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Archive for December, 2012

The latest round of the 2011 season saw the Nomads play at Forest Hills in Coleford. A 9-hole Texas scramble was played as a warm-up for the main event before lunch, and the 18 hole Stableford competition was won by Manny Virdi on countback from James Farley and Gary O’Connell. Manny’s win makes him the most successful player in Nomads history so far.

 

Here are the results:

1	Manny Virdi	England	36
2	James Farley	England	36
3	Gary O’Connell	Scotland	36
4	Jitesh Mistry	India	35
5	Rich Allen	England	35
6	Tony Bourne	England	34
7	Mike Simpson	England	34
8	Darren Williams	Wales	33
9	Ged Wrench	England	32
10	Dave Pavey	England	31
11	Ramesh Mistry	India	29
12	Mark Graham	England	29
13	Surj Halaith	India	28
14	Ben Green	England	28
15	Jon Ager	England	27
16	Steve Graham	England	26
17	James Cowling	England	25
18	Keith Williams	Wales	24
19	Mark Willicott	England	23
20	Simon Howlett	England	23

On a very windy but sunny day at Brickhampton in Gloucester, the Nomads made their fifth outing of the year. After an excellent full English Breakfast, twenty seven players took on this new course for the society.

The podium was decided on countback with Surj Halaith winning from Mark Graham and Derek Freeman-Jones who all tied on 39 points. Nearest the Pin was Ziggy Niblett with Simon Howlett the longest drive and the Par 3 competition won by Surj. The best team was Ziggy, Dave Curtis and Steve Graham.

The day was completed with a two course meal of Chicken Pie and vegetables followed by Strawberries and Cream.

1	Surj Halaith	India	39
2	Mark Graham	England	39
3	Derek Freeman-Jones	Wales	39
4	Steve Graham	England	39
5	Dave Curtis	England	37
6	Darren Williams	Wales	37
7	Gary O’Connell	Scotland	36
8	Dave Pavey	England	35
9	Manny Virdi	England	35
10	Gurdeep Litt	India	33
11	Bob Hale	England	33
12	Rich Allen	England	33
13	Mark McGirr	England	32
14	Keith Williams	Wales	32
15	Simon Howlett	England	31
16	Ramesh Mistry	India	31
17	Tony Griffiths	Wales	30
18	Rowland Joyce	England	29
19	Jitesh Mistry	India	29
20	Mark Cornock	England	29
21	Ziggy Niblett	Wales	28
22	Wayne Stewart	Scotland	28
23	Tony Bourne	England	28
24	Brendan Turbitt	Ireland	28
25	Ben Green	England	27
26	Mark Willicott	England	26
27	Chris Pulfree	England	14

Llanishen: Saxons beat the Celts 9.5 – 8.5

In a closely contested match over the hilly course at Llanishen, the Saxon team led by Steve Graham won back the Newton Cup after a three year period. The morning Greensomes ended all square 3-3, but the stronger Saxon team made it pay in the afternoon singles and it was left to the Celts captain, John Thomas to hand over the trophy at the end of the day.

The day saw Nomads debuts for Dale Cleaver and Martin Ballard, welcome to the society.

Celts names first:

Greensomes

1 – Darren Williams and Ziggy Niblett beat Rowland Joyce and Manny Virdi 2+1

2 – Dale Cleaver and Andrew Gardiner lost to Simon Howlett and Peter Horlock 3+2

3 – John Thomas and Martin Ballard beat Wayne Stewart and Steve Graham 3+1

4 – Tony Griffiths and Ramesh Mistry halved with James Farley and Mark Graham

5 – Gary O’Connell and Steve Morgan halved with Mark Willicott and Mike Simpson

6 – Jitesh Mistry and Derek Freeman-Jones lost to Jon Ager and Ged Wrench 5+4

Singles

1 – Ziggy Niblett beat Rowland Joyce 1 up

2 – Darren Williams halved with Manny Virdi

3 – Andrew Gardiner lost to Peter Horlock 2 up

4 – Dale Cleaver lost to Simon Howlett 6+4

5 – John Thomas lost to Steve Graham

6 – Martin Ballard beat Wayne Stewart 7+6

7 – Tony Griffiths lost to James Farley 5+4

8 – Ramesh Mistry lost to  Mark Graham 3+2

9 – Gary O’Connell beat Mark Willicott 5+4

10 – Steve Morgan beat Mike Simpson 3+1

11 – Jitesh Mistry lost to Jon Ager 3+1

12 – Derek Freeman-Jones beat Ged Wrench 2+1

The third event of the year took place over the rolling fairways of Newport Golf Club. On a day that started off with rain, twenty three members played the well manicured course and after the opening holes the rain stopped and the waterproofs came-off.

The event was won by Damian Orton with 38 points taking his maiden victory, with Dave Curtis next-up on 34 beating Ajay Misra on countback.

Longest drive was won by Mark Graham, Dave Curtis took the nearest the pin prize with Carolyn Griffiths winning the Par 3 competition.

The team prize was won by Manny Virdi, Bob Hale, Ramesh Mistry and Damian Orton.

Following the meal of Chicken Curry and half and half, there was the usual presentation of the prizes with a special award to vice-captain, Steve Graham of a cap for his 50 events.

Scores:

1	Damian Orton	England	38
2	Dave Curtis	England	34
3	Ajay Misra	Zambia	34
4	Darren Williams	Wales	33
5	Simon Howlett	England	31
6	Jon Ager	England	31
7	Tony Bourne	England	30
8	Rowland Joyce	England	29
9	Ziggy Niblett	Wales	29
10	Manny Virdi	England	28
11	Robert Hale	England	28
12	Michael Griffiths	Wales	27
13	Ramesh Mistry	India	26
14	Tony Griffiths	Wales	26
15	Steve Graham	England	26
16	Ben Green	England	25
17	Surj Halaith	India	24
18	Ged Wrench	England	24
19	Mark Graham	England	23
20	Stephen Morgan	Wales	21
21	Carolyn Griffiths	Wales	20
22	James Cowling	England	19
23	Jitesh Mistry	India	17

18th February 2011

 

An early start saw 24 players take-on the long Bowood course on a fine but cold winter’s morning following the usual bacon baps and coffee.

A low scoring event saw Manny Virdi take the honours with 32 points, with Tony Bourne on 31 and Rich Allen on 30. The event saw another debutant, James Cowling who performed well with 29 points – welcome to the society.

The Par 3 competition was shared between Mark Willicott and Ramesh Mistry, with Mark also taking the nearest the pin. Longest drive was won by Rich Allen while the team competition was won by Manny Virdi, Ramesh Mistry, Mark Graham and Tony Griffiths.

The after meal (sausage and mash) presentation also saw the new captain, John Thomas being presented his new shirt as 2011 captain, while they was a new award presented to players who have attended 50 and 100 events were a Society cap was awarded.

The 100 Club: Tony Griffiths

The 50 Club: Stephen Morgan, Tony Bourne, Mark Graham, Manny Virdi, John Thomas, Simon Howlett, Steve Graham and Matt Freeman.

Here are the results of the day:

1	Manny Virdi	England	32
2	Tony Bourne	England	31
3	Rich Allen	England	30
4	Gary O’Connell	Scotland	29
5	James Cowling	England	29
6	Darren Williams	Wales	28
7	Ramesh Mistry	India	27
8	Ajay Misra	Zambia	27
9	Rich Crowcombe	England	27
10	Mark Graham	England	26
11	Simon Howlett	England	26
12	Mark Willicott	England	25
13	Robert Hale	England	24
14	Jitesh Mistry	India	23
15	Liz Gardiner	Wales	22
16	Andrew Gardiner	Wales	21
17	Tony Griffiths	Wales	20
18	Chris Pulfree	England	19
19	John Thomas	Wales	18
20	Rowland Joyce	England	18
21	Ben Green	England	18
22	Gurdeep Litt	India	17
23	Stephen Morgan	Wales	16
24	Brendan Turbitt	Ireland	14

The first round of the 2011 season was held over the National Course at the Vale of Glamorgan resort.

