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Forest Hills 2013

Author: tonyg

Captain’s Ramblings:

The second outing (perversely “Round 3”) of the Nomads’ 2014 season, took place at Forest Hills Golf Club on 28th March. Early risers will have tentatively drawn back their curtains and observed the conditions with some trepidation – a typical murky late-March day in the Forest of Dean, with a threateningly resolute shroud of low grey cloud swathing the countryside, and more than a hint of ‘moisture’ in the air. Nevertheless the lure of wielding ‘spoon’ or ‘mashie niblick’ amongst the green swards, not to mention a full English breakfast, dragged most of the forty indefatigable characters originally signed up away from their warm beds and/or cosy partners (and gainful employment). Wayne Stewart made a brief appearance for breakfast, without brandishing a stick in anger, signing up a few more sponsors for his forthcoming half marathons in Berlin and Madrid – all wished him well, and hoped he reached his target of raising £1,000 for Target Ovarian Cancer, a charity close to his heart.

With victuals duly served and gratefully consumed, proceedings got underway with the customary morning loosener of nine holes of ‘Texas Scramble’, with most teams managing to accumulate enough decent shots between them to achieve a gross score flatteringly close to par. The team of Darren Williams, Gary O’Connell, Ramesh Mistry and Mark Cornock tore up the course with a remarkable five ‘birdies’ in the first five holes, holding their nerve to secure victory at 5-under. Tony Burris, Alan Jones, Horace Denny and Gurdeep Litt turned in a creditable 2-under to secure 2nd place, with Manny Virdi, Derek Freeman-Jones, John Essom and Mark Ridsdale narrowly beating Rowland Joyce, Adie Shilston, Damian Orton and Jon Ager for 3rd place at 1-under. One or two howls of foul play and derision, not to say physical pain, were heard when 3rd place was announced, with Derek Freeman-Jones’ 2nd shot at the first hole having struck Damian Orton on the knee as he waited patiently on the second tee. Drinks were duly purchased, and humble-pie eaten, with no permanent damage sustained.

After a staggered lunch consisting of a veritable cornucopia of sandwiches and the obligatory chunky chips with lashings of ketchup, the afternoon events were hastily initiated under ever-darkening skies.

Scores across the board seemed to reflect the relatively benign conditions in the early part of the round, with Andy Alexander, Matt McGirr, Damian Orton, Derek Freeman-Jones and Gary O’Connell amongst many recording a plethora of pars in the first three or four holes. The earlier groups must have got as far as the start of the back nine before one or two, fortunately distant, rumbles of thunder heralded a rapid deterioration in the weather. The resulting hail brought about considerable debate in some quarters as to the legitimacy of sweeping a path of hailstones from the intended path of a putt – well – it was either that or face the accusation of slow play, standing on the green waiting for it to melt! Luckily the conditions quickly took a turn for the better, only for a second hailstorm to catch the last few groups who also had to contend with the fading light.

Fresh from his first ‘podium’ finish last time out at Clevedon, it was Andy Alexander who was able to maintain his form, consistency and concentration for the entire round to secure a well-deserved victory with a stableford score of 39 points – amassing a gross score of 85, including 9 pars – four on the front and five on the back. Close on his tail was Matt McGirr, who used his considerable local knowledge and not a small amount of skill to achieve second place on 38 points, with easily the best gross score on the day of 77, including 9 pars and 2 birdies, also collecting the prize for the longest drive for a mighty blow on the lengthy uphill fifth hole. John Essom also ‘troubled the judges’ for the second round in succession, gaining third place with 37 points – no doubt he will face a further handicap cut to give others more of a chance next time. In a rare, but generous, occurrence, afforded by the good turn-out, prizes were also awarded for fourth and fifth places, with Gurdeep Litt narrowly beating Damian Orton, on countback, both sharing 36 points. (I wonder if Damian’s score would have been better had he not been carrying a swollen knee from earlier events!)

