Patent ID: 8032423

Claim:
A method operational at a server for ordering and customizing a golf bag, the method comprising: providing a user with a plurality of options for at least one customizable component of a plurality of components of the golf bag; receiving from the user an option selection from the plurality of options provided; processing instructions at the server to customize the golf bag according to the option selection; and processing additional instructions at the server to assemble a golf bag kit, the golf bag kit including the plurality of components of the golf bag, the plurality of components packaged together for sale in an unassembled state ready for a final assembly into the golf bag by the user, wherein the plurality of components of the golf bag includes a collapsible golf bag body having a top portion and a bottom portion, the top portion of the golf bag body having a plurality of pole receiving top ends, and the bottom portion of the golf bag body having a plurality of pole receiving bottom ends, and a plurality of connecting poles, wherein each of the plurality of connecting poles has a first end and a second end, the first end adapted to removeably couple to one of the plurality of pole receiving top ends, and the second end adapted to removeably couple to one of the plurality of pole receiving bottom ends, the plurality of connecting poles adapted to provide an extension force in an outward direction between the top portion of the golf bag body and the bottom portion of the golf bag body to provide structural rigidity to the golf bag body.