JANUARY  2012

What a beautiful day awaited us when we arrived at the Plettenberg Bay Country Club.

The Pink ladies were ready to go and were as efficient as always.   Well done ladies. 

What a pleasant sight it was to see the display of equipment and Clothing available to the Nomads.   Terry Otto, I compliment you on your professional attitude.   Thank you.

I had the pleasure of playing with the resident pro Cliffie Barnard, Colin Buck and Vic Moll.   Golf not too good but we had lots of fun.  The green keeper and his staff must be complimented for the excellent condition of the course.

 Prize giving went off without a hitch and a big thank you to Golden Harvest for an excellent prize table.  Thank you Terry Dimatellis .

A ten year tie was awarded to Colin Buck.

Vice Captain Jacques introduced a chicken draw for the Andrew Mentis fund, which was well supported.   This is an excellent idea and hopefully co coordinators for the fund will implement this in the years to come.

Steve Tywcross announced the National team and wished them all the best for the tournament.

DECEMBER 2011

What a perfect day , not a breath of wind and very warm. The Garden Route at its best.

As always we were greeted by 4 smiling young Ladies, what a way to start the day. George golf course is in wonderful condition, all involved in keeping it in such great condition must be congratulated. All clubhouse staff were , as always, helpful and courteous.

An above average size field, which included two visiting Nomads Tony Varrie from Easterns and National P.R.O. Richard Plumb from Western Province, started early and moved through the field with only minor delays.

I had the privilege of having sponsor of the day, Ian Mathews of Stanmar Motors , George Club Captain Kobus Landman and past National Chairman Nigel Tipping, in my covey. Good fun and eventually a prize.

Prize giving took place about 45mins. after the last 4 ball came into the clubhouse, not bad for a Gold Cup, well done Ladies. Mario managed to relieve a few poor souls of their hard earned money, many thanks Mario for doing fines for the year.

Prize giving went along smoothly , Dup Du Pisani was presented with a 30 year tie by Tony Varrie, who proposed him 30 odd years ago.

Congratulations to all who won prizes in the monthly game as well as the Gold Cup, a list of winners is available on the web page.

 There were many highlights of my year, probably the most significant was awarding Jimmy Leggat his 300 Game Badge,  30 year ties were awarded to Rob Law and Dup Du Pisani.   

 I must thank the committee of 2011 for their support and commitment, thanks to retirees, Les Marais, Costas Polydorou, Tannah Harris and Pink Lady Ruenda Polydorou. I know you will be available for advice and help in the future, many thanks once again.

Arthur, thank you for your support and guidance during the year.

Congratulations to Peter upon receiving the Captaincy, may you enjoy and prosper in the role.

Welcome new members onto the committee, Terry Otto, Hiron Snell and J.V.C. Ken Spencer.

I cannot say enough about the dedication of the Pink Ladies, always with a smile and a hug, we are honoured to have you in our club.

Thank you Southern Cape Nomads for affording me the privilege of being Captain of your club for the year 2011

NOVEMBER 2011

3^rd time lucky at Knysna, a bit of wind and a bit of rain made things a little interesting, as was reflected in our scores. A small but keen field played this” 11^th “game of the year.

Knysna course has been changed a bit, the old 1^st is now the 10^th and the old 10^th is now the 1^st, a few other holes have also changed from one nine to another, interesting times. The course is in great condition and the green keeper and his staff must be commended for the amount of work they obviously put into it.

They clubhouse staff are attentative and courteous, Knysna's halfway house is right up there with the best.

I had the pleasure of having the Club Captain , Mike Mills in my 4ball along with Mike Hargreaves and Colin Buck, once again no prizes but good fun.

Congratulations to all the winners and those who have gone through to the final of the G.P.K.O. We look forward to the Gold Cup.

I had the pleasure of inducting Emil Moller into the Nomads family, I hope you enjoy your time with us and enjoy the ride..

Two Silver Salvers were awarded, well done to Shadrack Donson and David Eveleigh, you will be rewarded with a little cut of the handicap. Good golf does not go unnoticed.

