Golf club organizer for golf bag

Abstract

The golf club organizer for a golf bag is a top collar for a golf bag that defines a web of compartments for inserting golf clubs into the bag which is designed to provide the user with improved club accessibility and improved golf club weight distribution when the golf bag is in the upright position. The compartments include a column of center compartments for inserting woods and a putter compartment directly in front of the compartments for the woods, and side compartments disposed on opposite sides of the column of center compartments providing improved accessibility to the irons as well as the putter when the golf bag is in use as a carry bag with a stand or a cart bag.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A golf club organizer for a golf bag, the golf bag having a tubular body and a handle attached to a front side of the tubular body, the golf club organizer comprising: 
 a top collar adapted for defining an open mouth of the golf bag, the top collar being a rigid body having a sidewall defining an inclined top surface and having a plurality of dividers extending between the side wall and defining a plurality of club-receiving compartments, the plurality of club-receiving compartments including: 
 a column of center compartments adapted for extending from the front side to a rear side of the golf bag and being adapted for insertion and retrieval of woods; and  
 a lowered recessed compartment adapted for insertion and retrieval of putter disposed directly in front of the column of center compartments, the column of center compartments and the lowered recessed compartment being separated by a divider wall having a height extending above the sidewall.  
   
     
     
         2 . The golf club organizer according to  claim 1 , wherein said top collar further defines a plurality of side compartments on opposite sides of the column of center compartments, the side compartments being adapted for the insertion and retrieval of irons.  
     
     
         3 . The golf club organizer according to  claim 1 , wherein said top collar further comprises a divider on each side of the column of center compartments defining at least two side compartments on opposite sides of the column adapted for defining compartments for separating irons.  
     
     
         4 . The golf club organizer according to  claim 1 , wherein the lowered recessed compartment is defined by an arcuate depression in said sidewall.  
     
     
         5 . The golf club organizer according to  claim 1 , wherein said top collar is integrally formed from a molded synthetic resin, plastic or other man made composite material.  
     
     
         6 . The golf club organizer according to  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of center compartments consists of two center compartments.  
     
     
         7 . The golf club organizer according to  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of center compartments consists of three center compartments.  
     
     
         8 . The golf club organizer according to  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of center compartments consists of four center compartments.  
     
     
         9 . The golf club organizer according to  claim 1 , further comprising the golf bag.  
     
     
         10 . A golf bag with golf club organizer, comprising: 
 a tubular bag having an open mouth and having a handle attached to a front side of the bag; and    a top collar attached to the bag and forming a rigid frame defining the open mouth of the golf bag, the top collar being a rigid body having a sidewall defining an inclined top surface and having a plurality of dividers extending between the side wall and defining a plurality of club-receiving compartments, the plurality of club-receiving compartments including: 
 a column of center compartments extending from the front side to a rear side of the golf bag and being adapted for insertion and retrieval of woods; and  
 a lowered recessed compartment adapted for insertion and retrieval of putter disposed directly in front of the column of center compartments, the column of center compartments and the lowered recessed compartment being separated by a divider wall having a height extending above the sidewall.  
   
     
     
         11 . The golf bag with golf club organizer according to  claim 10 , The golf club organizer according to  claim 1 , wherein said top collar further defines a plurality of side compartments on opposite sides of the column of center compartments, the side compartments being adapted for the insertion and retrieval of irons.  
     
     
         12 . The golf bag with golf club organizer according to  claim 10 , wherein said top collar further comprises a divider on each side of the column of center compartments defining at least two side compartments on opposite sides of the column defining compartments adapted for separating irons.  
     
     
         13 . The golf bag with golf club organizer according to  claim 10 , wherein the lowered recessed compartment is defined by an arcuate depression in said sidewall.  
     
     
         14 . The golf bag with golf club organizer according to  claim 10 , wherein said top collar is integrally formed from a molded synthetic resin, plastic or other man made composite material.  
     
     
         15 . The golf bag with golf club organizer according to  claim 10 , wherein said plurality of center compartments consists of two center compartments.  
     
     
         16 . The golf bag with golf club organizer according to  claim 10 , wherein said plurality of center compartments consists of three center compartments.  
     
     
         17 . The golf bag with golf club organizer according to  claim 10 , wherein said plurality of center compartments consists of four center compartments.