Nomads Golf Society 2026

Gordon Wallace

The Vth Newton Cup was played over the Gwinnett Button course on the Cottrell Park estate near Cardiff. A beautiful spring day saw a victorious home win for the Celts team led by captain, Gordon Wallace. The morning pairs produced an emphatic lead of 4½ to ½, with the singles matches tied at 5 wins apiece. The day was rounded-off with a meal and presentation of the Newton Cup to the Celts captain by the opposing captain, Peter Horlock. The Saxons will now be looking to take-back the trophy at Cumberwell Park Golf Club in 2006. 

Greensomes (Celts names first)

1 – Gordon Wallace & Matt Wheeler beat Ian Locke and Tony Bourne 1up

2 – Nadeem Sarwar & John Thomas beat Tony Harris & Peter Horlock 6+4

3 – Andrew Gardiner & Keith Williams halved with Andy Ball & Nick Gay

4 – Steve Morgan & Robert Rees beat Matt Freeman & Mark York 1up

5 – Tony Griffiths & Ken Niblett beat Keith Oakes & Robert Hale 2up

Celts 4.5 Saxons 0.5

Singles

1 – Gordon Wallace beat Ian Locke 1up

2 – Nadeem Sarwar lost to Tony Bourne 1up

3 – Andrew Gardiner beat Tony Harris 1up

4 – John Thomas lost to Peter Horlock 3+2

5 – Matt Wheeler lost to Andy Ball 2+1

6 – Robert Rees lost to Nick Gay 2up

7 – Tony Griffiths beat Matt Freeman 4+2

8 – Ken Niblett beat Mark York 6+5

9 – Steve Morgan beat Keith Oakes 1up

10 – Keith Williams lost to Robert Hale 4+3

Celts 5 Saxons 5

Match Score – Celts 9.5 Saxons 5.5

Celts team (left to right: John Thomas, Andrew Gardiner, Ken Niblett, Keith Williams, Gordon Wallace, Tony Griffiths, Stephen Morgan, Robert Rees, Matthew Wheeler and Nadeem Sarwar)

Saxons team (left to right: Ian Lock, Tony Harris, Robert Hale, Keith Oakes, Peter Horlock, Andy Ball, Mark York, Nicholas Gay, Matt Freeman and Tony Bourne)

Tracy Park

Torrential rain spoilt the IV Newton Cup in the grand settings of Tracy Park near Bristol. The Saxons led by captain Matt Freeman took an emphatic victory with a 4 to 1 win in the morning pairs and an even greater walk-over in the afternoon singles by 9½ to 1½. To make matters worse for the Celts team, captain Gordon Wallace fell and broke his ankle in the muddy conditions and his presentation speech was handled by stand-in skipper Richard Rees. Despite all the tribulations, a good day was had by all (except Gordon), and after an excellent meal and presentation, the Celtic team will be looking forward to 2005 to regain the trophy on home soil.