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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Are the FedEx Cup Playoffs too flawed to fix?

Do you care that Jake Knapp finished outside the top 50 in the playoffs' first round? If the answer is no, then it's likely a sign that the current system is not generating enough excitement.

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The stuff of Hollywood — kind of

Jay Delsing was more than a PGA Tour journeyman. He was a collector of insider golf stories and now he's sharing them in his new book, "You Wouldn’t Believe Me If I Told You.”

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The century's best Open Championships

Though the 21st century is barely a quarter old, the British major has already produced a dozen worthy outcomes. TFC contributor Gary Van Sickle ranks the finest.

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Ranking Oakmont's 9 U.S. Opens

The rough-hewn brute of a course just outside of Pittsburgh has a way of identifying true major champions.

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The long and shorts of Forrest Fezler's 1983 U.S. Open

Oakmont Country Club is rich with U.S. Open memories, having hosted nine prior to this year's, but one stands out for its particular uniqueness.

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Was Jack Nicklaus better than Tiger Woods, or vice versa?

New book, “The Golf 100,” seeks to answer that question and ranks 98 other notable men and women players — but not Scottie Scheffler.