Sponsor of the day was local Nomad stalwart, Piet Meyer, owner of Vodashop Knysna. Many thanks Piet, without local sponsors we would not be able to do the good that we do.

As usual, all sponsors branding was up timeously and very visible, thanks to Terry and his merry band [Graham and Gerry].

Thank you to Costas for arranging the Altar as well as clothing for the induction and the Silver Salvers.

Austin, one of our unsung heroes, the screen displaying sponsors and footage of the last game is always up early, awesome photographer, well done.

I cannot say enough about the Pink Ladies, without them we are lost.

Prior to the prizegiving we had a Special General meeting to present the audited financial statements, Cameron presented and fielded questions from the audience. I hope  queries were answered satisfactorily.

Thank you Cameron.

 Gold Cup in 2 weeks, sharpen your game Gents.

This afternoon I attended the annual prize giving for Junior Golf in the Southern Cape, what an eye-opener. The youngest are 9yrs. Old and the oldest 17, they all wore ties and the majority were wearing jackets . All who played in the day stayed for prize giving and what a good vibe.

Some of the 9 yr. olds play off the men’s tees, the rule is if your handicap is 24 or under, you play off the mens tees, no matter how old you are.

Makes you think.

2 more games for the year, still time to get into the prizes at Gold Cup.

 Knysna on the 20^th, lets try and get as big a field as possible.

The Altar was up when we arrived and all sponsors branding visible, well
done to Costa and Terry.

 I had the pleasure of having Wessel Brandt, the past Captain of Mossel Bay,
in my 4 ball. A gentleman and a scholar.

Young Dean Otto was inducted, welcome to the Nomads family. I hope this is a
sign of things to come, Dean is the youngest nomad to be inducted for a long
time.

Gysbert Genis was awarded his 200 game badge and Tannah Harris was awarded his 100 game badge , well done guys.

Most of the field stayed for prize giving, which was held after the A.G.M.

 The purpose of the A.G.M. is to elect a J.V.C. and Vice Captain for the next
year and to scrutinize our annual financial statements. Unfortunately our
financial statement was only in draft form, the Auditors have assured me the
audited final statement will be ready for the Knysna game. Certain questions
were raised regarding the financial statement and these have been forwarded
to the auditors.
 

Two candidates stood for the position of J.V.C., Ken Spencer and Hiron
Snell. Ken was elected to the position , Hiron will stay on the committee to
gain experience.
 

Thanks to all who made the Andrew Mentis Day at Kingswood a success.[ See Vice Captains comprehensive report.

Heart stopping stuff at George, lets hope the Bokke get better.Thanks to George for accommodating us and giving us later T times.

A small field moved well, around an immaculate George golf course, the greens had been hollow tined 3 weeks ago and were a little slow, but as I have said before, hit the ball harder.

I had the pleasure of having Kobus Landman, Captain of George golf Club, Mike Brown, Tekkie town Representitive and inductee, Stephen Swigelaar in my covey, no prizes but good fun.   Welcome Stephen into the Nomads Family, I know you will enjoy the ride.

I had the honour of a first in the Southern Cape, Jimmy Leggat was presented with his 300 Game Badge, well done Jimmy.

A 10 year tie was awarded to Cameron Boccaleone and 5 year ties to Ken Spencer, Christo Langenhoven , Thys Cronje and Boet Gericke.

Well done gentlemen. Gysbert Genis has transferred from the Boland and will be wearing a Pink shirt from now on, welcome Gysbert.

A special thankyou must go out to our sponsor of the day , Tekkie Town, unfortunately local Nomad , Braam van Huysteen was unable to play but Mike Brown was a more than able representative.

Rudi Louw ,of S.A.B., attended prize giving, always good to see Rudi in the crowd.

Four visiting Nomads graced our field for the weekend, Richard Plumb of Western Province, Ben Volschenk of Boland , Dave Drimmie and Roy Newman of the Eastern Cape.Gysbert Genis was presented with hispink shirt and is now officially one of us.

Another special presentation was a Silver Salver to Anton Izaakse snr. for his 43 points at Plett.

Dress code on the course was good but a little slack in the clubhouse.