In a similar show of generosity, prizes were awarded for ‘nearest the pin’ on all three of the par-3s, with Adie Shilston picking up the prize on the 8th, Damian on the 14th, and Darren Williams on the 17th. Guy Greening showed his familiar accuracy taking the best aggregate scores across the par-3s with a birdie on the 8th, and pars on the 14th and 17th. Adie Shilston was also commended for what was probably the ‘shot of the day’ – a sort of crazy golf effort on the 17th, played from high up on the left-hand bank, which sailed over the first group of trees, ricocheted off another tree, bounced down the path, turned sharp-right, and trickled over the foot-bridge, ending up just next to the bunker at the back-left of the green.

Once again, the ‘divisional’ prizes for those not amongst the top honours, were handed out along handicap lines with Mark Parkhurst (34 pts), Adie Shilston (35 pts), Darren Collier (35 pts) – his first sniff of prize, and Mark Cornock (32 pts), winning their respective ‘divisions’.

With proceedings continuing late into the evening, Jon Ager said a few words and distributed prizes during the evening meal, in pauses between mouthfuls. A glass was raised in honour of Ben Green, in whose memory the day’s trophy was named, with the hope that all attending, particularly the local lads who had turned out, had enjoyed fond memories of Ben, although most agreed that, had he been with us, it was unlikely he would have been anywhere near a golf course, given the weather conditions.

Carolyn Griffiths was awarded the last remaining prize – the raffle – being the proud recipient of a set of novelty golf balls (probably NOT the last of a job-lot!). The usual ritual was observed of posing for, or avoiding, Jitesh’s photographs, camera/iphone batteries failing or otherwise, and Andy Alexander gave a brief, impromptu, victor’s speech magnanimously accepting the plaudits, saying how much he had enjoyed the day, and thanking the organisers for their efforts behind the scenes.

Jon finally wrapped up events thanking Steve Graham for standing in a scorer in Simon’s absence, appealing for those with (or without) some celtic ancestory to put themselves forward to the Celts Newton Cup team in April, thanking all for a successful day, and hoping to see as many, if not more, for the next round to be held at Cottrell Park in May.

Regards

Jon Ager

Scores

1	Andy Alexander	Scotland	39
2	Matthew McGirr	England	38
3	John Essom	England	37
4	Gurdeep Litt	India	36
5	Damian Orton	England	36
6	Darren Collier	England	35
7	Adie Shilston	England	35
8	Mark Parkhurst	England	34
9	James Colwell	England	34
10	Tony Burris	England	33
11	Guy Greening	England	33
12	Mark McGirr	England	33
13	Derek Freeman-Jones	Wales	32
14	Mark Cornock	England	32
15	Horace Denny	USA	31
16	Brendan Turbitt	Ireland	31
17	Darren Williams	Wales	30
18	Tony Griffiths	Wales	30
19	Gary O’Connell	Scotland	30
20	Jon Ager	England	29
21	Ged Wrench	England	29
22	Manny Virdi	England	28
23	Stuart Perry	England	27
24	Mark Willicott	England	27
25	James Farley	Ireland	27
26	Ramesh Mistry	India	26
27	Jitesh Mistry	India	25
28	Carolyn Griffiths	Wales	23
29	Stephen Morgan	Wales	23
30	Alan Jones	England	23
31	Nick Phillips	England	23
32	Steve Graham	England	22
33	Steve Standbridge	England	22
34	Chris Wilson	England	14
35	Rowland Joyce	England	14
36	Mark Ridsdale	England	13

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Clevedon 2014

Author: tonyg

Friday, 21st February 2014

Captain’s Ramblings:

Following January’s wash-out at Cottrell Park (now re-scheduled for May, by the way), the inaugural match of the 2014 season took place at Clevedon on 21st February.

Numbers were slightly depleted, probably because of half-term holidays, with 24 hardy souls trying their luck by the shores of the Severn estuary.

As it turned out, conditions were remarkably favourable. There was a moderate breeze, and the odd sharp shower, including one of hail endured by a few of the later groups. Most of the fairways were reasonably firm, and the greens, on the whole, were fair and true, the course holding up extremely well overall given the recent biblical rainfall. One or two holes presented a stiff test. The 8th – ‘The Castle Hole’ – with a steep drop and a 160-yard carry against the wind off the tee, with trouble either side, was a differentiator. Some mastered it with ease, and others suffered the fate of having to dig around in the undergrowth and struggled to make points. The par-3 14th, also with its steep drop, proved an interesting exercise in club selection in the swirling breeze.

