Playing alone is the best way to improve your golf game

By Kevin Cook in The RotarianYou again,” the starter said. “Walking nine as usual,” I said. He handed me a flyer. “We’ve got a tournament coming up. And did you know about our men’s league on Thursdays?”“I’ll probably see you on Friday.”“Suit yourself,” he said. It’s not that I’m anti-social. I played high school and college golf, had a regular game with three buddies for years after that, even teed it up in pro-ams at a few famous country clubs. I would never miss my Rotary club’s annual tournament. But lately I’ve joined one of the most exclusive clubs of all — the tiny number of golfers who play alone. Golf is thought of as a social game, but it doesn’t have to be. According to the National Golf Foundation, 3 percent of golfers play as singletons. And it’s a whole ’nother game.The other morning, for instance, the course was wide open — all mine.

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