How Golf Can Save Your Life, Drew Millard
How Golf Can Save Your Life, Drew Millard
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How Golf Can Save Your Life

Author: Drew Millard

Narrator: Drew Millard

Unabridged: 6 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/11/2024


Synopsis

Drew Millard loves golf. As a kid, he enjoyed the game, but since college, his clubs had been gathering dust in his parents' basement. And then, a bout with depression led him back home to haul them out of the unfinished storage.

It was what the doctor had ordered. In addition to medication and therapy, Drew needed to exercise. Exercise was not something he did. But golf? Sure, why not? As Drew fumbled his way through his first round in years, he discovered that sucking at golf was his new calling, one that helped him find a sense of balance and rhythm—both on the course and in his own mind.

Drew's connection to the game inspired him to write this book, and his passion is infectious. Combining great storytelling with fascinating historical tidbits and moving personal insights, he writes about everything from how golf taught him to be a better listener, son, and friend, to how to slow down, appreciate what he has, and keep fighting the good fight. Along the way, he demystifies the customs, history, and rules of the game.

Brimming with personality, accessibility, and a freewheeling spirit, How Golf Can Save Your Life is a celebration of the sport and an examination of all it offers.

About Drew Millard

Drew Millard is a writer from North Carolina. His work has appeared in VICE, GQ, the Nation, the Believer, and the New York Times Sunday magazine. He lives in Philadelphia and has a handicap that hovers between ten and fourteen.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jesse on December 16, 2023

True to the title of the book, Drew Millard describes how golf very likely saved his life in the hopes that his story could have a similar impact on the lives of the reader. I would always joke that I w0uld play golf when I could afford a full set of high-end clubs, but Millard makes it clear that th......more

Goodreads review by Anna on August 26, 2023

I must admit this review is biased but nevertheless, honest. I grew up with Drew and I consider him to be not only one of my favorite writers, but also, one of my favorite humans. His ability to reveal his most inner-thoughts while discussing how he embraced this historic and complicated sport with......more

Goodreads review by Carl on June 27, 2023

Millard is a wonderful writer. I'd hire him. He's a young man (early 30s) who loves to play golf. The book itself is really a memoir of the author's short life so far, with an emphasis on his experience playing golf. On its face, the text is directed to the nongolfer who might want to play golf, but......more

Goodreads review by Jake on May 05, 2025

An incredibly well written and heartfelt look into the life of a remarkably well spoken and thoughtful man. Millard does wonders equating golf to the larger game we all play–life. His experience and stories about his journey in golf and early adulthood really stuck with me, as someone who also enjoy......more

Goodreads review by Bryce on June 03, 2023

"How Golf Can Save Your Life" is a masterfully-written title from someone well-trained in the art of internet journalism. Unfortunately, Millard's book turns out to be 200 pages of click bait. The construction of the book is odd to say the least. Ground down by the early stretches of adult life Milla......more