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There’s a familiar ritual that happens after most rounds.
The scores have been tallied (and forgotten), the last sip has been drank, the shoes are loosened. The last few jokes get told as you head to the parking lot. Instinctively you start to empty your pockets. Tees, ball marker, divot tool, glove and last surviving Pro-V all get thrown in the front pocket of your bag. Then the search begins.
Phone. Wallet. Keys.
Stomach drop.
Where’s my ring?
I start digging around my bag trying to find my wedding ring. It’s not a high-priced item that can’t be replaced, but at the same time, I would feel horrible if it fell out somewhere along the way. It feels safer leaving it in my bag than carrying it in my pocket all round. With how often I’m in the woods, it would almost certainly be left behind for a squirrel or a bird. That anxiety wasn’t the original impetus for DIYing my own valuable pouch, but it became a meaningful byproduct of it.
I’ve always had a maker mentality, often asking myself if I could make something instead of buying it. I’ve also wondered if I had it in me to create exactly what I want versus buying something close to what I need. Maybe that comes from my dad, the ultimate DIY king, and what I saw growing up. Maybe it’s the designer mindset I’ve carried with me since fifth grade. Either way, I decided to buy a sewing machine, pick up some waxed canvas and thread, and see what I could do.
Sewing is no joke. It’s a hard skill to learn, and there was a steep learning curve just to get started. Plugging in the machine, threading the needle, figuring out the bobbin, and finally pressing the pedal. After a few YouTube videos, a few mockups, and several sacrificial pouches, I ended up with a small place for my ring that’s easy to recognize in the front pocket of my bag. It gives me a little less worry about where my ring, or other valuables, are during a round. After all, it’s called a valuable pouch for a reason.
What mattered most wasn’t the pouch itself, but what I learned by making it. Sewing forced me to slow down, pay attention, and accept that progress comes through repetition, not shortcuts. Each version taught me something, not just about materials or construction, but about where my own judgment starts to hold weight.
The final pouch isn’t perfect. The stitches aren’t factory-clean, and the shape isn’t something you’d find on a shelf. But it’s mine in a way that goes beyond ownership. I trust it because I understand it. The expression isn’t in how it looks, it’s in what survived the process.
This is what Non Major Golf is for me. It’s not about making things instead of buying them, or proving anything to anyone else. It’s about learning a craft, testing my own capability, and letting expression come from iteration rather than intention.
Each project is a marker, a snapshot of where my skills and instincts are right now. They’re not finished statements, just honest ones. The pouch will change over time, just like the way I make things will. That’s the point. This isn’t about arriving at perfection, it’s about earning progress and carrying it forward, one collectible at a time.
This pouch was just one project, but the mindset carries through everything I make. I work with individuals, groups, and courses to create custom golf accessories built with intention, designed through process, not shortcuts.
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