While most industries have faced some sort of detriment during the COVID-19, the world of golf has been thriving. Golf courses reopened near the end of April, making them one of the first activities available to the public. They have had a steady increase in business as more people have picked up the sport because so many players were excited to go outside and resume their hobby 

     The boys and girls golf teams here at Penn-Trafford also hoped to get back in business this year, according to senior Jada Czenakowski. This season offered unique challenges the team had to overcome this offseason. 

     Czenakowski said, “We usually practice the whole month of August, but we couldn’t this year due to everything being pushed back. With matches taking up most of the week, the girls were forced to do a lot of stuff on their own to get better.” 

     Some positives came from this situation, however, as senior Alex Turowski said “I think being able to get my school work done earlier in the day and then practicing has been really nice to prepare me for playoffs.” 

     Czenakowski shared similar feelings about school since most golfers miss many of their 7th and 8th-period classes. She said, “Now I can just watch a recording of what the teachers taught rather than asking people for notes.”

     For the girls’ Team, the season was not entirely what they expected as they placed 3rd in their section. There is still much to look forward to, as Czenakowski said, “We have a lot of young freshmen with potential so if they keep working the girl’s golf program will continue to do well.” Underclassmen will have big shoes to feel as seniors like Czenakowski and Lauren Barber, who qualified for WPIAL’s, will be graduating this spring. 

     As for the boys’ Team, Turowski feels confident in what they can do.

     “We are going into our last match and as long as we win we can secure a playoff spot. We even would have a chance to tie for the section,” he said. Turowski and his younger brother Nick have qualified for WPIAL’s individually, and both look to bring that success with the team.

Sports Editor, Mason Frye