Woodberry Forest Golf: 5/2/10

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Jr. Black finishes season 10-0

The Jr. Black golf team ended its season a perfect 10-0 with a win Friday at home over Virginia Episcopal School, 156-173. Fourth former Charles Blaydes was the medalist with a two over par 37.

Jr. Black (10-0) 156
Charles Blaydes 37, Charlie Moore 39, Bennett duPont 39, Tyler Grills 41, Connor Dobbs 41, Pete Heck 43

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Jr. Black continue to roll

The Jr. Black golf team improved its record to 9-0 with a 160-176 victory at home Tuesday vs. Tandem Friends School. Senior Pete Heck was the medalist with a three over par 38.

The Jr. Black concludes its season Friday at home vs. Virginia Episcopal.

WFS Jr. Black (160)
Heck 38, Barber 39, Dalrymple 39, Blaydes 44, Grills 45, Brady 51

Tandem Friends (176)
Rice 40, Burns 41, Mahome 47, Horn 48, Zweig 54, Muthjora 59

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Woodberry climbs to #3 in latest golf poll

Division 1
1. Cape Henry Collegiate (13-1)
2. St. Christopher’s (8-2)
3. Woodberry Forest (11-3)
4. Episcopal School (8-1)
5. Carlisle School (8-0)
6. Liberty Christian (14-3)
7. Collegiate School (7-4)
8. Blue Ridge School (10-5)
Others receiving votes: Trinity Episcopal (8-6), Nansemond Suffolk (6-8), Paul VI (2-6), Bishop Sullivan (2-4)

Division 2
1. Covenant School (12-2)
2. Walsingham (13-1)
3. Atlantic Shores (19-8)
4. Greenbrier (7-2)
5. Fuqua (5-0)
6. Hampton Roads Academy (8-4)
7. Fredericksburg Christian (7-1)
8. North Cross (6-1)
Others receiving votes: Virginia Episcopal (8-4), Brunswick (10-3), Tandem Friends (5-4), Isle of Wight (4-2), Broadwater (6-4)

Woodberry edged out by Episcopal

The Tigers traveled to Northern Virginia to face the Maroon at Laurel Hills GC, a tough public track in Lorton, VA. It was the first time the schools have played each other there. Episcopal came out victorious 203-207. The match used the IAC format, counting five of the six scores. Woodberry's record falls to 11-3.

The Tigers conclude their regular season Friday at St. Christopher's

Woodberry (207)
Thomas Walter 40, Shep Hardison 40, Timothy Walter 41, James Walter 43, Charles Moore 43, Bennett duPont 43

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Junior Black Wins Another

Improving its record to 8-0, the Junior Black squad defeated St. Anne's Belfield on Friday at the Woodberry Forest CC. Junior James Walter lead the team with a four over par 39. However, Davis Whitmer of STAB was the medalist for the match with a 36. Junior Black looks to continue its winning streak against Tandem this Tuesday at home.

The rest of the scores for the STAB match were as follows:

Jr. Black (165)
James Walter 39, Hardison 41, Brady 42, Grills 43, Blaydes 45, Mott 47

Sunday, May 2, 2010

Varsity Golf Defeats Covenant

On Friday, the WFS Varsity squad hosted Covenant. In the hot and humid weather, Thomas Walter fired a one under par 34 leading the Tigers to a 156-165 victory over Covenant. This win puts the Tigers at a total record of 10-3. Their next match is at arch rival Episcopal High School Tuesday. The rest of the scores for the Covenant match were as follows:

Woodberry Forest (10-3) 157
Thomas Walter 34, Timothy Walter 40, Charlie Moore 41, Bennett duPont 42, Jack Dalrymple 44, Milt Barber 45

Covenant 165
Liebl 39, Weaver 41,Tyler Diduch 42, Austin Diduch 43, Kurt Diduch 46, Ryalls 50

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.