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Delta Airlines vows to pay $4K after man’s golf clubs go up in flames

“I realized when it came around again… ‘Oh my god! These are my clubs!’

A Florida man who said his golf bag and clubs were burned will get $4,000 from Delta after the airline agreed to reimburse him for damage.

John Andre told WKRC-TV his clubs were charred after a flight home from Atlanta to Fort Myers, Florida.

“These have been dragged, and then they caught fire,” Andre told the station. “And then I realized when it came around again… ‘Oh my god! These are my clubs!’

“The freight guy said they dragged it. Of course, it wore through the protective covering, then they started to spark, and then it caught everything on fire.”

After filing a claim, the airline called Andre to apologize and said it would make good on the $4,000 in damage.

Here are 5 great tips for traveling with your golf clubs

Tips to help you avoid lost or damaged golf equipment.

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Traveling with golf equipment is stressful because no one wants to have their gear go missing or get damaged on a golf vacation. Sadly, my clubs were lost for four days when I flew from Manchester, England, to Edinburgh, Scotland, after the 2006 British Open, which meant I played Carnoustie and The Old Course at St. Andrews with borrowed clubs while wearing running shoes.

Danielle Kang felt that stress last week because her clubs were lost for two days before the Solheim Cup in Spain started. She plays Titleist clubs, but Ping’s equipment truck was the only one on-site at Finca Cortesin, so Ping supplied Kang with equipment so she could practice until her gear (and a second set rushed and hand-delivered by Titleist Europe) arrived on Tuesday evening. 

Whether you are planning a once-in-a-lifetime golf vacation to Europe or a buddy trip to Arizona, these five tips can help lower the anxiety of traveling with golf equipment.