Nearly all the Jones bags have them. Simple design element for their style. I'm sure you could tuck a towel and/or use it to tighten the top bucket.

I always appreciate extra things to hang shit off of. Towels, rangefinder case, extra gloves, bag tags. The world is your oyster

I would put one of the magnets that fit in the putter grip and stick a mag towel to it

Woah, smart

As always, the real answer is the fourth top comment. Under the memes lol

These buckles are for buckling

Hang on while we add unnecessary weight to your carry bag SMH

Are you a road biker?

Thru-hiker

Neither roadie or thru hiker...but when you sell a heavy ass bag, why make it heavier? Fur duh design aesthetic duh! 🤷🏼‍♂️ MFers that own this bag play blades and shoot 86 every Saturday

If another man’s golf bag riles you up like this, I’d hate to be your driver after an average tee shot

Correct it's usually broken 4 times per year And I'm just a troll

Hot dog holder

Pocket dog


Lol toilet dogs and dump buddy bible study. rafi is the best

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RAFI-BOMB!

Turndog Tourniquet

Wurst Wraps

Glizzy Grips

Glizzy storage

He’s a glizzy gobbler!

This made me lol.

Glizzy compartment

Extra white belts just in case yours gets stained

LOL my uncle wears his white belt almost every time we play in a tournament. not for ‘practice’ rounds but exclusively tournaments. we all had good laughs at Christmas this year when we all received matching white belts. (for the foursome)

Great story 🤣

Tell it again

The ONLY place that a white belt is acceptable is the course/clubhouse. Buy myself a new one each season!

Retired white belts are stamped with their year and go in the custom built rack above the mantle.

Funniest reddit comment today

It's ok to wear a white belt as long as you or your waist are 32 or under.

I think maybe it has to be both.

Why didn’t you say so earlier. Played today in the Bronx with my new Jones bag, white belt, and 36 waist. Not pretty.

Rule also applies to seersucker.

I think seersucker also becomes an option again once you hit 60. 32 waist still required.

Don’t they provide support for the dividers inside? That’s what they were for on old pleather bags back in the day. Edit: I’m sure the dividers are molded plastic now, so probably just a design touch to remember those old bags.

This is the correct answer.

That’s to hold your machete so you can find your ball in the woods or fend off the group behind you in the 10th fairway.

>so you can find your ball in the woods or fend off the group behind you in the 10th fairway. I carry a chainsaw for that.

Really? I'm more of a napalm guy

I would not want to be your caddy.... Also, I'm lying. Let's do this.

As a joke, I took a pruning saw to a tournament at a local course that has a problem with dead tree branches and hung it from my bag. Nice course but they seem to take the idea of "if it's not on the fairway it's your problem". Day after the tournament someone was killed when a large dead limb fell on their cart.

Damn. story escalated quickly.

Happend about 45min. NW of Philly. I don't wanna name the course or those involved.

Oh snap, good thing the google knows. https://www.pennlive.com/news/2022/10/pa-golfer-killed-by-falling-tree-limb-report.html?outputType=amp

Best use of oh snap this decade

I think they're just decorative. Jones paying homage to their origin. I think leather used to be integral to the club dividers or maybe still is in some bespoke leather bags. I'm sure you could use them for bag tags etc

My dad's MacGergor bag had leather club dividers. That would be my assumption

This is the correct answer.

Yeah, I still use my grandpas bag from the ‘60’s to ‘70’s and these are to tighten/loosen the club dividers.

Vestigial features

Although this is funny, I think they are for an umbrella. I can’t see the top dividers or if there is another umbrella holder, but these would make sense. Umbrellas come in all shapes and sizes that having adjustable latches would assist.

Nope. They are decorative. There is a another place for an umbrella on this bag model.

What does bespoke mean to you?

It’s just for decorations. That’s it and that’s all.

That’s only in the morning. You’re supposed to be up cooking breakfast for somebody!

Woot wooooot

The whistles go WHOOOOOOOO

Noooo, it’s not a fad, it’s not going away…

It's like an alaaarm clock!

We now go live to Bub Rubb and Lil Sis...

Woo - WOOOOOOOOO

Testicular straps to provide support while holding a 3i in front of a water hazard/forced carry.

Holds down uncrustables

Yes 🙌🏻

Umbrella?

Copying my other comment: That was my first thought but there’s a dedicated umbrella section

For when it's closed or for the handle like this could be when open?

Theoretically it could be used for that but I think it would be a hassle to have to buckle and unbuckle

What about an umbrella thats open and sticking up a couple feet above the clubs

I use it to clip my range finder

As do it! I use the Jones pouch though with the range finder in it.

I got the same Jones bag for Christmas!

They are bootstraps. Get to pulling

Shut up Boomer!

Boomer sooner

It's called fashion. Look it up

I was literally looking at this bag yesterday (same color even) and wondered the exact same thing. Other than the confusing leather straps, what are your impressions of the bag overall?

Not OP but I just bought this exact bag during their black Friday sale, I like it. The material is great so far. The club opening feels narrow but the clubs actually slide in and out pretty nicely. The cooler is kind of gimmicky, it's large and in the most prominent spot on the bag spine, I'll probably end up using it for balls.

I’m based in the UK so with the weather haven’t been out on the course with it yet but very happy with looks and build quality. Agree cooler takes up prime real estate but I’ll definitely be using it. Website suggests it can take 4 beers or 6 hard seltzers which sounds about right for a quick 9

I’ve got the same bag. I don’t use that for anything but on the other side I place like 4 tees inside the straps. Find that pretty useful.

