Sunday Golf El Camino review: the featherweight bag that made walking cool again

If you walk, you've cut back to ten or twelve clubs, and you're sick of hauling a bloated cart bag around on your shoulder, the Sunday Golf El Camino is the bag to buy. At 1.8kg it weighs less than two dozen golf balls, yet it still gives you a four-way top, enough pockets for a walking round, an insulated pocket that keeps two cans cold to the back nine, and a stand that actually sits steady on the tee. It is not a full-set bag, and that is the whole point — as a featherweight carry, it is close to perfected.

Built for the walker, not the warehouse

Sunday Golf made its name on social media selling bags to people who actually walk, and the El Camino is its hero product. The headline is the weight: at 1.8kg (3.9lb) it all but disappears on your shoulder, and the self-balancing double strap spreads what little there is so evenly that a full round barely registers. The dual-flex stand legs kick out wide and hold firm on a sloping tee box, which sounds trivial until you've chased a toppled bag down a hill. This is a bag designed around the physical act of carrying, and it shows in every decision.

The clever touches

For something so pared-back, it is thoughtfully kitted out. There's a four-way divider that keeps ten to twelve clubs from tangling, a velour-lined valuables pocket for your watch and phone, water-resistant zips throughout and a rain hood in the box. The genuinely genius touch is the insulated Frosty Pocket, which keeps a couple of cans cold through eighteen holes — a small thing that becomes a very big thing on a hot afternoon. There's a long main pocket that swallows a light layer and a rangefinder pocket where your thumb expects it. Nothing feels like an afterthought.

The honest caveats

This is a specialist, and you should buy it as one. Try to force a full 14-club set into the four-way top and it gets crowded and grabby, so it is squarely a half-set or ten-club bag — if you carry the lot, look at a fuller stand bag in our best stand bags guide. It is also water-resistant rather than fully waterproof, and there's no full-length pocket for a bulky winter jacket, so for playing through proper filth a dedicated waterproof bag makes more sense. Worth knowing too: there's now an even lighter Superlite version if you want to shave off a few more grams.

The bag for how golf is actually changing

It's worth stepping back, because the El Camino isn't just a good bag — it's a good bag at exactly the right moment. Golf is trending lighter and looser: more players are walking nine after work, carrying a trimmed set, playing quick and social rounds rather than lugging a full arsenal round five hours of stroke play. A 1.8kg bag with a cold-drinks pocket and a strap you forget you're wearing is built precisely for that golfer, and it's no accident Sunday Golf grew up on social media rather than the pro shop wall. If your golf is drifting toward the relaxed, walk-and-play end of the spectrum — and a lot of golf is — this bag fits the way you're actually playing far better than the cart-bag monster gathering dust in the garage.

Who should buy it — and who should skip

Buy it if you walk, you've embraced a lighter set, and you want the most comfortable carry going with a few smart luxuries thrown in — it's also a brilliant fit for juniors, smaller-framed players and the growing crowd playing quick nines and off-course, casual golf. Skip it if you carry a full 14 and a big waterproof jacket, or you play most of your golf in winter rain, where a fuller waterproof bag earns its keep. If you're still deciding what kind of bag suits how you actually play, start with how to choose a golf bag. For the walking minimalist, though, this is as good as carrying gets.