Thanks to Terry and his band of helpers for setting up of the prize table and Costas for having the Alter up timeously and well positioned.

Lastley, the Pink Ladies, as always , SPECIAL.

SEABOARD WEEKEND

The Seaboard weekend started with me being summoned to Knysna Golf Club, the rain was pouring down and the fairways were flooded.

Piet Putty ,representing Knysna, said we could play the course on Sunday but he would not guarantee a fun day. Fortunately for us , Tannah Harris ,had made enquiries at Goose Valley and they agreed to allow us the use of their course on the Sunday for the monthly game.

The Seaboard Trophy was contested at Simola on Sat.6^th August. 147 players from 5 provinces contested the trophy. National Chairman ,John Lees made the trip from the Lowveld to attend this Mini National tournament. The main sponsor of the event was Brandhouse represented by ,local Nomad, Ulrich Gerber. Unfortunately Ulrich was unable to play on the Sat. and Hein Killian stood in for him. Jamie Kietzman represented Simola and played in my 4 ball along with Hein Killian and past National Chairman, Ken Haldane.

Unfortunately the course was very wet which prevented us from driving on the fairways, this obviously slows things down, but with normal Nomad perseverance, the field managed to finish in daylight.

As always, the Pink Ladies , in their quiet and efficient way, finished the paperwork and prize giving took place about 30 mins. after the last covey finished. Greg Clack [ super sub] conducted a slick prize giving.

The Seaboard Trophy was won by Western Province and the Boland Challenge, which is contested between Southern Cape and Boland , was won by the Boland

At a meeting, prior to the Seaboard, the Vice Captains decide that the 2012 Seaboard will be contested at Pinnacle Point and Mossel Bay

Jacques Matthee must be congratulated for the organizing and running of the Seaboard Trophy.

Sunday 7^th August saw the monthly game moved from Knysna to Goose Valley. Goose Valley must be thanked for accommodating us at such short notice .  

We arrived at goose Valley at 6a.m.[2 degrees outside] and the clubhouse was still locked, the Pink Ladies started doing registration sitting on the floor in the passage, they are amazing

176 players made the trip to Goose Valley, Hiron Snell, a local Nomad represented the sponsors, Lyn Schroeder B.M.W. and John Edwards , Club Captain of Knysna, made up my 4 ball along with Nat. Chair, John Lees.

Considering the circumstances, the field moved freely and we finished with daylight to spare. The Pink Ladies had a few problems but prize giving took place soon after the last covey finished.

All in all, the weekend was a success and our thanks must go out to our local sponsors ,Brandhouse and Lyn Schroeder B.M.W. for their continued support.

The Pink Ladies battle on regardless of conditions , many thanks.

Well done all involved in the organization of the weekend and many thanks to the 4 other provinces, we will see you in 2012.

June saw 3 Southern Cape Nomads travel to Elephant Hills in Zim. For the Zim Nationals.We all stayed At Elephant Hills where the event was held. This is a really good idea, no more travelling after dark, this is very dangerous at Vic Falls. Elephant roam free and can even be found in the little village of Vic.Falls.Trying to keep a course in any sort of condition at Vic Falls is a very taxing exercise, wild animals roam freely on the course at all times, Warthog root around on the Tee box while you are trying to play.

Southern Cape were mentioned twice at prize giving, Flats won his division on one day and Steve came second in the B Div.

White water rafting [Gorge climbing] is a must  at the Falls, Linky Flats and myself partook in this exciting sport. I think Flats is still suffering from the climb out of the Gorge.

The next Zim Nationals will be held in Harare.

One week after Zim we were at Mossel Bay for the monthly game, our normal field played in easy conditions .The course was in a transitional stage, improvements are being made so that a certain Louis Oosthuizen will not be able to burn the course up. I am sure it will be pretty tough for us mere mortals.I had the pleasure of playing in the same 4 ball as Wesell, Brandt, Club Captain Mossel Bay , Stephen Meyer , represented Southern Cape Junior Golf and past Nat. Chairman, Ken Haldane

Graeme Robb ,a local Nomad , must be commended for his continued sponsorship and support.

