Tyler Thomas didn’t use the pandemic as a vacation.
When schools and businesses shut down, the Homewood-Flossmoor senior golfer found himself with a lot of extra time. So he and his dad, Chucky, started going every day to Jackson Park Golf Course in Chicago. He’d spend up to 12 hours hitting balls alone or with a private coach with no specific aim except to improve.
“I had a goal in mind to make varsity,” Thomas…
