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Old Sep 3, 2006 | 6:32 pm
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warbo
 
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Originally Posted by But It's A Dry Rain
I recently flew Alaska Airlines from Denver to Seattle. I packed my golf clubs, including my Great Divider cart golf bag, in a soft-sided golf bag travel case. When I returned home, I found that my Redbird Golf driver (hand-made in Seattle!), with a graphite shaft, had been broken. In addition, the Great Divider bag’s bottom had been broken as well (it no longer stands upright; the bottom apparently got smacked quite hard). I called Alaska Airlines baggage and the man said that because it was “sporting goods,” Alaska isn’t responsible for replacing anything. So if you’re going to haul your clubs around the country, I recommend buying a bullet-proof hard-case golf travel bag, because if Alaska breaks one of your clubs (or your bag; how do you break a golf cart bag?), you’re out of luck!
You are indeed out of luck. If your gear was so valuable, why did you check it in a soft-sided bag? Again, if it's valuable, do you not have insurance covering damage??
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