Patent ID: 7387226

Claim:
A golf bag for transporting one or more golf clubs, said bag comprising: a) a body having an open end and a closed end and having four attachment positions spaced apart along a side of said body; and b) a carrying assembly to permit said golf bag to be carried by a human in either single-shoulder or dual-shoulder mode, said carrying assembly including a first strap for use with a first shoulder and having first and second ends, and being attachable at said first end to a first attachment position on said golf bag adjacent said open end to form a first shoulder opening, a second strap for use with a second shoulder and having first and second ends, said first end passing slidably through a second attachment position on said golf bag and being attached to said first strap second end, said second end being attached to a third attachment position on said golf bag, and a third strap having first and second ends, and being attached at said first end to said first strap second end, and being attachable at said second end to a fourth attachment position on said golf bag, wherein said first, second, third, and fourth attachment positions are arranged numerically along an outer surface of said golf bag, and wherein the weight of said golf bag is carried equally on said first and second straps when said first and second straps are deployed on said first and second shoulders, said third strap being slack, and wherein the weight of said golf bag is carried equally on said first and third straps when only said first strap is deployed on only one of said shoulders, said second strap being slack.