Although Marquette golfer Mike Van Sickle didn't advance to match play at the 108th U.S. Amateur Championship this week in Pinehurst, N.C., the Golden Eagles senior continues to turn heads following a successful summer on the links. Here are two recent articles published by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and USGA.org.

Monday marks the opening day of the 108th U.S. Amateur Championship at Pinehurst Country Club. It also marks Marquette golfer Mike Van Sickle's debut at the event, heralded as perhaps the most prestigious amateur golf tournament in the world.

Mike Van Sickle, a senior at Marquette University, successfully defended his Pennsylvania Open Championship at Old York Road Country Club, rallying from a four-stroke deficit Wednesday.