Woodberry Forest Golf: 4/25/21

Thursday, April 29, 2021

2021 Season: Match report 6

Woodberry Forest traveled to Richmond to play the always tough CCV-Westhampton course against St. Christopher’s. The Tigers came out of the short end 143-150. It is the team’s first match loss this year.

Benny Haggin was low for Woodberry with a one-over-par 35, followed by Bennett Perry (37), and Meade Seay and Coops Cooper (39). Turner Edwards (40) and John Tandberg (41) also played.

Tuesday, April 27, 2021

2021 Season: Match report 5

Playing under windy conditions against two of the best golf teams in the state, the Tigers shot an impressive even par 140 to edge Collegiate (146) and Trinity Episcopal (155). Senior Benny Haggin continued his good form, earning medalist honors again with a -2 round of 33. Junior Turner Edwards fired a -1 round of 34, while classmates Coops Cooper +1 36 and Bennett Perry ( +2, 37) completed the Tigers' scoring. Will Brown (39) and John Tandberg (41) also played.

With the wins, Woodberry improves its record to 7-0, its best start since 2012 (8-0). The fifth match score in the 140's ties the season record set by the 2007 Tigers, who went on to finish 3rd in the Prep League.

2021 Season: Match report 4

Playing in cool, windy conditions today, the Tiger golfers scored two impressive wins. The varsity group improved to 5-0 with a 148-186 win over St. Anne's-Belfield School.

For the third time this season, senior Benny Haggin was medalist, carding a -1 round of 34. Fifth former Turner Edwards fired a +2 round of 37, while third former Will Brown overcame two early double bogeys to post a +3 38. Senior John Tandberg completed the Tigers' team score with a +4 39. Fifth formers Bennett Perry (40) and Coops Cooper (42) also played in the match.

The Tigers have now scored in the 140's in all four matches this spring, one off the season record held by the 2007 Woodberry team.

The JV golfers cruised past Fork Union Military Academy, 162-216. Fourth formers William Andrews and Graham Roberts shared medalist honors with 39's. Classmate Logan McNabb (41) and third former Chris Nabors (43) completed the scoring. Third former Jack Wilson (44) and fourth former Griffin Warlow (46) also played in the match.

2021 season: Match report 3

The Tigers fielded two golf teams in today's match vs. Benedictine College Preparatory and Veritas School. The A team shot 143 (+3) to gain two wins over the visitors, while the B squad (167) finished with a win over Benedictine (182) but a loss at the hand of Veritas (158), the reigning VISAA Division III champion.

Senior Benny Haggin fired a -2 round of 33 to lead the way for the varsity A group, followed by Turner Edwards (+1, 36), and a trio of +2 rounds of 37--Will Brown, Coops Cooper, and Bennett Perry. John Tandberg fired a +4 39 to complete the Woodberry squad.

Woodberry's third team score in the 140's already matches the season total by the 2019 VISAA and VPL championship team. The 2007 Woodberry Forest team holds the record with five match scores in the 140's.

William Andrews shot 39 to lead the varsity B group, followed by Chris Nabors (41), Jack Wilson (43), and Graham Roberts (44). Logan McNabb (47) and Griffin Warlow (48) also competed.

2021 Season: Match report 2

The Tigers continued their good form in today's match. Third former Will Brown fired a two-under-par round of 33 to lead Woodberry Forest to an easy 141-199 win over Blue Ridge. Senior John Tandberg shot an even-par 35. Turner Edwards overcame a slow start to shoot a 36, while Bennett Perry and captain Benny Haggin each had 37's. Coops Cooper completed the Tiger squad with a 39.

Today's one-over-par 141 team score equaled the April 24, 2018 match score vs. Trinity Episcopal. The record for a nine-hole team score is 137, vs. St. Christopher's, in 2016.

2021 Season: Season Opener vs. St. Christopher's

The Tigers took on St. Christopher's to open the 2021 campaign and came away victorious, 146-157. Senior Benny Haggin was the medalist with a -2 round of 33. Coops Cooper fired a one-over-par 36, and senior John Tandberg carded a 37. Turner Edwards and Will Brown both shot 40. Bennett Perry also played and shot 44.

The JV golfers traveled to Richmond Country Club to play the Saints' JV. Fourth former William Andrews shot an even-par 36 to lead the Tigers to a 161-169 victory. Classmate Logan McNabb (39), third former Chris Nabors (41), and fourth former Griffin Warlow (45) completed out Woodberry's team score. Also playing were Graham Roberts (46) and Gray Smith (49).

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.