After the customary (and excellent) bacon rolls and coffee, Jon Ager got proceedings underway as incoming captain, with a sneaky drive straight down the middle, whilst no-one was watching (Simon and Brendan will confirm that it was legitimate!) To Jon’s great relief, this provided an adequate challenge for the bottle of whisky, with Stuart Perry and John Essom vying for the prize in the early stages, eventually won by Manny Virdi.

From the third group out, Tony Griffiths was unsurpassed, providing the solitary name on the score sheet for ‘Nearest the Pin’ on the innocuous looking 3rd hole, obviously finding his range early in the round.

Adie Shilston claimed the best aggregate score across the 3 par-3s with 8 points – the equivalent of a creditable 2 ‘net birdies’ and a ‘net par’.

‘Longest drive’ had to wait until the 5th group out to be decided, with Jon Ager setting a conquerable early marker (with some arboreal assistance). With mutterings from a few about the absence of demarcation between fairway and rough at its furthest extent, Stuart Perry and Adie Shilston unequivocally whistled past in subsequent groups. But the prize was eventually secured by Alan Jones, in his first outing with the Nomads – congratulations, and welcome, Alan!

In a departure from the usual protocol, the ‘division’ prizes – top player in each ‘division’ NOT in the overall top three – were decided along handicap lines this time, with the six players with the lowest handicaps challenging for ‘Group 1’ and so on. Prizes, and congratulations on creditable performances, went to:

‘Group 1’ (Handicaps 0 – 15.4): Manny Virdi (36 pts)

‘Group 2’ (Handicaps 15.5 – 17.4): Adie Shilston (36 pts)

‘Group 3’ (Handicaps 17.5 – 22.0): Mike Simpson (34 pts)

‘Group 4’ (Handicaps 22.1 – 28): Jed Wrench (with 3 players in this ‘group’ tied on 29 pts, the prize was awarded to Jed, as highest handicapper in the competition – NOT for his sartorial display!)

With the overall average score for the day being just over 29 pts, the three main prizes deservedly went to three players who had clearly mastered the tricky conditions. Andy Alexander secured his first ‘podium’ finish in 3rd place with 37 pts, narrowly defeated by Mark Gardiner, in 2nd on ‘countback’ who, as far and away the lowest handicapper of the day, produced another fine performance, with a gross 77, including an eagle 3 on the tricky 16th over the water. But John Essom romped to victory, and first prize, on 39pts with an imperious 24pts on the back nine, surpassing a good few players’ scores over the entire round!

The day’s festivities were rounded off with the usual banter over a beverage or two, during which James Farley’s shot of the day was revealed – a putt from well off the green leaning over a barbed-wire fence with the ball lodged just in-bounds underneath it, which rolled obliging into the hole.

A hearty meal of Chicken and Ham Pie, and fruit crumble were consumed with alacrity, before the formalities were wrapped up with the distribution of prizes, including the monthly raffle which was won by Alan Jones – a lucrative first outing, Alan!

Jon finally reminded everyone that next month’s outing was at Forest Hills on 28th March. Jon said that he hoped as many people as possible would attend, in honour of Ben Green, a much loved friend and former member who passed away suddenly in 2012.

Jon and Darren will shortly be issuing invitations to the Newton Cup, to be held at Woodspring Golf Club, Long Ashton on Friday 25th April 2014.

See you next time!

Scores:

1	John Essom	England	39
2	Andy Alexander	Scotland	37
3	Mark Gardiner	England	37
4	Adie Shilston	England	36
5	Manny Virdi	England	36
6	Darren Williams	Wales	34
7	Mike Simpson	England	34
8	James Farley	Ireland	31
9	Derek Freeman-Jones	Wales	30
10	Darren Collier	England	29
11	Ged Wrench	England	29
12	Stuart Perry	England	29
13	Tony Griffiths	Wales	29
14	Chris Pulfree	England	28
15	Dave Curtis	England	28
16	Gary O’Connell	Scotland	28
17	Simon Howlett	England	28
18	Steve Graham	England	26
19	Alan Jones	England	25
20	Jon Ager	England	25
21	Jitesh Mistry	India	24
22	Mark Graham	England	24
23	Brendan Turbitt	Ireland	22
24	Steve Standbridge	England	18

