First published 2019
Travis McKinley once played professional golf, but now he feels like an amateur at everything else in life. He travels to St. Andrews, the Scottish course where golf began centuries ago. Every fairway and hole carries the weight of history. The gorse bushes and links feel sacred to him. McKinley joins countless golfers who have searched for the sport's hidden truth, the one secret that could transform their game. No player has ever found a universally accepted answer, yet the search continues. On these mythical greens, McKinley believes he might discover what has eluded him. The ancient course promises to lift an ordinary man beyond his limitations. Here, where the game was born, McKinley hopes to find both his swing and himself.
Genres: fiction, travel, contemporary, sports
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: fish-out-of-water, second-chance
Setting: Scotland, St. Andrews
256 pages · Hardcover · Little, Brown and Company