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Way back in the 1950s this idea
was tried by Bobcat, yes the
Bobcat that makes those little
earth movers, with something
called the Bobcat Compact Golf
Car. Just like the electric Finn,
the bag slipped in between the
handlebars, and you straddled
it. Unlike the Finn, it may have
been street legal, but really
what wasn’t back then? Under
the sporty bodywork was a
pull start 3 horsepower Kohler
motor to carry you and your
bag over the course and home
again. Years after that failed,
there was a Honda mini sidecar
specifically made for carrying
your golf bag while you rode a
Monkey bike around the course.
The Finn Scooter is coming
from Sun Mountain, a company
that produces bags, and the
kind of golf carts that you roll
behind you. They are a compa-
ny that is deeply connected to
the golf industry and you would
think devoted research before
introducing this new two-
wheeled golf cart. It maxes out
at 15 mph and can play 3 full
rounds of golf between charges,
though we aren’t sure what that
means in miles. The Finn copies
the Bobcat, with the bag sliding
down the frame between the
handlebars and seat. It goes on
sale this spring, or you may see
it at your local course, rentable
with a phone app just like a Bird
or Lime.
The Phat Golf is already avail-
able, being just a spin-off of the
line of Phat electric scooters
that have been on sale for a
while. In most states you can
ride them anywhere you’d ride
an electric scooter or bicycle,
and (despite what some web-
sites say) they have a top speed
of 20 mph. On sale now, the
Phat Golf is about $2,000 and
can go 30-50 miles on a charge.
If you don’t play golf you can
save a few hundred dollars and
ditch the rack on the back.
gateway drug that introduces
Millennials and Generation Z to
the two-wheeled lifestyle. Next
thing you know they could be
jonesing for a Zero or a Live-
wire. Anyone else see the sim-
ilarities between the Phat and
that Harley electric minibike
prototype?
Sources
www.golf.com
www.phatscooters.com
www.finnscooters.com
We don’t plan on covering every
electric bicycle and scooter
that comes down the pike, but
back in 1959, all the big bike
companies ignored a little up-
start called Honda when they
introduced their 50cc bike via
hardware stores. Lime and Bird
electric scooters, electrically
assisted bicycles, and things like
these golf scooters could be the
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