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Wayne Stewart – Charity Runs

Author: tonyg

As some of you may be aware I am running the Berlin Half Marathon in March and then the Madrid Half Marathon in April. I will be running both races in support of Target Ovarian Cancer in memory of my Mum who died of Ovarian Cancer in September 2012. I have set up a Just Giving page for online donations and I was hoping that some of you would sponsor me by going to the link below:

http://www.justgiving.com/Wayne-Stewart

Any donation would be really appreciated but If you are old fashioned and would rather sponsor me on a paper sponsorship form please let me know and I can add your name to the paper one. Hopefully, I can also get a paper copy to the next Nomads day out in February.

As an added incentive if you can correctly guess my two finishing times added together then there are 6 bottles of wine to the person who can get closest.

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Cottrell Park 2014

Author: tonyg

24th January 2014

Event was cancelled due to heavy rain and flooded course. Has been re-scheduled for May 23rd 2014.

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Order of Merit 2013

Author: tonyg

THE 2013 ORDER OF MERIT

Final Positions

(Best 6 scores counting)

1	* Adie Shilston	England	213.0
2	Damian Orton	England	204.0
3	Guy Greening	England	201.0
4	John Essom	England	199.0
5	Darren Williams	Wales	196.5
6	Stuart Perry	England	196.0
7	Tony Burris	England	194.5
8	James Farley	Ireland	194.5
9	Mark Graham	England	188.5
10	Derek Freeman-Jones	Wales	186.0
11	Mark Willicott	England	186.0
12	Jitesh Mistry	India	179.0
13	Jon Ager	England	178.0
14	Steve Graham	England	176.5
15	Ged Wrench	England	176.0
16	Brian Mills	Ireland	175.5
17	Manny Virdi	England	169.0
18	Simon Howlett	England	162.0
19	Ramesh Mistry	India	162.0
20	Gary O’Connell	Scotland	146.5
21	Stephen Morgan	Wales	146.0
22	Keith Williams	Wales	142.0
23	* Mark Gardiner	England	135.0
24	Wayne Stewart	Scotland	134.5
25	Chris Pulfree	England	131.5
26	Mike Simpson	England	127.0
27	* Andy Alexander	Scotland	123.0
28	* Darren Collier	England	120.0
29	Pramod Mistry	India	114.0
30	Gurdeep Litt	India	110.0
31	Tony Griffiths	Wales	104.0
32	* Steve Standbridge	England	70.0
33	Phil Robbins	England	67.5
34	Mark Parkhurst	England	62.5
35	Mark McGirr	England	61.0
36	Mark Cornock	England	54.5
37	Rowland Joyce	England	48.0
38	Tony Bourne	England	48.0
39	Surj Halaith	India	47.0
40	Rich Allen	England	46.0
41	Carolyn Griffiths	Wales	46.0
42	* Ken Bloomfield	Wales	42.0
43	Robert Hale	England	41.0
44	* Mark Ridsale	England	39.0
45	* Roger Hall	England	38.0
46	* Chris Wilson	England	35.0
47	John Thomas	Wales	35.0
48	Ajay Misra	Zambia	33.0
49	* Martin Phipps	England	32.5
50	Keith Oakes	England	32.0
51	Steve Harries	Wales	30.0
52	Dean Harris	England	29.5
53	Peter Horlock	England	29.0
54	Adrian Jones	Wales	28.0
55	Michael Griffiths	Wales	28.0
56	* Richard Cousins	England	25.5
57	Matthew McGirr	England	24.0
58	Horace Denny	USA	24.0
59	Dave Pavey	England	22.0
60	Rich Crowcombe	England	22.0
61	Brendan Turbitt	Ireland	22.0
62	Gary Corcoran	England	19.5
63	* Mick Halaith	India	16.0
64	* Ian King	England	4.0

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Dewstow 2013

Author: tonyg

Finals Day

Vice-Captain’s Ramblings:

In a break from the traditions of previous years, Finals’ Day convened on 6th December 2013, at Dewstow GC in Caerwent, near Caldicot. Despite damp, dreary and blustery conditions, which were at least a significant improvement on the previous few days’ of torrential downpours, there was a detectable frisson in the air, with a number of honours yet to be decided.

