Biography

In nearly a quarter-of-a-century of coaching, Berg has made Langley into one of the best high school golf programs in Virginia. “One of the things that I’ve tried to focus on with the kids is making sure that they understand that this is not a game of a straight line going up in terms of how you progress. It’s more like the stock market. It goes up and down. But if you stand back and look at it over a long period of time, you’ll see that the general move has been up.”

Last fall, Berg led the Saxons to their third straight state championship in Virginia’s largest classification. Langley won the state title by 11-shots over runner-up Lake Braddock. Berg has led Langley to five of its seven overall state championships. In addition, his teams have won 17 district championships in 22 years with over 50 team tournament wins. His only losing match record came in his first year of coaching.

Off-the-course, Coach Berg has sent numerous golfers, both boys and girls student-athletes, on to play Division I college golf. Since retiring from teaching, Berg drives over 100 miles one-way from Richmond to northern Virginia to continue coaching at Langley.