Nomads Golf Society 2025

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)