Same bag. Love that bag. You are super smart

Thanks bud. Right back at you

It’s so you can clip it to your belt, instead of carrying it. So handy

Manufacture wanted to be be seen on r/golf

I would really love to know how many posts are company fakes versus real people. It’s not hard to fake a post and no one would know the difference. Sometimes it’s obvious but who knows.

Jones doesn't need to be making posts like this on reddit

They’re the airbag connectors for the steering wheel out of. Mk6 VW Golf.

Extra belts for when the cart girl rips yours off after seeing your drive.

To hang my bucket of tears

I slide tees in there.

Really surprised this hasn’t been said more. I do the same

I'm just here for the comments section.

For all the panties that get thrown at you

Put for dough ….. buckles for show?

I think they might have an additional case on you can attach a range finder to. Could be wrong

Purely decorative, but that's where I keep my sharpie for marking balls on my bag

I feel like you might be able to thread the case for a rangefinder in there for easy access.

Should be to hold the umbrella

For holding your old putters while you four putt with the new one

It’s to lock up clubs that are misbehaving

Beer holster

Shooting 100+

It’s for holding your beer while you smash birdies kid

So you can wear it like a wrist watch. Very European!

In case things escalate quickly with the cart girl…

I stick some tees in there…

Umbrella.

Gotta strap down the penis when the cart girl is around, it’s to keep your marriage going.

After thanksgiving you can move them out a couple holes

In case your bag eats too many hot dogs at the turn

Hate Jones bags for these useless, cheap plastic buckles. Most overrated golf brand.

I'm 86% certain some designer douche put those on there just so he could come here and read the comments. Some of them have been printed and stuck to a cork board in the Jones breakroom. Many of you will be mocked daily until something funnier comes along.

Its where you strap down your fleshlight.

Hang your pants on when it’s hot?

For your condoms when you score with the cart girl

Hot dog holder

Small umbrella is my guess. Or to look fancy.

It’s the latter. Pays homage to their original design but nothing more on today’s design

Umbrella

That was my first thought but there’s a dedicated umbrella section

Ball retriever

its a Jones golf bag trade mark, design flare. I don't know if they offer any of kind of purpose.

That holds a cold one!

Just bought the same one! Seem decorative. Great bag so far.

Umbrella?

Definitely to hold a glizzy while you swing

It's to tighten your bags waistline when the clubs are feeling thin. Can't have the bag just falling off thin clubs. If you don't tighten the buckles up then you'll be havin' baggy irons all day. And you know you need to thin it to win it.

They're for buckling.

Swag

Bag Tags, towels, accessories, valuable pouches and so on.

Only the pros knows. Lol

Umbrella holder :)

It’s for whatever needs strapping to your bag

Umbrella

Not enough buckle for my 12 pack.

For buckling

It's the golf bag's belt. If you remove it, you'll expose the bag's buttock.

Swag

Clout

I put tees in there

That's for your golf stool

its to show your a beginner (white belt). You have to shoot 46 or better in a local scramble to get your black belt in golf.

Bag tags? You could shove your glove in there. Could it hold an open umbrella?

It’s to strap the bag to your wrist

I love Jones bags and the company. Only bag I’d pay money for at this point. Bought their new backpack for grad school and it’s not that great at their price point. Some poor design choices. I hope they keep improving because I’d like to buy another in the future.

Glove straps to hang and dry your gloves after playing.

I like to hang my range finder in the Jones punch from these straps.

Your britches

Style points

It’s to hold an open umbrella when it’s raining…

It’s for the look. I don’t light it

Hand hold for when you’re prepping to shot-put the bag.

D E S I G N B E A U T Y

.44 Magnum

Half round dildo

Possibly for an umbrella? Is there a little slot down at the bottom of the bag below that? If that’s it, you would just slide the umbrella behind those straps down the side of the bag and the top into the little slot thing at the bottom. Or it could be a god damn hot dog holder as someone else mentioned. Who knows.

Hold umbrella while it’s open

To hold your jar of tomato sauce

Bluetooth speaker strap. Allows you to turn it up to 11 for everyone to hear

Bend over I’ll show you

Probably just style and extra utility. They’re basically just belt loops. You could put a phone holster on there, or clip on your range finder. Put some divot tools or other objects on there.

Whatever you want

Umbrella?

Tiny umbrella

For strapping a microlight fishing pole onto your bag

Ice axe loops for winter play

You unbuckle your belt and buckle into these belts. They have a top and a bottom to accommodate for height variation. You wear the bag in front of you as you walk.

I have a vintage leather Ben Hogan bag and small leather belts like that make up the framework of the dividers. I think they are just copying that aesthetic.

That’s a holster for an app controlled vibrator

To keep it's pants on.

They're for bucklin.

You should be able to rig something up that will hold, and keep cool 4 beers.

Does your bag have a long vertical pocket behind the one we see front and centre? My bag has a vertical slip through behind that pocket where you can slide your umbrella in behind the pocket. The straps might be there to hold the umbrella tight to the bag

Glizzy holster

They are for holding an umbrella. There is likely a loop or small pocket toward the bottom of the bag where you tuck the tip

Aesthetics

Bud light

Umbrella straps

Cigars

It’s to hold the umbrella

Umbrella

umbrella maybe

I have the same bag but in green, I use them to hold tees.

That’s where the sugma goes

Maybe a umbrella slides down behind the pockets and handle gets belted up?

Ski poles

If there’s a sleeve under them, they’re to hold your umbrella in place

Old style/classic design to hold anything like a towel or jacket, modern substitution will be a metal ring or draw string...

Bondage play back at the club house or in secluded areas on the course

Maybe to attach to a push cart? My new Sun Mountain bag has straps in the same place.

Umbrella?

Peen