AS with the case with most athletes, 2020 has been one of significant change - for better or for worse.
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In the case of Milton's Kelsey Bennett, it is the former.
After living in Sydney for the past two and a half years, the 20-year-old moved back to the South Coast during the height of the COVID-19 lockdown.
"I made the move back home as I knew there wasn't going to be any tournaments on because of COVID-19," Bennett said.
"I also lost my job at Chatswood RSL due to COVID-19 and even though I was on Centrelink payments, I thought it was a wise move to live back down with mum.
"This move has been very beneficial as I've been able to put more time into me, work and my golf.
"Also being home with mum has been awesome and mentally getting out of the rush of Sydney has been really good for me and my golf too.
"I've loved being home, so I'm going to stay here until things kick-off back to the way they were."
With no tournaments, the former St Johns student actually had time away from the fairways to refresh, before using the extra practice time to hone her game.
"I used the time to actually have a bit of a break from golf for a while but once I started working again, I got back into practice and focused more on the weaker parts of my game - this has been a big advantage for my game," he said.
"All parts of my game have improved from doing more practice but mostly my wedge game and putting."
Another aspect of Bennett's return home is her ability to complete her HSC through Tafe Digital.
"I'm studying my HSC through Tafe Digital so I'm able to play for Golf Australia, as it is one of their regulations for them to help with funding," she said.
"For me to be able to represent Golf Australia, I need to either be studying or have my HSC.
"I am planning to have it finished by October."
In recent weeks, Bennett, who won the Mollymook women's club championship in October, has returned to competitive golf for the first time in close to six months.
"Over the last couple weeks, I have been playing the semi-finals for the St Michael's Golf Club women's major pennants team," she said.
"We versed Concord at Concord one week and then versed Concord at St Michael's the next week.
"We halved at Concord and then lost at St Michael's, so we didn't make it into the finals but it was very close and good to get back into some competitive golf."
Bennett will now head to Melbourne to play in the Victorian Amateur from December 10-15, before the Master of the Amateurs, NSW Amateur and Avondale Amateur take place in January.
"Unfortunately, there are fewer events on the schedule due to COVID-19 and the international travel ban," Bennett, who is looking forward to competing overseas again, said.
"They can't hold the bigger tournament like they usually do, as they won't be able to make up the numbers because a lot of the people that play in these big events are international players.
"There will only be some one-day events on around Sydney and other state amateur events will be on around Australia that I will be playing in.
"In February, the Australian Amateur will be on, so I am very much looking forward to saying goodbye to 2020 and getting things back on track next year and hopefully get a win or two."