Golf bag rack attachable to vehicle hitch

A golf bag rack removably attachable to a rear of a vehicle with a hitch receiver, the rack comprising in combination:

• a tongue configured to attach to the hitch receiver of the vehicle;
• at least one platform coupled to said tongue;
• said platform having a first orientation and a second orientation, said first orientation closer to horizontal than said second orientation;
• wherein said at least one platform includes means to attach to a golf bag resting upon said at least one platform;
• and
• wherein said attachment means includes at least one flexible strap coupled to said platform.

A golf bag rack removably attachable to a rear of a vehicle with a hitch receiver, the rack comprising in combination:

• a tongue configured to attach to the hitch receiver of the vehicle;
• at least one platform coupled to said tongue;
• said platform having a first orientation and a second orientation, said first orientation closer to horizontal than said second orientation;
• wherein said at least one platform is pivotably coupled to other portions of said rack such that said at least one platform pivots between said first orientation and said second orientation;
• and
• wherein a mast extends substantially vertically up from said tongue, said mast including a means to attach to a golf bag resting upon said at least one platform.

A golf bag rack removably attachable to a rear of a vehicle with a hitch receiver, the rack comprising in combination:

• a tongue configured to attach to the hitch receiver of the vehicle;
• at least one platform coupled to said tongue;
• said platform having a first orientation and a second orientation, said first orientation closer to horizontal than said second orientation;
• and
• wherein said rack includes at least three platforms including a central platform and two side platforms slidably attached to said central platform, each said platform including at least one means to attach to a golf bag resting upon at least one of said platform.

A method for attaching a variable number of golf bag and hand pull cart assemblies to a vehicle through a hitch receiver, including the steps of:

• providing a rack including a tongue configured to attach to the hitch receiver of the vehicle, at least one platform coupled to the tongue, and a mast coupled to the tongue and the platform and extending up from the tongue, the mast including at least one retainer for an upper portion of the golf bag and hand pull cart assembly;
• placing at least one golf bag and hand pull cart assembly on the at least one platform;
• and
• securing an upper portion of the golf bag and hand pull cart assembly to an upper end of the mast through the retainer.