Golf

The clubhouse at Longue Vue Country Club in Verona as photographed Friday, July 16, 2021.

‘Hidden gem’ Longue Vue Club gears up to co-host U.S. Amateur

July 17, 2021

Nestled high above the Allegheny River Valley in Verona and on the border of Penn Hills is a challenging golf course that is relatively unknown.

Alex Turowski tees off at last year’s Westmoreland County Junior Amateur golf tournament at Latrobe Country Club.

Penn-Trafford notebook: Alex Turowski wins at Diamond Run

July 10, 2021

Penn-Trafford graduate Alex Turowski has been battling a little midseason slump on the golf course.

Hampton graduate Ben Huber, who graduated from Carnegie Mellon in May, played last month in the nation’s toughest U.S. Open qualifier in a field that included four former PGA Tour major champions.

Hampton grad competes at U.S. Open qualifier, NCAA tournament in golf season to remember

July 3, 2021

Hampton graduate Ben Huber this spring was part of the best golf team in Carnegie Mellon history and struggled to an 80th-place finish at an event in Columbus, Ohio.

Shady Side Academy’s Warden captures WPGA Junior title in a playoff

June 22, 2021

It wasn’t the way Weston Warden would have preferred to win the Western Pennsylvania Golf Association’s 101st Junior Championship Tuesday, but he’ll take it.

Nicholas Turowski puts on the 16th green during the Westmoreland County Junior Amateur golf tournament Thursday, June 18, 2020 at Latrobe Country Club.

Junior tournaments allow Penn-Trafford’s Nicholas Turowski to work on short game

June 13, 2021

Nicholas Turowski hopes to have his driver’s licenses in a year.

Katie Miller won three PIAA titles and a WPIAL championship while attending Hempfield.

Hempfield adds girls golf program

February 22, 2021

Katie Miller won three PIAA titles and a WPIAL girls golf championship during her career at Hempfield .

Caroline McConnell (center) poses with her South Fayette teammates after a runner-up finish at the WPIAL team tournament.

South Fayette golfer emerging as one of WPIAL’s top players

November 1, 2020

Summer camp is usually a time for kids to do some hiking, swimming, biking and perhaps create a craft or two.

The Franklin Regional golf team celebrates after Zach Abdallah made his putt on No. 18 during the WPIAL Class AAA boys golf championship Oct. 15, 2020, at Cedarbrook Golf Club.

Westmoreland high school notebook: PIAA playoffs beckon for trio of teams

October 25, 2020

A trio of WPIAL championship teams from Westmoreland County will compete this week for state titles.

Sewickley Academy’s Joey Mucci (center) fist bumps Derry’s Ashton Beighley and Quaker Valley’s John Main after completing their round during the WPIAL Class AA boys golf championship Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, at Cedarbrook Golf Club.

Learning from losses leads Sewickley Academy to 8th straight WPIAL boys golf title

Throughout the 2020 golf season, the Sewickley Academy boys golf team went through adversity.

Norwin’s Sal Cerilli watches his putt on No. 18 during the WPIAL Class AAA boys golf championship on Oct. 15, 2020, at Cedarbrook Golf Club.

Norwin golfers relish 1st trip to WPIAL championship

As Sal Cerilli walked up the 18th fairway on the Gold course at Cedarbrook, he felt a sense of finality kick in.

The Franklin Regional boys golf team strikes a pose with the championship trophy after winning the WPIAL Class AAA team final on, Oct. 15, 2020, at Cedarbrook Golf Club.

Team effort helped Franklin Regional secure 1st WPIAL golf title

A statistics teacher who doubles as the boys golf coach at Franklin Regional, Jeff Traphagen often looks at life through numbers.

Franklin Regional’s Brooke Horvath plays against Penn-Trafford Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020 at Murrysville Golf Club.

Franklin Regional golfer Brooke Horvath finished senior season on high note

The Franklin Regional girls golf team won its first section title in 13 seasons and senior Brooke Horvath was one of the reasons the team went 10-1 and played in the WPIAL Class AAA team championship.

Hampton’s Arianna Erka competes in a match during the 2020 season.

Pair of birdies highlight Oakmont experience for Hampton’s Arianna Erka

There was a time when back-to-back triple bogeys at the WPIAL golf championships would have ruined Arianna Erka.

Franklin Regional’s Chuck Tragesser lines up his putt on No. 18 during the WPIAL Class AAA boys golf championship Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, at Cedarbrook Golf Club.

Franklin Regional’s Tragesser finishes 2nd at PIAA golf championship

October 20, 2020

Franklin Regional senior Chuck Tragesser ended his high school individual golf career by finishing second at the PIAA Class AAA championship Tuesday at Heritage Hills Golf Resort.

Greensburg Central Catholic’s Meghan Zambruno lines up a putt at the WPIAL tournament.

WPIAL has numerous place winners, no champions at Class AA state golf tournament

October 19, 2020

Rockwood senior Vileska Gelpi lost the PIAA Class A girls individual championship in a playoff in 2019.

Penn Hills sophomore Lucy Brayton hits out of a green-side bunker on No. 8 during the WPIAL Class AAA girls golf championship on Oct. 8, 2020, at Oakmont Country Club.

Penn Hills golfer learns lessons on Oakmont’s fabled greens

October 18, 2020

Every young golfer’s dream in Western Pennsylvania is to play a round of golf at Oakmont Country Club. Penn Hills sophomore Lucy Brayton had that opportunity as she competed in the WPIAL Class AAA Girls Individual Championship on Oct. 8.