Gary Van Sickle
Freelance Golf Writer
SI.com
MorningRead
New England.golf
Wisconsin.golf
The-Golf-Show.com
Location: Pittsburgh, Pa.
Senior contributor (at large); played over 1,500 courses worldwide
219 Fox Meadow Drive
Wexford PA 15090
Phone(s): 412-215-4737
Email: gvansick@aol.com
Gary Van Sickle is a long-time golf writer. He began as a sportswriter for The Milwaukee Journal daily newspaper; moved to the weekly magazine Golf World; then to Sports Illustrated in 1996 for 20 years. Has been contributing to SI.com, Wisconsin.golf, The First Call.com, NewEngland.golf, Arizona Golf, Memorial Tournament Magazine and others since then.
Van Sickle is a former president of the Golf Writers Assocaition of America; received the Major Media Award from Augusta National Golf Club for having covered 40 Masters (which means he gets his own parking spot!); has won numerous writing awards from the GWAA and the International Network of Golf.
Links to recent travel articles Gary Van Sickle has written:
Discovering a Nine-Hole Fantasy Island Gem in Michigan
Minerva Lake: A Delightful Round Right Before a Course’s Demise
Ohio layout proves to be a Dinosaur of a Course