Sam’s book  WIN AT LOSING, took root with his son Charlie and his younger brother, Will, and the fact that they both struggled with losing. Wanting to show them both that winning has real benefits, Sam started on a journey that had him talking to all sorts of people -- famous and otherwise -- about how they handled a notable loss, and what they learned from it.

Sam is also the digital editor for Golf Digest, since 2009. Prior to that he covered golf and the NHL for The Journal News in Westchester, N.Y., and wrote for publications that included Golf Digest, USA Today, Golf World, Yahoo! Sports, ESPN the Magazine, and Sports Illustrated. He’s been honored with multiple first place awards in the Associated Press Sports Editors and Golf Writers Association of America writing contests.