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You're Still Away

The Forever Pursuit to Love a Game that Won't Love You Back

Sam Weinman

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English
Back Nine Press
12 May 2026

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not as a game to be conquered, but as a lifelong relationship to be endured, misunderstood, and ultimately embraced.

Part memoir, part psychological inquiry, the book follows a mid-handicap golfer and longtime golf journalist who has spent decades studying the best players in the world-

while never quite figuring out his own swing. From walking inside the ropes during the dominance of Tiger Woods to grinding through humbling weekend rounds with friends, he occupies a rare middle ground: close enough to greatness to understand it, but far enough away to remain one of us.

What emerges is not a story of transformation or triumph. There is no miracle breakthrough, no late-career plunge to scratch. Instead,
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* asks a more compelling question: how do you love a game that refuses to love you back?

Through encounters with tour pros, coaches, sports psychologists, and his own endlessly flawed rounds, the author uncovers a different kind of expertise-

not in how to master golf, but in how to endure it. Why do we warm up perfectly and play terribly? Why do we repeat the same
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Imprint:   Back Nine Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 215mm,  Width: 139mm, 
ISBN:   9781956237498
ISBN 10:   1956237496
Pages:   288
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

SAM WEINMAN is the digital editor of Golf Digest. Prior to that, he was a senior writer for The Journal News in Westchester County, New York, where he was honored with multiple national writing awards for his coverage of the PGA Tour and the NHL. His work has also appeared in USA Today, Golf World, Yahoo! Sports, ESPN the Magazine, and Sports Illustrated. Weinman' s first book, Win at Losing: How Our Biggest Setbacks Can Lead to Our Greatest Gains, was published in 2016. He lives with his wife and two sons in Rye, New York. To learn more, check out his website, www.SamWeinman.com.

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