What a golf bag towel actually does during a round
A golf bag towel is a towel built to clip onto your bag and stay there for all 18 holes, so you always have something within reach to wipe clubfaces, clean grooves, dry a wet grip after rain, and wipe mud or grass off a ball before you putt. That is the whole point: not a towel you dig out of a pocket, but one that hangs where you can grab it the moment you need it. On a damp Scandinavian morning, where dew sits on the fairway well past the first few holes, a towel that lives on the bag is the difference between clean contact and a clubface caked in wet grass. Every towel in this collection is made to be handled that way, so it earns its place next to your clubs rather than sitting forgotten in a side pocket. If you are still building out the rest of your setup, it sits naturally alongside the small accessories and hardware that round out a bag.
Why golf towels have a hole in the middle
The hole is not a design quirk. It lets you thread the towel onto a carabiner or clip and hang it from the bag, so the towel drops down in a long panel you can grab with one hand mid-round. It also means the towel hangs open rather than folded in a wad, which lets it air-dry between shots instead of staying damp and starting to smell. Some players run the clip through the hole; others fold the towel through it so both ends hang free and one end stays cleaner for grips while the other takes the mud. Either way, the hole is what turns an ordinary towel into a bag towel, and it is why a proper golf towel behaves so differently from the kitchen towel people sometimes stuff into a pocket instead.
How to attach the towel to your bag or trolley
Thread a carabiner or a bag clip through the corner hole, then hook it to a ring or strap on your bag or push trolley. Most stand and cart bags have a dedicated loop or D-ring near the top exactly for this, and a carabiner is the fastest, most secure option because it will not shake loose when you are walking a hilly course or bouncing along on a trolley. Hang it on the side you reach for naturally, usually the same side as your dominant hand, so wiping a club after a shot is a single motion and not a fumble. If your bag has no obvious ring, a clip will still bite onto almost any strap or handle.
The two designs in this collection
This collection comes in two designs across three colours each. The LCLRL Towel carries the wordmark and comes in Dark Green, Dark Red and Blue. The Iron Logo Towel carries the iron mark and comes in the same three tones: Dark Green, Dark Red and Blue. The choice between them is purely which mark you want hanging off your bag; the function is identical. The colours are deep and muted rather than bright, which matters more than it sounds: a dark towel hides the grass and mud stains that a white towel shows after a single wet round.
Choosing your colour to match the rest of the bag
Because the towel hangs in plain sight, it reads as part of your kit rather than a hidden tool, so the colour is worth a moment's thought. Dark Green sits quietly against most bag colours and hides stains best. Dark Red gives you a bit of contrast without shouting. Blue is the cleanest, most classic look. If you tend to co-ordinate your gear, it is easy to echo the towel colour in your caps or a headwear piece for a setup that looks considered rather than thrown together on the first tee.
Keeping grips and clubfaces clean through a wet round
Clean grooves grab the ball and put spin on it; a face packed with wet grass does neither, and you feel it as fliers and dead contact. A grip that stays slick after rain quietly wrecks your swing because you grab it tighter and lose feel. A towel on the bag fixes both problems on the spot: a quick wipe of the face after each shot and a dry-off of the grip before the next one. Keeping this habit through a round does more for consistent contact than most players expect, and it is far cheaper than replacing worn grips early. For more on how grip and contact tie together, our guide to how to clean golf clubs – protect performance and spin goes deeper, and what is the sweet spot in golf – centered contact explained explains why clean contact matters so much.
A practical gift for a golfer
A bag towel is one of those pieces of kit almost every golfer uses and few think to buy for themselves, which makes it an easy, useful gift that will actually get used every round rather than sit in a drawer. Pair it with something from the same wardrobe and it becomes a proper present rather than a stocking filler. If you are shopping for someone, our roundup best gifts for golfers – thoughtful picks they'll use has more ideas, and a gift cards option lets them pick the colour and design themselves.
