Holding plate for golf clubs

A holding plate apparatus for organizing and limiting the movement of golf clubs in a conventional golf bag having one or more partitions comprising:

• an upper plate of rigid material including a plurality of upper plate openings having a cross-sectional area substantially larger than the cross-sectional area of the golf club shaft so that upon insertion of a golf club in one of said openings, the club may move freely within the opening.
• an intermediate plate of elastic material including a plurality of intermediate plate openings, the major portions of which have substantially the same shaped cross-section as the upper plate openings, at least some of the intermediate plate openings further including gripping openings having a cross-sectional area slightly smaller than the cross-sectional area of the shaft, so that when the shaft is forced into the gripping opening, it is held against movement by the material of the intermediate plate,
• a bottom plate of rigid material including a plurality of bottom plate openings having a cross-section substantially the same as the upper plate openings and means for attaching said bottom plate to a golf bag.
• the plates being assembled such that the upper plate, intermediate plate, and bottom plate openings in all three plates are in alignment with each other,
• but wherein the major portions of said intermediate plate openings are slightly smaller than the upper plate openings and bottom plate openings so that upon insertion of a golf club in the assembled apparatus, the golf club shaft is contacted only by the intermediate plate.