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The First Call, Gary Van SickleYour weekly recap of the golf industry — and a bit more
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Episode 29: Hally Leadbetter & Andrew Wantuck
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Episode 28: Katherine Walsh
Golf content creator and industry professional Katherine Walsh shares her unlikely journey from a small town childhood to picking up a club on her way to becoming a prominent social media creator and personality. She discusses how her faith...
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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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