The Lightest Golf Bags of 2024: 7 Picks Under 4 Pounds!

If you like to carry your bag when you play golf, it makes sense to have the lightest golf bag you can find. After all, the lighter it is, the easier it is to get around. The trick is to get as many features in those lightweight bags as possible while keeping the weight down.

Of course, the weight of a golf bag is relative. If you take a bag that weighs three pounds and put two dozen balls, a jacket, rangefinder, a ball retriever, alignment rod and some drinks in it, the weight of the actual bag doesn’t really matter. 

But if you pack these bags lightly, maybe even take a couple of clubs out of it, you’d be amazed how easy they are to carry around the course. For many players, carrying a light stand bag is easier than using a push cart when you walk, especially if the course has hills and elevated greens and tees.

Having a light bag, however, isn’t just beneficial in carry and stand bags; it can also be a godsend for golfers who use a cart all the time. Even on a powered cart, using a light golf bag means it’s easier to load and unload from your car or truck and take to the cart or range.

In this roundup of the lightest golf bags on the market, we take a look at six carry/stand bags and three cart bags. Remarkably, the cart bags we feature here don’t weigh much more than the lightest carry bags. Also, we didn’t include the so-called Sunday bags. By definition, those are all really light and aren’t designed for more than a half dozen or so clubs. 

The lightest golf bag we found weighs just 2.9 pounds. Actually, there are two checking in at that weight, the Titleist Players 4 Carbon and the Sun Mountain 2.5+ golf bags.

Here are our favorite lightweight golf bags from carry to cart.

Pros:

• Great looking player’s bag
• Super lightweight
• Lots of pockets

Cons:

• Not fully waterproof

At 2.9 pounds, the Titleist Players 4 Carbon Stand Bag is among the lightest of all carry bags on the market. And it’s one of the coolest, too. After all, it’s a Titleist bag, and nothing says you’re a player like having a bag with the iconic logo on it.

Beyond the looks, this bag is highly functional and comfortable to carry. It has carbon fiber legs, an ultra-light four-way top with full-length dividers, comfortable double strap, and rip-resistant exterior material. There are six pockets in this bag, so there’s plenty of space for everything, including raingear if you need it, as well as a dedicated water bottle pocket.

Pros:

• Super lightweight
• Lots of pockets
• Good strap system

Cons:

• Doesn’t really work well with push cart

Another carry bag that comes in at just under three pounds (2.9 to be exact), the Sun Mountain 2.5+ Stand Bag is the consummate bag for golfers who love to carry their clubs (not so much for using a push cart). 

Sun Mountain’s X-Strap System with contoured high-density foam straps is easy to get on and off the shoulders, and can be used as a single strap as well. Combine that with a comfortable hip pad, and this is a great walking bag.

The 2.5+ Stand Bag comes with six pockets, including a full-length apparel pocket, velour-lined valuables pouch, ball pocket with two-way zippers, and a drink pouch. It’s also available in nine colors.

Pros:

• Magnetic pocket for rangefinder
• Very sturdy
• Streamlined looks

Cons:

• Only four pockets

At 3.5 pounds, the Wilson Exo Lite Stand Bag is just slightly heavier than the lightest on the market, and has a feature that almost all of these lightweights don't have – a magnetic pocket for the rangefinder. I love this feature because you use your rangefinder at least once on every hole, and not having to fiddle with a zipper is a real time-saver. Plus, the magnetic closure means there’s less chance of you losing your rangefinder while on the course (e.g., if you forget to zip it closed after putting it back in.)

The Exo Lite only has four pockets as opposed to six as some of the other bags have, but they are plenty generous. The lined valuables pocket is waterproof, so that’s a nice feature. And the water bottle pouch is located in a great spot so you can sip as you walk.

