I write about
life and golf
Latest Books
How to Love Golf
Whether you’re new to the game or trying to love it again, here’s a little book that will set you on your way. It’s full of advice on how to play better, worry less, and fully experience the deep and lasting joys of this grand old game.
Match Play at Pennywhistle
A literary sports novel about unexpected mentorship, the ache of missed chances, and the grace that can arrive when we least expect it. There’s also a love story tucked inside that just might warm your heart.
Fathers, Sons & Golf
A story of the memorable summer when the author taught his two young sons to play golf, and in doing so deepened his connection with them as well as his connection with his own father. It’s about the power sports sometimes hold to put us in touch with what matters to us most.
“Golf is the closest game to the game we call life. You get bad breaks from good shots; you get good breaks from bad shots – but you have to play the ball where it lies.”
~ Bobby Jones
Golf is so much more...
" ..than a sport to me. It’s where I continue to go after all these years to connect with the child inside. As I play, I’m reminded of the power of play to make us feel fully alive… "
~ Andrew Shanley
About Fathers, Sons and Golf
“Transcends the game.”…. The Providence Journal
“The story is true to Shanley’s heart, and it shines through his writing.”…Golfonline