As has become customary, events were led off by the four players still in contention for the ‘guillotine’, with Guy Greening eventually securing the prize with a late surge in an otherwise uninspiring 4-ball, where it seemed some were feeling the pressure with so much, not just the ‘guillotine’, at stake.

The remaining pairings teed off roughly according to divisions/positions with an extra Christmas bonus prize for the winner of each grouping on the day.

Simon Howlett once again secured the longest drive, but I cannot recollect who won nearest-the-pin? It was probably Guy Greening, as he usually does, and I saw his immaculate drive on the long par 3, but answers on a post-card? Guy and James Farley shared the lowest aggregate score on the par 3’s with 12 points each.

Surj Halaith triumphed with a seemingly popular overall 1st place on the day, with 37 pts, which was raucously celebrated, narrowly defeating Gurdeep Litt on ‘countback’, with the ever-consistent James Farley pushing them close in 3rd place, with 36 pts.

Divisional honours for the year were picked up by Darren Williams for Division 1 (who also, once again, took the ‘Good Play’ award for the 4th time in 5 seasons), despite his absence; Damian Orton for Division 2, Stuart Perry for Division 3 and Adie Shilston for Division 4.

Adie Shilston was also awarded the Anglo Cup, with Guy Greening taking the Cymru Cup, with the peculiar twist of the two of them being inseparable for one of these trophies, requiring some further creative use of ‘countback’ to differentiate between them.

Despite his comparatively lacklustre form on the day, Adie also did enough to maintain what proved to be an unassailable lead in the Order of Merit, securing the title, with Damian Orton in 2nd place splitting the two form players of the year – Adie, and Guy Greening, who came 3rd.

In Gary’s absence, Jon Ager awarded the trophies and prizes over the usual excellent dinner. The familiar distribution of raffle prizes went on long into the night, with, as usual, the last few prizes being foisted on unsuspecting victims (some of whom were absent, and may still have distributions outstanding – lucky them!).

Before wending our collective ways into the gathering gloom, Jon finally thanked some of the stalwarts of the committee for their tireless efforts in once again organising an enjoyable and successful season – Tony and Gary in their absence, Steve Graham, Steve Morgan and Simon, amongst others committing their time behind the scenes to make the society the success that it is.

Here’s hoping for more of the same in 2014, and look forward to seeing you all at Cottrell Park for the start of the new season.

6th December 2013

1	Surj Halaith	India	37
2	Gurdeep Litt	India	37
3	James Farley	Ireland	36
4	John Essom	England	36
5	John Thomas	Wales	35
6	Jitesh Mistry	India	32
7	Mark Gardiner	England	32
8	Ged Wrench	England	31
9	Mark Graham	England	31
10	Guy Greening	England	31
11	Damian Orton	England	30
12	Brian Mills	Ireland	30
13	Manny Virdi	England	30
14	Andy Alexander	Scotland	30
15	Pramod Mistry	India	28
16	Adie Shilston	England	28
17	Derek Freeman-Jones	Wales	27
18	Jon Ager	England	27
19	Stuart Perry	Wales	27
20	Chris Pulfree	Wales	26
21	Darren Collier	Wales	26
22	Ramesh Mistry	India	25
23	Steve Graham	England	24
24	Stephen Morgan	Wales	24
25	Simon Howlett	England	23
26	Brendan Turbitt	Ireland	22

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Glamorganshire 2013

Author: tonyg

Well we left Gloucestershire hoping the weather forecasts would be wrong, it was looking promising with bright skies and no sign of the promised heavy clouds. Heading past Ross and Monmouth it was still bright, but it was looking a bit grey as we approached Newport and as the Cardiff junctions came into sight on the M4 the rain began to pour. We had a few late arrivals and no shows due the the M5 closure early in the morning, causing Bristol to be grid-locked.

On arrival at the course the club-house looked great despite the heavy rain and the car park told the story with the members side pretty much empty, – nobody to blame for holding us up once we got started! So after a very tasty bacon roll and coffee it was time to tee off. The course looked really good but with all the rain the puddles were taking over from the grass on the greens. Together with putting through puddles, the other interesting aspect to the round was working out where the next tee was. So as the rain continued it was just a case of looking for the balls amongst the leaves and streams of water across the fairways. We soldiered on and then by the 10th hole the rain stopped and we had 3 or 4 holes of equivalent to Welsh spring weather, before the rain came back again. Anyway after 4.5 hours we were ready to dry off and watch to see if anybody could land a ball on the long par 3 – 18th, which was our closest to the pin hole. Congratulations to Mark Graham who won the prize money for that hole (at 42 steps according to Jitesh) as several others plugged in the fringe on the approach to the green.

