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I have just been informed of the sad death of one of our members, Ben Green.

As you may be aware Ben was not very well at Castle Combe and was admitted to hospital shortly afterwards.  He went downhill rapidly and there was nothing they could do for him and he passed away late Monday night.

No further details are known at present and our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends.

Ben has been playing with the Nomads on a regular basis over the last couple of years, and I am sure that you had found him a funny and lovable man, and a great joy to play with.

Mark Graham is attending a celebration of his life at Forest Hills Golf Club next Wednesday and will be representing the Nomads Golf Society.

The society, I am sure will dedicate a fitting memorial to him.

RIP Ben

Round 1 – Golf Inc Trophy (16th March 2012)

The third event of the 2012 season was held over the parkland course of Llanwern in Newport. Another good turn-out for the first round of the Golf Inc Trophy saw 32 players take to the tee.

The event saw a first win for Ajay Misra whose score of 38 points just pipped the 37 scored by Ged Wrench into second. Third place was decided on count-back with Adrian Jones getting the decision over Derek Freeman-Jones who both scored 36 points.

The other prizes went to Derek Freeman-Jones (Nearest the Pin, a share of the Par 3 competition and Division 1 winner), Jon Ager (Longest Drive), Adrian Jones and Mark Willicott (share of the Par 3 competition), Damian Orton (Division 2 winner), James Farley (Division 3) and Dave Curtis (Division 4).

The day ended with a meal and the presentation of the prizes which included the monthly raffle prize of a club cleaning kit, which was won by Gary O’Connell.

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On a cold but dry day, the second round of the 2012 season was played over the magnificent Manor Golf Course at Castle Combe, in Wiltshire.

The event was won by Mike Simpson whose 39 points just edged out Manny Virdi on countback with Mike Woodman in third position with 37 points. The society welcomed two new members in Paul Irwin and Steve Keable and it was a welcome back after a few years for Rob Eadsforth. Paul got into the prizes by taking the Nearest the Pin award, with the Longest Drive won by Damian Orton and the Par 3′s competition was headed by Gary O’Connell. The divisional prizes were won by Darren Williams (Div 1), Damian Orton (Div 2), James Farley (Div 3) and Dave Curtis (Div 4).

The day ended with a meal of pork steak in peppercorn sauce and vegetables, and the first place raffle prize of a nights stay at the Manor Hotel, with breakfast and dinner for two was won by Steve Keable, with the second prize of a ball retriever won by Paul Irwin.

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Over the stunning hill-side course at Woodlake Park near Usk, with magnificent views over the Llandegfed Reservoir and the distant snow-capped mountains of the Brecon Beacons and the Black Mountains, the first event of the Nomads season took place.

Thirty players braved the treacherous slopes on a sunny day on this magnificent course which proved a stern test for the golfers, with only one player breaking the 30 point mark.

That achievement went to Rowland Joyce whose 30 points was just enough to beat Michael Griffiths on 29 who was second on countback from Darren Williams.

The divisional winners were: – Derek Freeman-Jones (1), Mark Willicott (2), Wayne Stewart (3) and Dave Curtis (4).

Other prize winners were for Longest Drive. Gary O’Connell, Nearest the Pin, Derek Freeman-Jones and Par 3′s, Mark Willicott.

The day was ended with a nice meal of Leek and Potato soup, followed by Gammon and Chips. The monthly raffle was won by Mark McGirr.

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