Gary Van Sickle

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.

Latest from this Author
Proud 90
Features
Proud 90 puts the fun in funky fashion collection
Apparel brand founder Rick Versace Jr. took a look at Rickie Fowler — his fashion, not his game — and created a line of polos with a playful vibe for the rest of us
Waste Management Phoenix Open
Features
How Tiger Woods' ace shaped TPC Scottsdale's raucous 16th
The WM Phoenix Open has always been a party-like affair, but Woods' theatrics in 1997 showed the potential of how much fun could be had at the shortish par-3 hole known as The Colosseum
Takomo Golf CEO Sebastian Haapahovi
Features
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
BGT's ZNE Wedge Shafts
Features
Barney Adams, 83, remains an innovator at heart
Eschewing retirement, Adams continues to revolutionize golf equipment as Breakthrough Golf Technology follows up its Stability putter shafts with the cleverly designed ZNE wedge shafts
Echo
Features
Why robots (yes, robots) have a future in golf
From picking up balls to mowing fairways to delivering food at the turn, automated machinery is making golf course operations more efficient
The Players Logo
Columns
The Players' Gold Man strikes a pose, but is it enough?
PGA Tour’s flagship event features a gold-tinted golfer silhouette logo that is sleek and classy, but in terms of prestige it’s not quite iconic — yet