Anyway the wet and bedraggled Nomads gradually returned home, most thinking that it would be nice to play the course again in the summer. All in all the scores were pretty good overall, with Stuart Perry excelling, given the conditions, with 38 points and Guy Greening and Mark Gardiner in 2nd and 3rd on count-back with 35 points. Mark Gardiner won the longest drive and Adie Shilston winning the par 3’s with 14 points. With at least one drop-out from the starting line up for the Guillotine – it is going to be an interesting finale at Dewstow in December.

Anyway, after a tasty steak pie, chips and peas and apple tart and custard it was time to fight the Cardiff traffic once again. Thanks to all the staff at the Glamorganshire who looked after us well.

Note: Jon Ager replaced John Essom in this round of the Guillotine as next best placed reserve.

Scores:

1	Stuart Perry	England	38
2	Guy Greening	England	35
3	Mark Gardiner	England	35
4	Manny Virdi	England	33
5	Adie Shilston	England	32
6	James Farley	Ireland	32
7	Simon Howlett	England	32
8	Damian Orton	England	29
9	Steve Graham	England	29
10	Chris Pulfree	England	28
11	Brian Mills	Ireland	28
12	Gary O’Connell	Scotland	27
13	Mark Willicott	England	27
14	Jon Ager	England	27
15	Derek Freeman-Jones	Wales	27
16	Andy Alexander	Scotland	26
17	Ramesh Mistry	India	25
18	Mark Graham	England	25
19	Gurdeep Litt	India	25
20	Darren Williams	Wales	24
21	Jitesh Mistry	India	23
22	Darren Collier	England	23
23	Rich Crowcombe	England	22

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Lansdown 2013

Author: tonyg

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High above the cities of Bristol and Bath, the latest round of the 2013 Nomads Tour saw twenty-seven members take-on the tight tree-lined fairways of Lansdown which runs alongside Bath Racecourse. The rain came and fortunately it went just as the last group teed-it up on the 1st, and the weather turned into a nice late summers day.

This competition is named Links Pairs and is usually played on the seashore, but with good eyesight the Bristol Channel could be seen from some holes. Taking the Pairs spoils was the ever consistent pair of John Essom and Adie Shilston whose 72 points put them four ahead of second placed Guy Greening and Darren Williams with Bob Hale and James Farley a further shot back.

On the individual front it was Bob’s score of 41 points giving him the money, whilst the other competitions; Nearest the Pin went to Stuart Perry, Longest Drive to Manny Virdi and the Par 3 prize also went to Bob.

Following the excellent meal of Steak and Ale Pie, with Apple Pie for dessert it was the traditional presentation and Captain’s speech with the monthly Raffle of a four-ball at the course won by Jitesh Mistry.

1	Robert Hale	England	41
2	John Essom	England	36
3	Adie Shilston	England	36
4	Darren Williams	Wales	35
5	Tony Griffiths	Wales	34
6	Jon Ager	England	33
7	Stuart Perry	England	33
8	Mark Graham	England	33
9	Guy Greening	England	33
10	Keith Oakes	England	32
11	Keith Williams	Wales	32
12	Mark Willicott	England	31
13	Tony Burris	England	31
14	Derek Freeman-Jones	Wales	30
15	Andy Alexander	Scotland	29
16	Steve Graham	England	28
17	Damian Orton	England	27
18	Ramesh Mistry	India	27
19	Simon Howlett	England	26
20	Manny Virdi	England	26
21	James Farley	Ireland	26
22	Steve Standbridge	England	26
23	Darren Collier	England	26
24	Gary O’Connell	Scotland	25
25	Tony Bourne	England	25
26	Jitesh Mistry	India	24
27	Ged Wrench	England	23

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St. Pierre 2013

Author: tonyg

An earlier in the year visit than usual to the tree-lined fairways of the championship Old Course, host of many previous European Tour events and graced by some of the world’s top players including Ian Woosnam, Seve Ballesteros and Bernhard Langer; all previous winners here.

