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The First Call, Gary Van SickleYour weekly recap of the golf industry — and a bit more
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Hate him or love him, Wyndham Clark is a 2-time U.S. Open champ
He nearly blew a six-shot lead, but clutch scrambling on Sunday lifted Clark to a gritty one-shot victory at Shinnecock Hills, earning him the last laugh over the doubters.
Lee Trevino, Walter Hagen, Gene Sarazen, Cary Middlecoff.
Deep-dish thoughts after U.S. Open's 54 Holes
Wyndham Clark has a six-shot lead, Scottie Scheffler wants a birthday BOGO, and empty grandstands can’t mask the reality that disaster lurks on every hole at Shinnecock.
The U.S. Open heads into the home stretch at Shinnecock Hills. It’s t...
Weirdness and Wonder at Shinnecock Hills
Between a 150-minute fog delay, a historic 29, and rare praise for the USGA, a wild opening round at the U.S. Open proved the only thing out of bounds this week is normalcy.
There is no such thing as a normal first round in the U.S. Open....
Sorry, Forrest Gregg: History always repeats itself at Shinnecock Hills
Forget the flukes. History proves that only elite ball-strikers win U.S. Opens on this iconic New York course. Here are the 10 stars most likely to claim the crown this week.
A thousand years ago, when the Green Bay Packers were my beat fo...
18 swings that have defined 21st century majors
Gary Van Sickle sorts through 25-plus-years worth of major championship shots to find the best that will vie for the most memorable come 2099 — if we get that far.
Believe it or not, we are 106 major championships into the 21st century of...
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The First Call | Extra is your weekly recap of the golf industry ... and more
I've covered 200 majors (men's, women's, Ryder Cup, The Players, LPGA, US Am), a few hundred PGA Tour events for Morning Read, Sports Illustrated, Golf World and The Milwaukee Journal; Played 1,500 courses, 7 aces. I've been around.
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