Abstract: A golf bag having a chamber in its base for housing four stabilizing rods. Each of the rods has inturned teeth extending from one end for a portion of its length. A pinion is mounted in the chamber to rotate around an axis coincident with the axial center of the golf bag. The four stabilizing rods are positioned so that their toothed segments mesh with the pinion. The chamber has a sidewall with four openings, each positioned to permit passage of a separate one of the four stabilizing rods. The rods are positioned in parallel pairs, each pair being disposed at 90.degree. to the other pair. The pinion has a shaft affixed to it which extends upwardly through the center of the golf bag to an upper end fitted with a knob.