"Painted in a glossy, buttery hue of such vintage nostalgia that it's all the reader can do by the end to not immediately light out for the central North Carolina hill country."--Publishers Weekly

"Draws on the deep, near archetypal feelings that dedicated golfers have for the game, its history, and their own connections to the fathers and mentors who first put clubs in their hands."--Booklist

"Dodson's lack of pretense and his wealth of conviviality give readers a sense of investment in the man and his modest work, which is long on sentiment but not extravagantly so. A humane, insightful memoir of elemental composure and meaning regained." -Kirkus