Woodberry Forest Golf

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Tigers leading MAPGA Turkey Trot Tournament

Fifth Former Bennett duPont fired a +1 round of 72 to take the lead in the Middle Atlantic PGA Junior Golf Tournament Saturday, November 6. The 36-hole event is being held at the Shenandoah Valley GC, in Front Royal, VA. The field played the 6200 layout in just over 81.

Just one shot behind duPont is fourth former William Knibbs (73). Other Tigers playing in the two day event are Shep Hardison (82), Timothy Walter (82), and Brandon Gilbert (93).

Follow the team LIVE Sunday, November 7 at
http://mapgajr.bluegolf.com/bluegolf/mapgajr10/event/mapgajr1033/contest/22/leaderboard.htm

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Thomas Walter '10 makes Bucknell golf team

Thomas Walter '10 (Darien, CT) played in the the Richmond Intercollegiate tournament on October 11-12 at Independence GC, shooting 75-80-78. Walter and his Bucknell Bison teammates finished 11th.

Bucknell next plays at Kiawah Island on November 1-2.

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Ron Gring returns to WFS

PGA teacher Ron Gring returned to Woodberry Forest twice this October to work with the varsity golfers. Ron gave both individual and group lessons on swing mechanics, course management, short game, and putting.

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Fall golf 2010 begins

Twelve golfers joined Coach Hogan this week to start another fall season. Ten returning varsity and junior varsity players have decided to work on their games this autumn, led by senior co-captain James Walter. Two new students, fourth formers William Knibbs and Ty Johnson, have also joined the group.

The Tigers will host their own invitational tournament on Friday, September 24. Other events include an alumni outings to Charlottesville and Culpeper, as well as playing in a local junior tournament. PGA teacher and Golf Magazine contributor Ron Gring will return to WFS on Oct. 1-3 for a clinic.

In the first qualifier, new boy William Knibbs led the way with a one-over 36, followed closely by James Walter's 37. Fourth former Timothy Walter was third with a 38.

Monday, September 6, 2010

Pete Heck '10 shines as new member of Kenyon golf team

Pete Heck '10 from Chestertown, MD, successfully walked onto the Kenyon golf team this fall. In the team's first tournament, Heck was the team medalist at the Denison University Fall Classic, shooting rounds of 79-77 for a 23rd place finish overall.

Congratulations, Pete!

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Thursday, September 2, 2010

Thomas Walter '10 represents USA

Thomas Walter played for the US squad on the Blair-Wellington Golf Exchange this past summer. Thomas spent three weeks in June/July traveling throughout England and Scotland, where he played several matches against local juniors.

"Our hosts were some of the most hospitable people I've ever met," said Walter, the 2010 WFS golf team scoring leader and captain. "They were the biggest reason I enjoyed the trip."

Walter played famous courses such as Sunningdale, a final qualifying site for the British Open; the Rye and West Sussex Golf Clubs; and KingsBarnes on the North Sea. The team also got to walk the Old Course at St. Andrews just before the British Open, and took an exclusive tour of the Royal & Ancient's Museum.

"It was truly a once in a lifetime opportunity, and I am so grateful to have been able to participate," said Walter, who is now competing for a spot on the Bucknell University golf team.

Friday, August 27, 2010

Tigers finish 6th in VSGA Invitational

Woodberry Forest shot 310 in the second round of the 2010 VSGA High School Invitational Wednesday. The Tigers moved up one spot to finish 6th out of the 23 teams competing. Senior co-captain James Walter fired an even par 72, while teammates Tyler Grills (79), Bennett duPont (79), and Jack Dalrymple (80) completed the scoring. Fourth former Timothy Walter had a second round 84.

The sixth place finish was Woodberry Forest's best result in this tournament since 2007, when the Tigers finished third.

Coach Hogan and his team

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.