None of those names however have managed to emulate the feat of Phil Robbins who has retained the Nomads St. Pierre Trophy, a framed print of the famous 18th hole. Phil’s score of 37 points saw him beat Adie Shilston on count-back with Tony Burris in 3rd place.

The other competitions saw Guy Greening take the nearest the pin, Michael Griffiths the longest drive and Phil also won the par 3 prize. Divisional competitions were won by Derek Freeman-Jones (1), Mark Willicott (2), Ged Wrench (3) and Guy Greening (4).

Stand-in skipper, vice-captain Jon Ager done the honours for the presentation and the day was rounded off with a meal of sausage and mash and a raffle for a prize of a four-ball on the Old Course, kindly presented by the club which was won by Tony Griffiths. There was a special presentation of red Nomads caps to Ged, Mark and Darren Williams on reaching 50 appearances for the society, and as always, a warm welcome to our newest member Ian King, hope you enjoyed the day.

Scores:

1	Phil Robbins	England	37
2	Adie Shilston	England	37
3	Tony Burris	England	35
4	Guy Greening	England	34
5	John Essom	England	34
6	Derek Freeman-Jones	Wales	33
7	Keith Williams	Wales	33
8	Mark Willicott	England	32
9	Mark Gardiner	England	32
10	Ged Wrench	England	31
11	Darren Williams	Wales	30
12	James Farley	Ireland	30
13	Stuart Perry	England	30
14	Chris Pulfree	England	30
15	Steve Graham	England	29
16	Simon Howlett	England	28
17	Darren Collier	England	28
18	Michael Griffiths	Wales	28
19	Ramesh Mistry	India	27
20	Manny Virdi	England	27
21	Mark Graham	England	25
22	Jitesh Mistry	India	25
23	Steve Morgan	Wales	25
24	Carolyn Griffiths	Wales	25
25	Tony Griffiths	Wales	23
26	Steve Standbridge	England	22
27	Ken Bloomfield	England	22
28	Dave Pavey	England	22
29	Brian Mills	Ireland	21
30	Damian Orton	England	20
31	Horace Denny	USA	18
32	Jon Ager	England	17
33	Chris Wilson	England	11
34	Andy Alexander	Scotland	7
35	Ian King	England	4

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Tarporley 2013

Author: tonyg

Scores

Brian Mills	Ireland	37.5
Mark Willicott	England	37
Steve Graham	England	34.5
Mark Graham	England	33.5
Darren Williams	Wales	33.5
Mike Simpson	England	33
James Farley	Ireland	32.5
Tony Burris	England	32.5
* Martin Phipps	England	32.5
Mark McGirr	England	31
Phil Robbins	England	30.5
Mark Cornock	England	29.5
Dean Harris	England	29.5
Mark Parkhurst	England	27.5
Chris Pulfree	England	27.5
Ged Wrench	England	26
Gary O’Connell	Scotland	25.5
* Richard Cousins	England	25.5
Wayne Stewart	Scotland	24.5
Gary Corcoran	England	19.5

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Mar20	Stinchcombe Hill
Apr24	South Cerney
May15	Cleve Hill
Jun19	Gaudet Luce
Jul17	Peterstone Lakes
Sep11	Thornbury
Oct16	St Pierre
Nov6	Filton
Dec4	Forest Hills

2026	Chris Williams-Jones
2025	Dean Harris
2024	Steve Bunn
2023	Darren Collier
2022	Adie Shilston
2021	Derek Freeman-Jones
2020	Derek Freeman-Jones
2019	James Farley
2018	John Essom
2017	Jitesh Mistry
2016	Ged Wrench
2015	Darren Williams
2014	Jon Ager
2013	Gary O'Connell
2012	Steve Graham
2011	John Thomas
2010	Simon Howlett
2009	Mark Graham
2008	Manny Virdi
2007	Stephen Morgan
2006	Peter Horlock
2005	Gordon Wallace
2004	Matt Freeman
2003	Mark Pipes
2002	Stuart Perry
2001	Richard Bradshaw
2000	Paul Newton
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