Abstract: A tubular protective device for storing golf clubs in golf bags which is adapted to rise above the level of the other tubes in the bag when a golf club is removed from the tube thereby permitting the user to readily locate the tube to which the golf club is to be returned. The device consists of an elongated tube to which is attached a spring which has a resilient restoration force which is less than the combined weight of the tube and the golf club and is greater than the weight of the tube alone.