{"id":21709,"date":"2026-06-16T10:44:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T10:44:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/21709\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T10:44:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T10:44:11","slug":"dads-link-golf-club-helps-busy-dads-with-fellowship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/21709\/","title":{"rendered":"Dad&#8217;s Link Golf Club helps busy dads with fellowship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To understand  the gravitational pull toward golf, consider the sport as a sequence of problems. Aaron Singleton, a skilled player in the <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dadslinkandgolf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Dads Link Golf Club<\/a>, is playing particularly well today at Palos Verdes Golf Course,  having just hit two back-to-back birdies. But even on the shots that  fly into a grassy oblivion, he smiles. <\/p>\n<p>                                         <img class=\"image\" alt=\"\"   width=\"473\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1781606649_971_.jpeg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>             <\/p>\n<ul data-element=\"action-bar-menu\" class=\"flex gap-2 list-none  absolute w-full h-10 top-0\">\n<li data-element=\"action-bar-share\" class=\"flex  w-full h-10 top-0 lg:items-center lg:justify-center \">\n<p> Share via     Close extra sharing options  <\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cGolf is 18 different holes. 18 different chances to solve a problem,\u201d he says. \u201cEach hole presents a different problem. Each shot is a different problem.\u201d According to Singleton, this wisdom that players inherit on the golf course \u2014 especially resilience and patience \u2014 translates to fatherhood.<\/p>\n<p>Singleton, who has a 3-year-old son, is part of a growing group of fathers who participate in the Dads Link Golf Club. The club is part of <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/lbgolfnews.com\/2025\/12\/12\/the-new-public-golf-movement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the region\u2019s <\/a>golf boom; Southern California Golf  Assn. is estimated to have one of the largest memberships in the country, with over 200,000 golfers. <\/p>\n<p>            <img class=\"image\" alt=\"Ian Davis watches his drive on 9th hole\"   width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1781606650_566_.jpeg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>         <\/p>\n<p> Ian Davis, the founder of Dads Link and Golf Club, watches his drive.<\/p>\n<p>Ian Davis is the founder of Los Angeles\u2019 Dads Link Golf Club. Each month, he invites fathers to enjoy golf together to focus on fellowship, fatherhood and their well-being. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis has grown in a way that I couldn\u2019t have imagined,\u201d says Davis, who works as a wellness coach with an emphasis in mindfulness and meditation. He started the club in 2023 on the East Coast before relocating it to Los Angeles in January 2024, where the club hosts an annual Father\u2019s Day tournament and various golf clinics.<\/p>\n<p>At the driving range, Davis leads the group through \u201ca grounding practice\u201d that involves stretching and deep breathing. Member Ose Akhile, a personal trainer, follows up with stretching and other warm-up exercises. For many of the men, golf has become a rediscovered hobby. Singleton returned to the sport after playing it as a teenager. \u201cI\u2019m looking forward to getting better,\u201d he says. <\/p>\n<p>Club member Darius Ingram, father of 3-year-old daughter, says that reconnecting with the game has allowed him to prioritize his own well-being. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI used to play golf recreationally. Now, I do it for mental stability,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>            <img class=\"image\" alt=\"Ian Davis (right) greets Ose Akhile as Darius Ingram stands nearby\"   width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1781606650_324_.jpeg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>         <\/p>\n<p>Ian Davis greets Ose Akhile as Darius Ingram stands nearby.<\/p>\n<p>Ian Monteilh, who is new to the group and has two daughters ages 11 and 15, says the outing provides camaraderie that was missing from his life. