golf how many clubs in a bag
How Many Clubs in a Golf Bag. There can be 14 clubs in a golf bag during tournament play. The putter is considered one of the clubs. The rules of golf state that a golfer may have as many as 14 golf clubs in his bag for a given round. If you violate this rule, you are assessed a 2-stroke penalty for each hole on which you have too many clubs, up to a maximum of 4 penalty strokes. In match play, you lose the hole for a maximum penalty of two holes lost.