Gary Van Sickle

Gary Van Sickle has covered golf since 1980, following the tours to 125 men’s major championships, 14 Ryder Cups and one sweet roundtrip flight on the late Concorde. He is likely the only active golf writer who covered Tiger Woods during his first pro victory, in Las Vegas in 1997, and his 81st, in Augusta in April. Van Sickle’s work appeared, in order, in The Milwaukee Journal, Golf World magazine, Sports Illustrated (20 years) and Golf.com. He is a former president of the Golf Writers Association of America.

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Features

Wordle takes to the L-I-N-K-S

Did you know that the popular New York Times word game can be played as a version of golf?

Columns

Sam's Club puts sticker shock in reverse

Membership-only retail store enters the golf ball market with the Members Mark Pro Series 2 balls that are ideal for the everyday golfer. Better yet, they cost just $27.98 for two dozen — yes, two.

Columns

Closets that are missing a green jacket

Now that Rory McIlroy has slipped on his coveted piece of Masters apparel, Gary Van Sickle reranks the list of Best Players to Never Win a Masters, including some who still have a chance.

Columns

Is the 2025 Masters Rory McIlroy's to lose?

Needing only a win at Augusta National to complete the career grand slam, there is plenty of talk that McIlroy's the favorite because he's on top of his game and other top contenders are not.

Columns

Jim Nantz: A voice unlike any other

The 2025 Masters will be the CBS Sports announcer’s 40th. He's been a conduit to several generations’ memories of the major, and that’s worth celebrating — even if he would prefer we not.

Columns

The Players pleads the 5th (major)?

After 51 years, The Players Championship has all of the ingredients of a major, except for some LIV Golf stalwarts. If that issue is ever resolved, then a compelling case can be made for a new major.