Glad to see that you are heading to PR for some golf. There are some great courses in the island. Try El Conquistador (not a single flat lie in the whole course), the St. Regis Bahia is quite challenging, and the Royal Isabella has some phenomenal views.

Regarding travel bags, there is a whole section within this forum with some great information/feedback on travel bags/airlines and travel tips. I suggest looking for it rather than repeating the same data.

Have fun in the island and safe travels!

You are going to get many different answers here, as have been posted in previous threads on travel bags. I used to use soft but went to SKB hard case several years ago due to too many bent carry bag legs. Never damaged shafts but TSA shifted bags where a leg was exposed to the soft side and piling up in the plane and luggage trams bent legs. I travel with Players 4 bags so small SKB works for me. Medium will allow for a larger bag or room for several pairs of shoes and rain gear. Hard also will help if heaven forbid, your international travel causes the bag to make multiple connections or get left behind and spend time in the rain or sent across country by mistake. Most airlines will treat hard case golf bags as regular luggage and may waive weight rules as long as it is not excessively overweight. Some airlines will not cover damage claims on soft cases. Check your airline for their specific policies. Safe travels! Have fun!

Never gone the hard case route.... Been a Club Glove guy from the beginning.. I have their latest travel bag and they've upgraded the padding and even has a TSA loch integrated into the case. Comes with the stiff-arm. The train system (luggage) makes skating through airport a breeze. I like a color other than black, as thats the one you'll see most at baggage claim.. Good luck!

Hi everyone. I've travelled with hard and soft and everything in between (literally. cardboard box, even irons, odd irons, sunday bag set, putter in a rifle case, taking clubs apart and travelling with epoxy, hard case bag with wheels that had a top to take off for the course, etc.) for the last 30 years plus around the world, probably 10 times a year. Here's my 2 cents for what it's worth. I recently purchased a sun mountain meridian and it just might be the best golf related purchase Ive made ever. The ease at which it handles absolutely makes it the hands down best soft case option. Hard cases have the disadvantage of not being easy to store or when you rent a car you have to make sure you have something big enough for it to fit. If you compromise and get anything but something that has a trunk, you're heading straight to the hotel to store your stuff. With a soft cover and a vehicle with a trunk, you can go from the airport to dinner and not worry about someone seeing your gear in the back of the SUV. Hard cases just present more limitations when traveling. While they do offer more protection, once they take a big hit in a corner or on the built on latch, you're done. Soft cases have some resiliency and as long as you take the proper precautions you'll be fine. Stiff arm, bubble wrap, detach heads from shafts, wrap towels. I do have a travel setup, prior year model bag because like everyone else here I get a new bag every year, back up irons, so I don't worry too much about broken legs. I'm not on the PGA tour or playing for stakes worth anything, so anything that happens you can just roll with the punches.

I’ve been using a soft - Club Glove bag for a dozen years. Haven’t had an issue for over a dozen years, with a stiff arm and wrapping the heads in towels. There are lots of sedan trunks that can hold the clubs without folding the back seat down. Especially before I retired and took the clubs on business trips, this was a feature for me. The hard case guys have their views as well. Going from airport to course/resort works with 2-3 golfers in an SUV.
I check my bag as luggage. Delta and most others treat them as standard luggage. My bag rarely exceeds 35-38 lbs. I do sign the waiver for the soft top. My baggage allowance is generous that they fly free.
I’d be curious if it is real or just over publicized that flying through Miami is a hazard with golf bags (all types). Seems like flying from Latin America through Miami that pro players get separated from their clubs. I’ve never had a problem with Delta but never flew through Miami with them.