Pros:

• Nine pockets means lots of storage space
• Loop velcro patch is nice touch
• Very sturdy legs and base

Cons:

• No dedicated magnetic rangefinder pocket

The pretty-much waterproof Mixuno K1-L0 Stand Bag is certainly among the best and most functional of the super light bags on the market. Its sleek looks combined with the functionality of nine pockets make this a great go-to for almost any application. It’s even adequate on a push cart, though if most of your rounds are with a push or motorized cart, you might be better off with a bag that’s a little sturdier and suited for carts.

The array of pockets include a lined valuable pouch, full-length apparel pocket, and quick-access mesh pockets (which might work for a rangefinder). There’s also a velcro patch you can use for your golf glove, and removable ball pocket panel, which you could zip off if you wanted to get custom embroidery. Best of all, this bag weighs just 3.3 pounds.

Pros:

• Waterproof design
• Leg lock (in case you do want to use it on a push cart)
• Insulated cooler pocket

Cons:

• Only four pockets

This attractive compact golf bag is another great option for golfers who like to carry, and if you want to use a push cart every once in a while, there are leg locks to make that a bit easier. As the name implies, the Dri-Lite Seven is also designed to keep everything dry with waterproof material on the outside and waterproof zippers.

The only downside is that it only has four pockets, but all of them are highly functional. They include an insulated cooler pocket that will keep a couple of drinks cold for a while. A four-way top allows for 14 clubs, but like many of the lightweight bags – this one is 3.7 pounds – carrying 12 or 13 clubs is ideal.

Pros:

• Made of high quality materials
• Dedicated snap-back rangefinder pocket
• Appealing design

Cons:

• Limited colors

From the Canadian company that claims to be “for golfers by golfers,” comes its bag offering, a four-pound stand bag that really does work for all applications. Made with synthetic leather, it has a feel of a much more expensive bag, and it includes all the necessary features.

The bag features a four-way top, weather-resistant pockets on both sides, a glove holder, and an all new stand mechanism. Most impressive is that it has a dedicated, snap-back rangefinder pocket, which, again, makes it so much easier when you’re walking to grab and replace your rangefinder.

Pros:

• Extremely light for a cart bag
• Plenty of space for everything
• Among the best values in golf bags

Cons:

• 14-way divider top isn’t for everyone

With a weight that would be great for most carry bags, the Izzo Ultra-Lite Cart Bag is both easy to transport and a bargain. That’s right, it’s just $150 suggested retail, and because it’s so lightweight, just 3.8 pounds, it’s incredibly easy to sling it around from your trunk to the course and vice-versa. A handle on top and on the bottom make that even easier. But because it doesn’t have a stand or a double strap, it’s pretty much a cart bag unless you can find a caddie who’s willing to loop with it for you.

You might be thinking that a bag this light doesn’t have much storage space. While it’s certainly no frills – there are no magnetic pockets, for example – it has all the necessary elements. It has a 14-way top (which I personally don’t prefer), umbrella holder, towel clip, rain hood and six pockets, which include a huge pocket on each side to fit plenty of outerwear and all sorts of other stuff you might deem necessary, a valuables pocket, and large ball pocket. 

Pros:

• Sleek look
• Waterproof
• Lots of color combinations

Cons:

• Could use a little more storage space

Like the Izzo cart bag, the Callaway Chev Dry 14 is also very lightweight at just under four pounds. Again, that means if you don’t fill it up, it’s easy to handle, from removing it from your car to taking it out to the range to practice. It has two grab handles on top as well as another handle just below that to make transporting it especially easy. There’s also a single strap for carrying it from the car to the course.

Perhaps the best attribute, however, is that the bag is waterproof, which is especially valuable if you ever use this bag on a push cart during a rainy round. 

While the five pockets on this bag are certainly adequate, if you’re looking for a rig that you can put everything but the kitchen sink into, this isn't it. Still, it comfortably holds some outerwear in the apparel pockets, and there’s a nice lined valuables pouch that’s plenty big for your keys, wallet, and cell phone.