A bright but bitterly cold day made the conditions tough which was reflected in the scores. Coming out on top was Surj Halaith with 33 points with Gary O’Connell on 29 and Darren Williams pipping Chris Pulfree on countback with 28 points.

The other prizes went to Tony Griffiths (Nearest the Pin), Simon Bembridge (Longest Drive), Wayne Stewart (Par 3s) and the winning team of (John Thomas, Gary O’Connell, Manny Virdi and Simon Bembridge).

The after golf meal was excellent (Beef and Onion Pie, Chips and Peas followed by Vanilla Cheesecake) and the presentation was held by new captain John Thomas.

Here are the scores:

1	Surj Halaith	India	33
2	Gary O’Connell	Scotland	29
3	Darren Williams	Wales	28
4	Chris Pulfree	England	28
5	John Thomas	Wales	26
6	Simon Bembridge	England	26
7	Tony Bourne	England	25
8	Pramod Mistry	India	24
9	Jitesh Mistry	India	23
10	Ged Wrench	England	22
11	Rowland Joyce	England	22
12	Mark Graham	Germany	22
13	Manny Virdi	England	21
14	Simon Smith	England	21
15	Tony Griffiths	Wales	20
16	Ramesh Mistry	India	20
17	Wayne Stewart	Scotland	20
18	Dave Curtis	England	20
19	Derek Freeman-Jones	Wales	18
20	Mark Willicott	Germany	17
21	Stephen Morgan	Wales	16
22	James Farley	England	16
23	Ben Green	England	11
24	Gavin Williams	Wales	11

Added June 2019 – Nomads Team Championship

Updated January 2015

Major Competitions – updated Jan 2015

–          Two of the season’s events will be deemed as MAJORS.

–          They will be held at prestigious, challenging courses.

–          These will be the St. Pierre Trophy (held at St. Pierre) and the Nomads Championship (will change each year).

–          Enhanced bonus points, a green cap and prize money will be granted for these competitions.

Order of Merit

–          Players are awarded the Stableford points scored during each round of the season (excluding the Newton Cup).

–          For 36 hole events, an average of the points will be counted.

–          The best 6 scores are counted towards the Order of Merit.

–          Bonus Points of 3 (1^st place), 2 (2nd place) and 1 (3^rd) place will be awarded with the exception of the 2 MAJORS – Jan 2015.

–          For MAJOR competitions (St. Pierre and the Nomads Championship), bonus points of 6 (1^st place), 4 (2nd place) and 2 (3^rd) place will be awarded – Jan 2015.

Anglo Cup

–          Players are awarded the Stableford points scored for each round at an English course (excluding the Newton Cup and Nomads Tour).

–          The player with the most points at the end of the year will be awarded a prize.

Cymru Cup

–          Players are awarded the Stableford points scored for each round at a Welsh course (excluding the Newton Cup and Nomads Tour).

–          The player with the most points at the end of the year will be awarded a prize.

Divisions

–          Points are awarded as per the Order of Merit.

–          The best 6 scores are counted.

–          The winner of each Division will be the player with most points and will be awarded a prize at the end of the season.

–          The bottom two players in Division 1 at the end of the season will be relegated to Division 2.

–          The top 2 players in Division 2 will be promoted to Division 1.

–          The bottom two players in Division 2 at the end of the season will be relegated to Division 3.

–          The top 2 players in Division 3 will be promoted to Division 2.

–          The bottom two players in Division 3 at the end of the season will be relegated to Division 4.

–          The top 2 players in Division 4 will be promoted to Division 3.

