Abstract: A stand for a golf bag has a center shaft with brackets to which the bag may be attached. Legs are pivotally mounted to the center shaft and are connected to a U-shaped spring which extends below the shaft, when the legs are pivoted against the shaft, so as to enable the stand and bag to be carried as a unit. When the shaft is placed on the ground, the spring is moveable upwardly and snaps the legs, automatically into extended position to form a tripod. The legs are mounted on a collar which is moveable along the shaft so as to bring the lower end of the spring away from the position where it engages the ground and prevents the legs from snapping automatically to extended position. The moveable legs and spring provide assurance that the legs will not be snapped out when the spring inadvertently hits the ground or some support service such as when the bag and stand are placed on a golf cart.