Woodberry Forest Golf: 3/28/10

Saturday, April 3, 2010

Jr Black defeats Eastern Mennonite School

On Thursday, the Junior Black golf team traveled to Harrisonburg to take on the Eastern Mennonite team at Heritage Oaks GC. The weather was ideal, 79 degrees with a light breeze. Third former and medalist, Timothy Walter, was the medalist for the match with a 37 (+3) to lead the Tigers to a 152-177 victory. Other contributions came from fourth former's Bennett DuPont and Jack Dalrymple, both with 38's.

The rest of the Tiger scores were:

37 Timothy Walter
38 Jack Dalrymple
38 Bennett DuPont
39 Tyler Grills
39 David Lee
41 Starling Gamble

The Junior Black improves its record to 4 -0. Their next match is Tuesday, April 13 vs. Benedictine.

Friday, April 2, 2010

Casio Exilim Camera

Our Casio Exilim EX-F1 camera can shoot high-speed video. Check out the swings at 300/fps and 600/fps in the YouTube frame at the top of the page.

Thanks go to Mitch Hull for his generous support in making the purchase of this camera and our other instructional materials possible.

Thursday, April 1, 2010

JV beats St. Catherine's and St. Gertrude's

On Tuesday, the Woodberry JV golfers opened their season at home versus St. Catherine's and St. Gertrude's. The match was cut to six holes because of the late tee off time. Nevertheless, the JV squad won 110 (WFS)- 134(St. Catherine's)- 146 (St. Gertrude's). Individual scores were as follows:

110 Woodberry Forest 134 St. Catherine's      146 St. Gertrude's

25 Bennett DuPont    24 Alex Wright    31 Megan Downing
27 Jack Dalrymple       35 Kara Williams      38 Maggy Mastin
28 Walker Smithson     36 Marie Belt           38 Amy Prodraza
30 Brandon Gilbert       39 Katherine Maloney 39 Elise Matsuura
31 Greg McIntosh    39 Jane Taylor    41 Caroline Nelson
31 Spence Townsend    41 Mary Stuart Nelson 42 Jillian VanWinkle

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Jr. Black notches two more wins

Using its home course advantage on a windy day the Jr. Black golf squad won its first home match. The Tigers posted a combined score of 168, edging out the Blue Ridge team who shot 171, and easily beating the Eastern Mennonite score of 207. The medalist for Jr. Black was the 6th man, Starling Gamble, who shot a 5 over round of 40, clinching the win.

The Jr. Black plays Thursday vs. Eastern Mennonite at Heritage Oaks GC in Harrisonburg, VA.

Starling Gamble: 40

Timothy Walter: 42

Connor Dobbs: 43

David Lee: 43

Charles Blaydes: 44

Pete Heck: 47

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Woodberry wins season opener vs. St. Chris

The Tigers battled the elements (cool temps and strong 20+ MPH winds) and the Saints in their 2010 opener and came away victorious, 158-163. Fifth former Milt Barber led the way with a three over par 38, followed closely by captain Thomas Walter (39) and fourth former Shep Hardison (39). Bryce Chalkley of St. Christopher's was the medalist with a 36.

Woodberry plays next Tuesday at Trinity Episcopal.

Woodberry Forest (1-0) 158
St. Christopher's 163

Individual Scores

Bryce	Chalkley,	StC	36
Milt	Barber,	WFS	38
Thomas	Walter,	WFS	39
Shep	Hardison,	WFS	39
Daniel	O'Neill,	StC	41
Charlie	Moore,	WFS	42
West	Camp-Crowder,	WFS	43
Harrison	Vance,	StC	43
Paul	Strader,	StC	43
Tyler	Grills,	WFS	48
Jordan	Chalkley,	StC	51

Monday, March 29, 2010

St. Christopher's match site changed

The Tigers' match Tuesday, March 30 with St. Christopher's has been moved from CCV-Westhampton to Woodberry Forest. The starting time is still 4 PM.

Junior Black Wins Opener

Despite the cold and rough winds, the Junior Black Golf squad was able to pull out a win against Mercersburg on Saturday. The match was played at Mercersburg's Whitetail Golf Resort where the teams competed in a nine-hole match. The match consisted of eight players, but only the top six scores counted to the teams total. The final score was Jr. Black 252, Mercersburg 264. Fourth Former Charles Blaydes was the medalist for the Woodberry team with a 39. The individual scores were as follows:

Brook, Merc	37

Charles Blaydes, WFS	39

TimothyWalters, WFS	41

Bennett duPont, WFS	42

Brandon Gilbert, WFS	43

Pete Heck, WFS	43

Starling Gamble, WFS	44

Zschocke, Merc	44

Jack Dalrymple, WFS	45

Connor Dobbs, WFS	45

Bayopremal, Merc	45

Mallott, Merc	45

Wordsworth, Merc	46

Suhey, Merc	47

Walnocht, Merc	51

Schadt, Merc	52

Golf Facilities

Our golf facilities are unmatched. The only high school in Virginia with its own course, Woodberry plays its home matches on a nine-hole golf course designed in 1926 by Donald Ross. We also have the Graves Golf Practice Area, built in 1991, which has a driving range, two practice greens and sand bunkers. With our Doppler-based TrackMan launch monitors, we can track each player’s clubhead speed, ball speed, launch angle, and carry distance. We can then use this data to test different equipment. Our indoor putting green allows us to practice putting and short-game skills in any weather.

Coach’s Corner: Varsity Golf Coach Marc Hogan

Of the campus’s many resources, the school’s golf facilities truly set it apart. With a nine-hole Donald Ross-designed golf course and a range of other amenities for the teaching of golf, Woodberry is poised to nurture the young golfer. And no one is more suited to bring together the promising golfers who choose Woodberry Forest with traditional techniques honed at the Graves Practice Area and modern-day technological tools installed in the Squash Pavilion than Marc Hogan.

Having worked with the golf program for over twenty years, Marc holds a Level III golf teaching certification from the United States Golf Teachers' Federation and a Level I golf fitness instructor certification from the Titleist Performance Institute. He was the first coach certified in the DECADE course management system, which teaches players course strategy. His contributions to the game have been honored by the Virginia Prep League, which has named him Coach of the Year nine times, and by VISAA, which has awarded him the title six times.

As he does in his English classroom, Marc embraces technology in the teaching of golf. With particular support from Mitch Hull ’77 and past parents Hallie and Ed Pettegrew, as well as an anonymous gift, the school has video-recording devices, computers, and three launch monitors that analyze a player’s stroke and help him match it to swings used by the world’s most successful golfers.

Marc is a Greensboro, North Carolina, native and earned his BA and MA from the University of Virginia. He has taught English at Woodberry Forest since 1987. A scratch golfer, Marc has qualified for the Virginia Senior Amateur Championship six times and made match play four times in 2017, 2019 (round of 16), 2020, and 2021. He has also qualified for the VSGA Amateur Championship in 2021 and 2022. He lives in the Rapp House with his wife Linda, who works in Culpeper. They have three daughters, Miranda, who lives and works in Staunton; Anna Grey ’14, who lives and works in Charlottesville; and Cordelia '17, who lives and works in Charlotte.