Golf Travel Is Booming And Sun Mountain Is Cashing In

Sun Mountain has launched the latest version of its groundbreaking ClubGlider line of golf journey luggage amid document ranges of golf-related tourism.

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Sun Mountain helped redefine the golf journey sport greater than a decade in the past with the introduction of a line (the model’s ClubGlider) that helped take the trouble out of transporting golf golf equipment. In explicit, lugging them by airports.

A stark departure from golf’s inflexible ‘mini coffins’ of the previous from different manufacturers, the sturdy ClubGlider most notably has a patented retractable kickstand system with wheels that glide effortlessly. Golf vacationers might wheel a totally loaded set of golf equipment in a light-weight, well-padded bag with one finger.

Now, as leisure golf enjoys document ranges of journey and tourism, Sun Mountain has launched the most recent evolution of its ClubGlider franchise. The new ClubGlider3 guarantees to be much more sturdy, protecting, handy and safe than previous iterations, whether or not that’s the weather- and rip-resistant shell, the molded inside defend casing, the economic two-way zippers and heavy-duty clips, and built-in TSA lock and inner AirTag pocket.

“It’s capitalizing on this boom of golf travel and this product that does well for us,” mentioned Sun Mountain Senior Director of Marketing and Brand Strategy Grant Lordan, who beforehand had skilled stints at Nike, Stanley and Starbucks. “Golf has turned into even more of an experience. Business overall has been great for us, but our travel business is on fire.”

Sun Mountain, acknowledged as one of many Top 100 Businesses in Golf by the National Golf Foundation, has been an business innovator for many years and is credited with creating each the light-weight golf bag and the trendy stand bag.

In April, Sun Mountain’s ClubGlider Meridian was voted by MyGolfSpy as one of the best golf journey bag of 2026, a notable feather within the cap at a time when on-line search ranges for journey luggage has been reaching new heights.

More than 12 million Americans have traveled to play golf annually from 2022 to 2025, in accordance with NGF research, document or near-record totals which can be up 49% in comparison with pre-pandemic ranges.

This surging curiosity and exercise on the planet of golf journey – pushed by growing client urge for food for shared experiences at resorts and vacation spot golf properties – is having a broader affect on the corporate.

“We’re a bag-first company, but travel is just something that we’ve done a lot of storytelling around,” mentioned Lordan. “We’ve engaged influencers and athletes around trying to just have fun with this new boom of golf travel. It’s causing a halo effect for the rest of our brand as well. We’ve recently launched an apparel line and a ton of new bags.”

Sun Mountain has a whole bunch {of professional} golfers utilizing its journey luggage and much more among the many thousands and thousands of leisure gamers. Anecdotally talking, a very good variety of the latter have been shopping for the professional mannequin (the corporate’s employees bag model that’s solely obtainable on-line) to probably match two commonplace luggage, or carry alongside extra attire, footwear and kit on their golf journeys. Or maybe it’s additionally having the area to carry extra logoed merchandise again from their golf store hauls.

Additionally, Sun Mountain has began to introduce new colours in its choices to assist the ClubGlider3 stand out on airport baggage carousels. More journey equipment are within the pipeline as effectively for fall of 2026.

“(Travel) has only picked up and I don’t see it slowing down at all. It’s just part of the evolution of golf that we’re seeing,” mentioned Lordan. “They want to go with a group of gals or the group of guys and have this experience they can share on social or with their friends. It’s been super cool.”