–          The top 4 players in each Division who are attending the final round of the season will play in a play-off for a cash prize.

–          All players who have scored 0 points (there could be more than 2), they will be relegated and replaced with the next best player in the lower division. – Jan 2015

–          New players will start-off in Division 4.

Good Play Award

–          For each round played, points will be awarded for gross scores per hole (except the Newton Cup and Nomads Tour).

–          Gross Par – 2 points.

–          Gross Birdie – 3 points.

–          Gross Eagle – 4 points.

–          A prize will be awarded at the end of the year to the player with the most points.

Best Newcomer

–          A prize will be awarded at the end of the year to the new player with the most points in the Order of Merit.

Guillotine

–          Season long knock-out tournament.

–          All players for the first event automatically qualify.

–          Guillotine Ladder will be maintained depending on attendance and performance.

–          Round 2 – top 26 players qualify.

–          Round 3 – top 22 players qualify.

–          Round 4 – top 18 players qualify.

–          Round 5 – top 15 players qualify.

–          Round 6 – top 12 players qualify.

–          Round 7 – top 10 players qualify.

–          Round 8 – top 8 players qualify.

–          Round 9 – top 6 players qualify.

–          Round 10 (Final) – top 4 players qualify.

–          Newton Cup and the Tour events are not included in the Guillotine.

–          The winner of the final will receive a cash prize of £50.

–          If a qualified player is unable to attend an event then they will be replaced in the event by the next available person on the Guillotine ladder and they will be re-positioned on the ladder accordingly. – Jan 2015

–          The Guillotine Ladder – Jan 2015

o   Ordered by the qualified players in points order from recent event.

o   Then by those players who have finished in the top 3 (unless already qualified) in the previous competition (provided they have played a preceding tournament).

o   Then by those that have been eliminated from the event in the previous round (in points order).

o   Then by the rest of the field in most recent performance order.

Team Cup (Jan 2015)

–          Season long competition with four teams randomly drawn at the beginning of the season.

–          Teams will be captained by the current Society Captain and the previous three Society Captains.

–          The team captains are to provide a name for the team.

–          The team captain will nominate a player within his team as the vice-captain.

–          Newton Cup and the Nomads Tour events will not be counted.

–          As each new player attends, they will be drawn into the teams.

–          Top 2 players from a team will score for each round.

–          A running total will be maintained throughout the season with the winner being the team with the most points.

–          The winning team will be awarded a trophy which the captain will keep for the forthcoming year.

–          For each round, the Captain can nominate a player from his team as a JOKER.

–          If the player nominated as a JOKER is one of the two scoring players, his points will be doubled.

–          If a team has less than 2 players in an event (unlikely), then they can loan a player from another team.

–          FINALS DAY will include a four-ball known as the TEAM PLATE (awarded to winning player) where each team will nominate one player (that is not still qualified in the Guillotine).

