Northampton Varsity Golf had a great year. The team achieved a 17-1 regular season and watched Senior Captain Gavin Pychinka finish 1st place in the District XI championships. Sophomore Derek Moyer also had a great season finishing 3rd place at EPCs. The team finished in second place in EPCs and Districts. Losing the district championship by 1 stroke. Gavin joins Gregg Meyer, Evan Notaro, and Carter Test as the fourth Individual District Champion in the history of the Northampton Area High School.
The team was led by four seniors: Gavin Pychinka, Kohler Strohl, Jayden Bleiler, and Gabe Gower. Additionally, sophomores Derek Moyer and CJ Stumpf had a solid season for the Kids.
First and foremost, it is important to remember that high school golf has a daily time commitment once the fall varsity athletic season begins. Your child will be playing golf almost every weekday from mid-August to October. All prospective players must submit their paperwork to the Athletic Office before tryouts begin (Physicals, Impact Test, etc.). Prospective players will play at least two rounds of golf during tryouts. The golfers with the lowest average will join the team. If a player cannot keep the "pace of play" (roughly 12 minutes per hole) or is a danger to themselves or others, I reserve the right to dismiss them from the team immediately. Once the golf season begins, golf team members will have mandatory practice from Monday to Friday.
The following is the tryout schedule for 2025. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday are mandatory tryout days. If you miss any of those days, you will not be able to make the Varsity golf team, please plan accordingly.
Mon - 8/4/2025 9am (Practice Range Session)
Tue - 8/5/2025 9am (9 Holes)
Wed - 8/6/2025 9am (18 Holes) - Last Day of Tryouts
Thu - FIRST AWAY MATCH
Fri - 8/8/2025 9am (9 Holes)
Former golfers at Northampton Area High School have gone on to earn golf scholarships, play collegiate golf, or enter golf management programs at Penn State University, Temple University, University of North Carolina, McDaniel College, Wilkes University, Jacksonville State University, the University of Central Florida, Moravian University, Elon University, Gettysburg College, Methodist University, Muhlenberg College, Northampton Community College, and Lehigh Valley Community College.