Governor's Teams

The Governor's Academy has had a golf team since the 1920s, and the Ould Newbury Golf Club is the team’s home course for practice and matches. We are the only team in the Independent School League (Belmont Hill, Brooks, BB&N, Lawrence, Middlesex, Milton, Nobles, Rivers, St. Georges, St. Mark’s, St. Sebastian’s, Tabor and Thayer) and one of only a select few schools in New England to own its own golf course, a challenging nine hole gem, just across the street from campus where we practice and host competitions.

Besides playing each ISL school at least once during the regular season and competing for The Walworth Trophy (the team with the best win-loss record in the league), we also vie for the Kingman Cup, a one day 18 hole medal play match between the top five players from each ISL school. In addition, the golf team competes with Andover and Exeter at their home courses on three separate dates, in 45 holes of medal play competition for The Witherspoon Cup.

All students are welcome to try out for spots on either the varsity or junior varsity team. Typically, there are 16 students who comprise the two squads and seven or eight players will earn spots for competition at the varsity level. The varsity team plays two or three matches a week during the spring season.

Graduates have played or are currently playing at Boston College, Colby, St. Lawrence, Trinity, and Williams.

For more information about golf at the Academy, please contact Coach Steve Ogden.

Coaches: Steve Ogden, Leonard S. Ceglarski and Tara Danielson