Sunday, April 19, 2015

Woodberry Forest School wins 8th consecutive Disharoon Cup

Woodberry Forest won its eighth consecutive Disharoon Cup vs. St. Paul's of Baltimore on Saturday, 21-7. The match was held at the Farmington Country Club in Charlottesville, VA. The format is match play, with eight singles and four fourball matches. The Tigers have won 9 of 13 matches in the series.

At the end of the front nine, all singles matches were split, and the score stood 4-4. The Tigers finished off the Crusaders with strong play on the back nine, winning six of the eight matches, and halving the remaining two.

With the win, Woodberry Forest improves to 2-0-1 on the season. The Tigers next play St. Anne's at Birdwood GC on Tuesday.

Singles matches (points for each nine holes and 18 holes)

1. Peter Knade, 2 match points
2. Hawk Swearingen, 3 match points
3. Teddy Garner, 2 match points
4. Mac Boney, 3 match points
5. Bo Pettegrew, 1.5 match points
6. Lamar Mallory, 1 match point
7. Basil Boyd, 2 match points
8. Andrew Jacobs, 2.5 match points.

WFS 17, St. Paul's 7

Fourball matches (single match point for 18 holes)

1. Knade/Swearingen win 4 & 2
2. Garner/Boney win 5 & 4
3. Pettegrew/Mallory win 1 up
4. Boyd/Jacobs win 4 & 2

WFS 4, St. Paul's 0

Final:  WFS 21, St. Paul's 7

The team would like to thank John McAllister '94 for his generosity in hosting the 2015 Disharoon Cup at Farmington CC.