Woodberry Forest Golf

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Tigers win state tournament

VISAA Golf Championship
Meadowbrook CC
6500 yards par 72
low four scores count

Team Standings

Woodberry Forest* 296 *wins on tiebreaker

STAB 296
Norfolk Academy 299
Cape Henry 308
St. Christopher's 309
Collegiate 319
Paul VI 347
Episcopal 349

All State (top 10 finishers)

STAB Fitz Woodrow 67
STAB Sam McNamara 68
Bishop O'Connell Sebastian Bonte 70
Cape Henry Tom Crow 70
Norfolk Academy Will Clark 72
Woodberry Forest Peter Knade 72
Benedictine HS Hunter Beverly 73
Paul VI Charles Musto 73
Woodberry Forest Andrew Jacobs 73
Woodberry Forest Basil Boyd 73

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Tigers take prep league and state championship titles

Due to last week's inclement weather, the Prep League golf tournament was held concurrently with the VISAA state championship Monday, May 23 at Meadowbrook Country Club in Richmond. More rain and soggy course conditions delayed the start of the tournament until the afternoon. Because both Division 1 and Division 2 VISAA championships were being held at the same site, the tournament's 18-hole format was modified: the Division 1 schools played the front 9 twice, the Division 2 schools played the back 9 twice.

Play began at 1:30 with a shotgun start. There were 14 foursomes playing on each side, meaning that some holes had two groups teeing off back to back. Woodberry Forest was ranked second behind St. Christopher's, and was paired with St. Anne's Belfield (#3 seed) and Norfolk Academy (#4 seed).

After nine holes, the Tigers recorded a 152 (four lowest scores), slightly behind the pace set by both Norfolk and STAB. Playing brilliant golf, Woodberry scored an even par 144 on the second nine for a 296 total. STAB's first two scores were 67 and 68, but their team total put them tied with Woodberry at 296. In such cases, the teams' fifth score is used as a tiebreaker. The Tigers won (79-84), thereby earning their 29th VPL and 3rd VISAA titles.

Senior Peter Knade (72) was the low score for the Tigers. Peter earned his 4th All-Prep Honors, the second time this has been achieved in school history. Basil Boyd (73) and Andrew Jacobs (73) also earned All-Prep honors. All three golfers were also named All-State by virtue of their top 10 finish. For both Basil and Peter, this is a third All-State honor.

Coach Marc Hogan earned VISAA Coach of the Year Honors as well.

VPL results are listed below. VISAA results will be posted later.

41st Virginia Preparatory League Golf Championship

Meadowbrook Country Club

6500 yards, par 72

1. Woodberry Forest* 296 *wins on tiebreaker

2. STAB 296

3. Norfolk Academy 299

4. St. Christopher's 309

5. Collegiate 321

All Prep (top 10)

1. Fitz Woodrow, STAB, 67

2. Sam McNamara, STAB, 68

3. PETER KNADE, WFS, 72

Will Clark, NA, 72

5. BASIL BOYD, WFS, 73

ANDREW JACOBS, WFS, 73

7. Brian Peccie, NA, 74

8. Caroline Curtis, COL, 75

Drew Brockwell, STC, 75

10. Ben Foster, STC, 76

Mark Kelly, NA, 76

Other WFS scores:

Bo Pettegrew 78

Woodson Smith 79

Teddy Garner

Friday, May 20, 2016

Peter Knade ’16 breaks 18-hole course record

Peter Knade ’16 broke the Woodberry Forest Golf Course record when he shot 62 on May 19, 2016. The previous record was set by Marc Hogan, varsity golf coach, at the 2011 Club Championship. Peter had tied Marc's record of 64 on May 13, 2016, playing another nine holes after setting the nine-hole match record in the contest against St. Christopher's School.

Congratulations, Peter!

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Final state golf poll ranks Tigers second

Woodberry Forest is ranked 2nd and will play in the VISAA state championship on Monday, May 23rd at the Meadowbrook Country Club in Richmond.

