Van Sickle Tees Off Thursday at John Deere Classic in PGA debut

Mike Van Sickle’s childhood dream of playing in a PGA Tour event will become a reality Thursday afternoon when he takes to the 10th tee at TPC Deere Run for the first round of the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Ill. [Full Story]

Gary D'Amato of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel wrote a column that describes Van Sickle's experiences so far this week (see "Van Sickle set to take Tour").

Van Sickle's father, Gary, also sounds off about his experience as Mike's caddy for the event in an article published earlier this week on Golf.com (see "Bag-Dad Diary: A golf writer's son makes his PGA Tour debut, with Pop as his looper")

Van Sickle featured in Inside Wisconsin Sports

Mike Van Sickle was featured in the June edition of Inside Wisconsin Sports. In Bill Huber's story "Par for the Course," the Marquette all-American, along with the University of Wisconsin women's golfer Kelsey Verbeten, are profiled as the state's top collegiate players.

In the article, Huber gets Van Sickle to reveal his biggest strength on the golf course. "I hit it about 300 off the tee, but the other thing is the driver is one of straightest clubs in my bag," Van Sickle said. "I hit it a long way but I hit it quite accurately, which is a big advantage."
Inside Wisconsin Sports is available on newsstands throughout the state or by subscription.

Van Sickle featured by Associated Press

Chris Jenkins of the Associated Press interviewed Mike Van Sickle last week and wrote an article titled, "Marquette's Van Sickle becoming PGA Tour prospect," which was picked up by numerous national media outlets over the weekend.

The article ran Sunday, May 3 on GoMarquette.com. It was also picked up over the weekend by the online editions of Sporting News and USA Today, in addition to ESPN.com and Golf.com.

A video was also produced by the AP, featuring the interview with Van Sickle and Marquette head men's golf coach Tim Grogan.

Read the AP story | Watch AP Video

OnMilwaukee.com's Wagner profiles Van Sickle's career as a Golden Eagle

Drew Wagner of OnMilwaukee.com recently profiled Marquette senior Mike Van Sickle. Wagner's story is titled, " Van Sickle eyeing future success after stellar career at Marquette."

Check out the feature, which ran Sunday May 3, by clicking here or on the image below...

Marquette Tribune: Van Sickle No. 1 sports story of 2008-09

A column written by John Borneman in Thursday's print and online editions of the Marquette Tribune ranking Marquette University's top-10 sports stories of 2008-09 listed Mike Van Sickle at the top spot, ahead of new men's basketball coach Buzz Williams and his senior backcourt.

Here is the link:
http://media.www.marquettetribune.org/media/storage/paper1130/news/2009/04/30/Sports/Top-10.Sports.Stories.Of.200809-3730829.shtml

Van Sickle featured in hometown paper

Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh-Post Gazette wrote a great article on Mike Van Sickle which appeared in this morning's paper. Dulac recaps the amazing year Van Sickle has had thus far, starting with his strong play on the amateur circuits this past summer.

Dulac also points out that Van Sickle, who lists his hometown as Wexford, Pa., is in consideration for many of college and amateur golf's top year-end awards, but notes the struggles of getting noticed when you're a golfer competing at a school not traditionally know for golf or compete in a conference that isn't considered a power conference in collegiate golf.

Read Gerry Dulac's story online: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09109/963554-136.stm

Van Sickle goes head-to-head with columnist

John Borneman of The Marquette Tribune played 18 holes with Mike Van Sickle and two other MU teammates this past Thursday. Borneman wrote a column about the experience, which appears in today's edition of the Tribune, "Van Sickle will be MU's next great alum."

Journal Sentinel's D'Amato picks up on yesterday's release

Golf beat writer Gary D'Amato of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel published a column on Mike Van Sickle being named to the 2009 watch list for The Ben Hogan Award. D'Amato goes on to briefly recap Mike's remarkable season thus far.

Link to the story at JS Online (Feb. 13, 2009): http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/39554452.html