Woodberry Forest Golf

Monday, March 23, 2015

Golfers enjoy spring break trip

Ten WFS golfers and two coaches traveled to St. Simons Island, Georgia, for three days of golf this past week. We were hosted by Bob and Mary Jo Prater at their home. The first day's golf was at the Sea Island Resort's Seaside and Plantation courses. On day two , the team was hosted by Charley Packard at the Frederica Golf Club on St. Simons Island, a favorite site for many PGA tour pros, and the Sea Island Resort's Retreat course. The group also received a workout session with golf fitness guru, Randy Myers.

On the final day of the trip, we traveled to Bluffton, SC, to Berkeley Hall Golf Club, where we were hosted by PGA teacher and Director of Instruction Andrew Rice. Here, we played an exhibition match against Hilton Head Christian Academy.

Thanks to all our hosts for making our trip memorable.

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

When the golf course looks like this.....

Golf practice looks like this....

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Monday, October 27, 2014

Basil Boyd '17 finishes 12th in College Prep Tour Event

Basil Boyd shot 169 (87-82) for finished tied for 12th at the 2014 College Prep Tour's NOVA event. The two-day tournament was hosted by Laurel Hill GC & Old Hickory GC, October 25-26.

Full leaderboard can be found here: http://www.collegeprepgolftour.com/TournamentScoring/Scoreboard.aspx?TID=2275

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Fall golfers enjoyed a round off campus

As we have done for many years, the WFS fall golfers and coaches traveled to Culpeper for an afternoon of golf, courtesy of Bob Hudson '73. "The goal of the day is to decompress," said Bob. "As an alumnus, I know how important it is to get off campus." Thank you, Bob, for your hospitality at the Country Club of Culpeper.

Sunday, October 12, 2014

Woodberry golfers place at MAPGA tournament

Guy Waterhouse ’16 won the Turkey Two Day tournament at Shenandoah Valley Golf Club in Front Royal, Virginia, while Bo Pettegrew ’16 placed third.

Read more on the MAPGA website.

Other scores posted by Woodberry fall golfers:

Hawk Swearingen 166 (84-82)

Noel Turlington 173 (86-87)

Andrew Jacobs 176 (89-87)

Crawford Humphreys 194 (95-99)

Woodberry Golf Club wins Bent Putter

The Woodberry Forest Men's Golf Club hosted members from Culpeper Country Club on Saturday, October 11, for the annual Bent Putter Tournament. This event dates back to the 1950's and was recently revived in 2012. There were 8 two-man matches, with a total of 24 points at stake. Woodberry reclaimed the Bent Putter this year, defeating Culpeper by a score of 13 1/2 points to 10 1/2 points. Thanks to Culpeper team captain, Bob Hudson ’73, for helping to organize the event.

Friday, October 3, 2014

Peter Knade ’16 shoots 67, in 2nd place at 108th Middle Atlantic Amateur championship

Details on the Middle Atlantic Golf Association website.

Congrats, Peter. Have a great day today!

Friday update:

Peter is in 4th place (67-73). Peter's only two shots out of the lead with 36 holes to play. He's even par through two rounds.

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.