Gary D'Amato
Lacking animal magnetism
By the end of this school year, Courtney Buchach will have taught the basics of the game to some 3,000 students since the fall of 2007. At least one high school, Riverside, has started a golf team because of her work.
Mike Van Sickle of Marquette University called it "probably my best golf day ever" after rallying to an improbable victory Tuesday at the 34th annual Western Refining All-America Golf Classic in El Paso, Texas.
With nine tournament victories, including three this fall, there's no question Mike Van Sickle is the best golfer in Marquette University history. The bigger question: Is he the best college golfer in America?
Many who follow professional golf only casually or not at all have reacted with incredulity to the news that J.P. Hayes volunteered information that caused him to be disqualified from the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament last week.
J.P. Hayes can sleep at night, knowing he did the right thing. The 43-year-old Appleton native disqualified himself from the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament last week for playing with a non-conforming golf ball.