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a community that I didn\u2019t have. I\u2019m blessed to be around like-minded men with no pressure,\u201d he says. \u201cEven if we\u2019re having a rough day on a golf course, there\u2019s camaraderie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Once considered a predominantly white sport, golf is now being reshaped by a new generation of Black players and  other players of color, including many of the fathers in Dads Link Golf Club. In 2024, 25% of golfers across courses nationally were Black, Asian and  Latino, marking the most diverse era in the sport\u2019s history, according to the <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ngf.org\/short-game\/golf-participation-growing-diversifying\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">National Golf Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a lot less pretentious \u2014 more diverse, more access for all different types of people,\u201d says Ingram, who noticed a shift in golfing culture in recent years. <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/14\/opinion\/masters-tiger-woods-black-golfers.html#:~:text=There%20were%20no%20Black%20golfers,the%20Saudi%2Dbacked%20LIV%20tour.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Despite Tiger Woods\u2019 storied career as one of the sport\u2019s most impactful athletes,<\/a> Black men remain underrepresented in top tournaments.<\/p>\n<p>            <img class=\"image\" alt=\"Darius Ingram (left) reacts to barely missing a putt on the 18th green\"   width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1781606650_778_.jpeg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>         <\/p>\n<p>Darius Ingram reacts to barely missing a putt on the 18th green as Ian Davis watches.<\/p>\n<p>Ingram partly attributes Black men\u2019s interest in golf to renewed interest from other professional athletes. Star athletes like Michael Jordan and Steph Curry \u2014 who also happen to be dads \u2014 are skilled golfers. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are a lot of people who play their main sport, and they play golf when they retire,\u201d says Ingram. <\/p>\n<p>            <img class=\"image\" alt=\"Ose Akhile smiles before teeing off\"   width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1781606651_902_.jpeg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>         <\/p>\n<p>Ose Akhile smiles before teeing off.<\/p>\n<p>Rappers like <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tQ6qqQffei0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Schoolboy Q<\/a> and DJ Khalid have also become interested in the sport, adding to its cachet.<\/p>\n<p>The benefits of the groups are apparent, explains Akhile, who has three daughters, ages 6, 7 and 9. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m outside \u2014 fresh air, sunshine, a break for my family. I get to decompress,\u201d he says. Describing himself as a \u201cCaribbean baby,\u201d he explains that the ocean waves have a hypnotic effect on him. As the golfers move along the Palos Verdes course, the ocean stretches beyond them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNature helps a lot with stress relief. There\u2019s a lot of green grass and quiet out here. I love my child, but it\u2019s hard to hear her yell, \u2018Dad!\u2019 every three seconds,\u201d says Singleton. During the game, he stays calm while a squirrel approaches him. \u201cMe and nature are one with each other,\u201d he says. Behind him, a baby coyote prances into the fog.<\/p>\n<p>Singleton adds that in the chaos of fatherhood, friendships occasionally fall to the wayside. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s so much to do. Everyone separated. It\u2019s beneficial to have a group text, a fellowship like this, where you can hear someone going through the same thing as you,\u201d Singleton says.<\/p>\n<p>Akhile agrees. \u201cThese are probably the only guys that understand the day-to-day stressors and pressures of my life,\u201d he says. <\/p>\n<p>            <img class=\"image\" alt=\"men have breakfast after Dads Link and Golf Club\"   width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1781606651_591_.jpeg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>         <\/p>\n<p>Ose Akhile, Darius Ingram, Ian Monteilh, Ian Davis, Aaron Singleton and other Dads Link and Golf members have breakfast together.<\/p>\n<p>After finishing nine holes, the men enjoy breakfast burritos. They joke that they will begin ranking the golf courses in the L.A. area by the quality of their breakfast burritos. Meanwhile, Davis leads the group through a conversation about fatherhood. Each month he chooses one dad to be the focus. This morning that\u2019s Ingram. He  speaks on being a father and how it relates to golf. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not as good as I want to be, so there\u2019s frustration there,\u201d Ingram says, referring to the challenges of parenting. He adds that to \u201cright things\u201d he doesn\u2019t like about himself, he focuses on how his efforts could result in his daughter  becoming a better version of him. The men offer encouragement as birds circle above. The sun pierces through the fog. <\/p>\n<p>Monteilh looks up and jokes: \u201cThe only birdies I saw today were in the sky.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"To understand the gravitational pull toward golf, consider the sport as a sequence of problems. 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