Patent ID: 8424679

Claim:
A golf bag, comprising: a housing defining a chamber for holding plural golf clubs and including a pocket member defining a substantially enclosed storage region exterior to and separate from the chamber for holding the plural golf clubs; and a golf ball storage compartment integrally formed in the pocket member, wherein the golf ball storage compartment includes a first aperture and a sleeve extending from the first aperture, wherein the first aperture is integrally formed in an exterior surface of the pocket member and defines an opening having a longest longitudinal dimension extending in a first direction and a widest transverse dimension extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and wherein the first aperture is constructed such that: (a) in an unstressed condition, the opening retains a golf ball within the sleeve against a force of gravity, and (b) when a golf ball located at the opening is exposed to an external, extra-gravitational pulling force, the opening will expand, flex, or move under the pulling force so as to allow the golf ball to pass through the opening.