Woodberry Forest Golf

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Pinehurst 2011--Spring Break

Seven members of this year's golf team traveled to Pinehurst with Coaches Amos and Hogan for four days of golf. The team stayed and played both courses at the Forest Creek Golf Club. We were hosted by the Dalrymple family for 36 holes of golf on the Dogwood and Cardinal courses at the Country Club of North Carolina, and then later had a cookout with the Dalrymples. Finally we played two famous Donald Ross courses, Mid-Pines Golf Club and Pine Needles Golf Club, site of the 2014 U.S. Women's Open.

Monday, February 21, 2011

Ron Gring returns to kickoff the 2011 season

PGA teacher Ron Gring returned to Woodberry Forest over Valentine's weekend to work with several of the varsity golfers. The preseason sessions included video lessons, movement screens, and practice on the range. In the videos Ron works with the golfers on their putting.

Monday, December 6, 2010

Will Strickler '04 earns PGA Tour card

Even though he bogied his final hole, Will Strickler '04 received his PGA tour card today. He was the last of 25 qualifiers to receive his card and will be eligible to play in about 20 PGA Tour events next year starting in Hawaii. Will shot (-9) over six rounds at Orange County National Golf Center & Lodge in Winter Garden, FL.

At Woodberry Forest, Will was a two-time All Prep golfer. He won the Prep League Tournament as a junior, and was captain during his senior year. He won a scholarship to the University of Florida, where he was captain he senior year and helped the Gators to the NCAA Finals.

During the last two years,Will has been playing events on the Canadian Tour and the Nationwide Tour.

Congratulations Will on this great accomplishment!

See full report here PGA Q-School

(Thanks to Coach Tom Bond for this update)

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Tigers finish 2-3 in MAPGA tournament

Fourth Former William Knibbs fired a second round 74 to finish in second place (147) at the Middle Atlantic PGA Junior Golf Tournament at the Shenandoah Valley GC in Front Royal, VA. Knibbs was edged by Cas Dickerson (146), who holed out from 116 yards on the 16th hole, en route to an even par 71.

Bennett duPont finished tied for third (150), after shooting a 78. Other scores included:

Timothy Walter t10th 80-82 = 162
Shep Hardison 13th 82 -82 = 164
Brandon Gilbert 18th 93 -84 =177

Full leaderboard can be seen here.

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.

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.