The Single, Part I

Phil Lang
9 min readJan 12, 2021

Observations, guidelines, and stories from my year as the single golfer.

They spot me coming towards them on the first tee. Ragged bag, hand-me-down clubs, trail running shoes. Their practice swings stall. What the hell are we in for? Brings me a smile every time.

I am the single. The one guy the group hopes to not encounter.

I don’t take it personally. Golfing with a stranger isn’t preferred, but the muni will get as many paying golfers out as is possible, so the group is stuck with me and I’m…

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Phil Lang

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