What is the rod looking thing in the golfers bags?

Not the best place for this but I can't figure it out...

https://blogs.golf.com/.a/6a00d8341caaef53ef01156ef44064970c-200wi

Putting track I think that pic during play or on the range

Its during play... I've noticed them in the bag today

Alignment Sticks

you can buy them at home depot to mark your driveway for the snow.

Pretty sure the tour guys just use them on the range

They are simply alignment sticks. Most guys carry 2. One for their feet and other for target line. (2 parallel lines) Almost all good pplayers always hit balls with some kind of alignment tool at their feet even if its another club. I never go thru a session without something to make sure I am aligned correctly. Mentally it becomes habit and often swing flaws come from knowing you are aligned wrong and trying to compensate. If your interested do not buy them ffrom a golf store as they are originally from Lowe's. These are simply the sticks you can buy that you line your drive way with in the snow. I can answer most of these type questions but dont want to get to personal. If you have that type of question pm me.

Should they be in bag during play? no training aids.. I thought you even had to take a braced glove out of the bag or anything that was non conforming. Maybe this does not quilify as a training aid or something

They are never used on the course.  It is like having a training aid in your bag.

Does not qualify in anyway just simply a line

I seem to remember a long time ago can't remember who had a golf glove in his bag that had a metal brace to keep your wrist from braking down, he did not use it during play but forgot it was in the bag caddie found it after the round and he turned himself in and was DQ'd.I think a few years later someone had a wrist injury and they let him play with a braced wrist because it was for an injury and they made a big deal about it because of the prior DQ.

 For years I  have just layed down clubs on the range or use a broken one and I use a string and large tees that I keep wraped up in my bag as putting alignment I never take them out but those are not considered an aid, because the part of standard golf equipment. If you have a broken club in the bag that is considered an extra club. 

OK to have in bag....just can't take them out during a round....
here's a link with drills you can do.....
https://www.toursticks.com/product_info.php?products_id=34

as mentioned...home depot /lowes has them for $2 apiece....around mailboxes
for body alignment....also place one thru your beltloops....

bluefin - a broken club in your bag may not be considered a club...depends on what part of it is still in your bag...

The club must be composed of a shaft and a head and it may also have material added to the shaft to enable the player to obtain a firm hold.

If it doesnt have those 3 things it isnt considered a club by definition

I am a Golf Pro and I presonally think they are dumb. You can simply use 2 clubs and it will do the trick.

I have some "tour issue" ones that came directly from a PGA tour Pro.  Unlike the ones you get at home depot, these are actually allignment sticks, not some plastic driveway marker.  These fine pieces of equipment are very rare and difficult to find on ebay, etc.

If you want I'll sell them to you for 35$ via paypal.  I can send pics if necessary but they're the real deal, just like the ones you see in many pro's bag.

I wouldn't call them dumb...Sure you can use clubs for alignment but unless you have a bunch of old, headless shafts laying around, you don't have a way to check your swing plain while on the range.  Also, the sticks are good to use to practice working the ball by placing one or two in front of you and hitting around it.   And to the short bus all stars that might read my above post, I was only kidding.

I played 4 years of D1 golf and those sticks are for tools, if you buy them you are an idiot

I have plenty of broken clubs laying around in collection dated with location and shots or trees,thighs or benches that produced their demise.

Well your a tool. They are really good because you can put them directly beside the ball and if you make contact with stick hurts nothing but you cant do that with a club. I played 4 years of D II golf so I dont understand your point by saying that. They help in many ways outside just alignment. You just have to be careful they will scratch your driver when you put the driver back in the bag.