Southern Golf Association honors Van Sickle

5/6/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf

May 6, 2009

Marquette senior Mike Van Sickle and Oklahoma State freshman Morgan Hoffman have been named co-National Amateurs of the Month for April, it was announced Wednesday by the Southern Golf Association.

For only the second time in the six-year history of the award the voting panel -- which includes golf coaches, officials and journalists -- was deadlocked on the two players and thus chose to honor both. Van Sickle won the Palisades Collegiate by two strokes and ended the month finishing runner-up at the BIG EAST Men's Golf Championship en route to being named the conference's Player of the Year.

The 107-year-old Southern Golf Association promotes amateur golf in a variety of ways, including the staging of the annual Southern Amateur Championship.