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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Renegade Golf seeks its niche in crowded ball space

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How a simulator helped revive an infamous Wisconsin course

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'Hey, who’s watching the golf shop today?'

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How Tiger Woods' ace shaped TPC Scottsdale's raucous 16th

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Takomo Golf is cracking the code on low-cost premium clubs

CEO Sebastian Haapahovi talks with The First Call's Gary Van Sickle about the impetus for his company's D2C model and why it is so appealing