The field of eight Division 1 and Division 2 schools can be found here.

Friday, May 13, 2016

Tiger golfers have record-setting day

Peter Knade ’16 shot a 9-hole match record 28 (seven under par) to lead Woodberry Forest to a 137-144 victory over the previously unbeaten and #1 ranked St. Christopher's. Starting with a par 3 on the fifth hole, Peter birdied holes 6, 7, and 8 before parring the difficult par 3 9th. He then finished with four consecutive birdies, holing a 25 ft. putt on his last hole (#4) to the delight of his coaches, teammates, and classmates in the gallery.

The previous record was set by E Stinson ’05 vs. Trinity at WFS. He shot 30 (-5).

Zach Randol ’01 shot 30 (-6) vs. Covenant at Meadowcreek GC in 2000.

With his record 28 today, Peter Knade has lowered his season scoring average to 35.56. He currently has the best scoring average in the last 30 years of Woodberry Forest golf.

Seniors Teddy Garner (36) and Bo Pettegrew (38) also distinguished themselves in their final home match. Fourth former Woodson Smith shot even par (35) to round out the team scoring.

The last time the Tigers shot under par as a team (-1) was almost 9 years ago to the day (May 12, 2007) at home against St. Chris (279-281). The last time the Tigers were under par for a nine-hole match as a team was at Collegiate in 2001 (142, -2).

The Tigers travel to Richmond on Tuesday to defend their Prep League championship at The Federal Club.

Thanks to all who attended today's match. You witnessed Woodberry golf history.

WFS 137 (-3)
St. Chris 144

Individual scores

Peter Knade 28* 9-hole match record
Woodson Smith 35
Teddy Garner 38
Bo Pettegrew 38
Andrew Jacobs 38
Basil Boyd 44

JV Golf defeated St. Chris today by a score of 164-172.

Jack Stein was match medalist with 4-over par 39.

Other scores were:

Crawford Humphreys 40
Sam Baker 42
Rob Neill 43
Jake Edwards 44
Wills Thompson 51

Thursday, May 12, 2016

Seniors play final home match

Three seniors are playing in their final home match on May 13, 2016.

Bo Pettegrew is a three-year letter winner. This season Bo's scoring average is 37.80, including an even par 35 in our previous home match vs. STAB.

Teddy Garner is a three-year letter winner and three-time All-Prep golfer. Teddy earned All-State honors twice, and in 2014 won the Sam A. Dougherty Award as the most distinguished upper classman. This season Teddy has a scoring average of 37.90, including a one under par 34 in our previous home match vs. STAB.

Peter Knade is a three-year letter winner and three-time All-Prep golfer. Peter has earned All-State honors twice. As a third former, Peter won the Thomas D. Bond MVP Award, and the last two years, he has won the William H. White Golf Prize, awarded to the player with the lowest scoring average. As the team's captain, Peter again is leading the team in scoring average (36.64). Peter currently has the 10th best career scoring average (37.55).

The best viewing spots will be on the Wall Room patio (holes 1 & 3), at Coach Dawson's house by the cart barns (holes 4-5), and on the tee box adjacent to the Keatings' (holes 8-9). You are also welcome to walk with the groups. Please be quiet when the players are hitting shots and cheer for our team.

Come out tomorrow to see these seniors and their teammates (Basil Boyd, Lamar Mallory, and Andrew Jacobs) battle the #1 team in the state.

Monday, May 9, 2016

JV golfers tie senior golf club members

The JV golf team played against a group of local senior members of the Woodberry Forest Golf Club yesterday. The match ended in a 179-179 tie. Scores of individual players were:

Rob Neill (medalist) 39

Wills Thompson 45

Sam Baker 46

Chip Leverette 49

Others

Jones Bruner 53

Truett Wason 56

Rob and Wills, along with their opponents, Mr. Buzz Van Santvoord and Mr. Cecil Middleton

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.