Pos	Name	Nation	Total
1	Darren Williams	Wales	216
2	Robert Hale	England	200
3	Tony Bourne	England	199
4	Steve Graham	Germany	199
5	Ziggy Niblett	Wales	196
6	Manny Virdi	England	195
7	Tony Griffiths	Wales	192
8	*Rowland Joyce	England	191
9	Gary O’Connell	Scotland	190
10	Ramesh Mistry	India	187
11	Surj Halaith	India	187
12	Jon Ager	England	186
13	Mark Graham	Germany	185
14	Chris Pulfree	England	183
15	Mark Willicott	Germany	180
17	Derek Freeman-Jones	Wales	177
16	Damian Orton	England	177
18	Simon Howlett	England	175
19	Ged Wrench	England	175
20	Stephen Morgan	Wales	157
21	Mike Simpson	England	149
22	Ben Green	England	143
23	Andrew Gardiner	Wales	134
24	Michael Griffiths	Wales	132
25	John Thomas	Wales	124
27	Ajay Misra	Zambia	115
26	Brendan Turbitt	Ireland	115
28	*Simon Smith	England	111
29	Jitesh Mistry	India	109
30	Wayne Stewart	Scotland	109
31	Luke Sandford	England	98
32	Dave Curtis	England	95
33	*James Farley	England	92
34	Peter Horlock	England	88
35	*Simon Bembridge	England	76
36	Liz Gardiner	Wales	75
37	Gurdeep Litt	India	73
38	Mark Parkhurst	England	64
40	Pramod Mistry	India	55
39	John Dickie	Scotland	55
41	*Gavin Williams	Wales	54
42	*Carolyn Griffiths	Wales	53
43	*Steve Harries	Wales	52
44	*Rich Allen	England	52
45	Mark Cornock	England	47
46	*Mark McGirr	England	41
47	Rich Crowcombe	England	36
48	*Mark Andrews	England	32
49	Neil Gallagher	Ireland	31
50	Phil Robbins	England	31
51	Keith Williams	Wales	30
52	Steve Sayers	England	30
53	*Jeremy Parsons	Wales	29
54	Matt Freeman	England	28
55	Dale Harris	Wales	27
56	Kieron Chappell	Wales	27
57	*Gerry Ray	Wales	27
58	Gary Corcoran	England	26
59	Keith Oakes	England	25
60	Gavin Duncan	England	24
61	Mark Tidcombe	England	23
62	Horace Denny	USA	23
63	Matthew Bond	England	21
64	*Mark Beale	England	18
65	*Vince McLoughlin	England	10

10th December, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

1	Michael Griffiths	Wales		11	36
2	Darren Williams	Wales		13	35
3	Rowland Joyce	England		12	35
4	James Farley	England		16	34
5	Tony Griffiths	Wales		27	32
6	Ged Wrench	England		28	30
7	Ajay Misra	Zambia		19	29
8	Mark Graham	Germany		18	28
8	Surj Halaith	India		24	28
8	Ramesh Mistry	India		27	28
8	Manny Virdi	England		16	28
12	Tony Bourne	England		20	27
13	Derek Freeman-Jones	Wales		28	26
13	Simon Howlett	England		15	26
15	Steve Graham	Germany		23	25
15	Ziggy Niblett	Wales		1	25
17	Gavin Williams	Wales		16	24
18	Jon Ager	England		25	23
18	Gurdeep Litt	India		28	23
18	Pramod Mistry	India		28	23
18	Stephen Morgan	Wales		28	23
18	Gary O’Connell	Scotland		28	23
18	Chris Pulfree	England		17	23
24	Brendan Turbitt	Ireland		28	22
25	Mark Beale	England		16	21
26	Jitesh Mistry	India		28	16

12th November, 2010

1	Surj Halaith	India	26	35
2	Steve Graham	Germany	24	34
3	Ziggy Niblett	Wales	1	34
4	Ben Green	England	20	31
5	Simon Smith	England	17	31
6	Steve Sayers	England	17	30
7	Ramesh Mistry	India	27	30
8	Damion Orton	England	27	30
9	Michael Griffiths	Wales	11	30
10	Chris Pulfree	England	16	29
11	Tony Griffiths	Wales	27	28
12	Mark Willicott	Germany	22	28
13	Simon Howlett	England	15	28
14	Derek Freeman-Jones	Wales	28	28
15	Jitesh Mistry	India	28	28
16	Gurdeep Litt	India	28	28
17	Rowland Joyce	England	11	27
18	Stephen Morgan	Wales	28	27
19	Gerry Ray	Wales	15	27
20	Mark Graham	Germany	15	26
21	Tony Bourne	England	19	25
22	Darren Williams	Wales	12	24
23	Horace Denny	USA	28	23
24	Rich Allen	England	14	22
25	John Thomas	Wales	22	21
26	Manny Virdi	England	15	19
27	Brendan Turbitt	Ireland	28	18