently, they have made it a little more difficult to find the Golf travel bag instructions. for your golfers - following are Delta's rules & regulations.

Golfing Equipment
One item of golfing equipment is accepted as part of a customer's free baggage allowance. One item of golfing equipment is defined as one or up to all of a combination of the following:

One golf bag containing not more than:
14 golf clubs
12 golf balls
one pair of golf shoes
Items in excess of Delta's free bag allowance will be assessed an excess baggage charge.

Customers wishing to check golf clubs have two options:
Hard shell golf travel containers - no limited liability release required
All other golf travel bags (i.e., soft-sided bags) - limited liability release required
The limited liability release absolves Delta of responsibility for pre-existing damage to the clubs, or damage from the normal course of handling.

Delta is offering customers an additional option for protecting their golf equipment, Delta's golf box. The box, which customers may purchase for $10 USD, will accommodate most soft-sided bags. The boxes are available for purchase at Delta's ticket counters. If you need to find out about other sports equipment go here. More regulations

Hawaiian Air
Golfing equipment will be accepted as checked baggage and will be included in determining the free baggage allowance. Applicable excess baggage charges will apply if you are checking in more than two items.

Golfing equipment is defined as one golf bag containing not more than 14 golf clubs, 12 golf balls, and one pair of golf shoes. Hawaiian Airlines will not be liable for any golfing equipment that is not in a hard shell case, and you must sign a liability release form at the time you check in the golfing equipment.

Hooters Air
Golf Bags are accepted and count as one bag at check-in, and must be sealed at the top. Hooters Air will not accept golf bags that are open at the top.

Southwest Air has this info about traveling with golf clubs.
Golf clubs that are transported in a hard, plastic travel case or a standard club bag are accepted as checked baggage. Golf clubs transported without a hood to cover the clubs, or clubs that are covered with a plastic bag, will be conditionally accepted. Golf equipment includes golf clubs, golf balls, and golf shoes, contained in one bag. Golf clubs are not allowed onboard as carryon items. All SWA baggage info found at

Northwest Airline and their baggage info is located at this link

The Friendly Skies of United offer the following:
Checked bags
For travel on United within the U.S. 50 states and to/from San Juan, Puerto Rico and St. Thomas U.S.V.I., you may check two bags free of charge.

The maximum size of each checked bag is 62 inches/157 cm (length + width + height).
The maximum weight per checked bag is 50 pounds/23 kg each.
Each checked bag must have the name of the person traveling on the outside of the bag, and we recommend on the inside as well.
United's 1K Premier Executive, Premier Executive and Star Alliance Gold members are allowed a third piece of checked baggage free of charge.
International allowance, size and weight rules vary by destination. Contact United or your travel agent prior to your trip for details regarding acceptance and restrictions .

You may substitute bowling, fishing, golfing, shooting, or skiing equipment for one piece of the two allowable checked pieces. Military personnel may substitute one duffel/B-4 bag free in lieu of their largest checked piece. Contact United or your travel agent prior to your trip for details regarding acceptance and restrictions for these or other checked items. and for more

USAIR - for all golfers that use US Air to Myrtle Beach etc. they have general baggage instructions that pretty much include your golf bag. Check it out.