"Golf saved my life"

Wellbeing
Woman with mental health issues

One in six adults suffer from common mental health issues every week, research in the UK has revealed. But according to one leading academic, golf’s combination of social and physical activity, played in open, green environments, could be a powerful tonic for those suffering depression and anxiety.

Syngenta Growing Golf speaks to two people for whom golf has proved important in recovering from depression and bereavement – and hears from environmental psychologist Prof. Jenny Roe on why golf is good for both mind and body.

See how golf saved Sam Gerry's life