Gary Van Sickle
Gary Van Sickle’s Biography
Attended Midland (Mich.) High & Waupaca (Wis.) High... Univ of Wis grad... joined Milwaukee Journal sports staff 1977... Golf World magazine in 1989... Sports Illustrated (Golf Plus, Golf.com, Golf Magazine) in 1996... past beats include Univ Wis football and basketball; golf; Green Bay Packers... writing golf only since '89 move to Golf World... assorted awards incl Wis Sportswriter of Year; appeared in Best Sports Stories; numerous Golf Writers Assn America and Intl Network of Golf writing awards... former state typing champ (Wis.)... played baseball Univ Wis jv team... 7 hole-in-ones; 2 USGA medals, competed in 2 US Sr Am Championships... past residences include Midland; Lake Jackson, Tx; Findlay, OH; Waupaca and Fremont, WI; Milwaukee; Milford CT... married, son Mike played some on Web.com/Korn Ferry Tour, and made 2016 US Open field... attended Sugnet Elementary and Northeast Jr High in Midland... advanced to US Open sectional play, paired with tour pros Larry Mize & Tom Purtzer in Columbus, Ohio, missed making US Open field by a "scant" 17 strokes... played over 1,400 golf courses (see app--Golf Played)... on Twitter @GaryVanSickle, also Facebook and Instagram...