Welcome ,new inductee, Gary Botha, remember Nomads is what you make of it.  .

Two weeks after Mossel Bay ten Southern Cape Nomads travelled to Southern Natal for the annual Southern Challenge. Eight of us travelled to Margate in a 10 seater, an experience not to be forgotten.

The 8^th Fri. saw 8 guys of to Zimbali for a fun game while Peter and I attended a Natex Meeting.

Sat 9^th saw us all play at The Wild Coast, always good fun.The main game on Sun. 10^th saw the Southern Cape beat the Southern Natal team for the trophy .Port Shepstone was the venue and it will be the venue for the National Tournament in 2012.

Sunday 17^th was the monthly game at Plett.43 points for Anton Snr., well done young man.

2 inductions Hein Killian and Graham Richards, welcome gentlemen , I hope you enjoy the journey you have just embarked on.

Plett was in amazing condition considering the amount of rain we have had in the South Cape. Thanks to Harold Prigge of Plett Golf Club,and Marius De Lange and Johan Lourens of the Pro Shop ,George, for playing in my 4 ball. These youngsters hit the ball out of sight.

A few points to remember,

1. Nationals cost for 2012- R 2300.00.
2. Ready golf must be implemented.
3. Natex. Want us to start using the club score card.
4. Southern Cape allocation for 2012 Nationals has been reduced to 16

Regards Steve.

 Spectacular , was how I heard somebody describe the newly finished Knysna Clubhouse.

They really have done themselves proud, everything is simple and practical. I wish Knysna members well in their new premises

The monthly game at Knysna incorporated the Volvo Day and the official visit of our National Chairman, John Lees.

My 4 ball included John Lees, National Chairman S.A., Carl Grobeler, Past National Chairman Botswana and Dealer Principal Volvo Southern Cape

and John Edwards, Club Captain Knysna Golf Club. What an honour and privilege.

As usual registration went well ,the  Pink Ladies are an integral part of our Southern Cape Team.

Sponsors , both local and national , are always visible. We are very fortunate to have sponsor members who are very active in our club.

Prize giving was well attended and as usual Mario did a good fines session.

It is always an honour to award a long service tie, and the 30 year tie I had the privilege of awarding to Rob Law was no exception.

The evening before the Knysna game , a few committee members entertained National Chairman ,John Lees, aboard the good ship John Benn, on the Knysna Lagoon. A good time was had by all.

Most members would have read the report submitted, by the National Chairmen, on his visit. This is a team effort and we can be proud of our province.

On a more serious note, the Southern Challenge is around the corner and our team is not full.

Anyone interested please contact Costa. Remember, Nomads is what you make of it.

The Gary Player knockout starts at Mossel Bay , anyone not yet entered please contact Bertie.

The team of 3 is of to Vic Falls on Friday, looking forward to seeing everyone at Mossel Bay.

Steve Twycross    

Two games this year played in good spirit but with very small fields. We as nomads need to re-affirm our commitment to this organisation.

I have purposefully stayed away from Estate courses to try and bring down the costs, most games this year will be R150.00. We have two games in Plett and the rest are in Knysna, George and Mossel Bay, the travelling is not excessive. One Sunday a month for charity and junior golf surely is not too much to ask especially since we have already made this commitment when joining Nomads. Lets try and encourage visitors, not necessarily to join but to come and see what this organization is about and let them spread the word.

On a less serious note , please start sorting out your Gary Player Knockout partner. This is a very important Nomad competition and we need to have everyone participating.

I have spoken at the monthly meetings about the Southern Challenge, this is a big part of  Southern Cape tradition .The weekend is a fun weekend and is not as serious a competition as Nationals, but a good competition never the less. Hansie Nel will co- ordinate, so please contact him.

I look forward to seeing everyone at George,

Steve.

After an absence of nine years Nomads returned to Oudtshoorn,we were welcomed with open arms and made to feel most welcome.

Management of Oudtshoorn are keen to have us back. I felt proud to be associated with Nomads, dress code was almost perfect and most of the field stayed for prize-giving.

Considering the drought we have just come through Oudtshoorn is in good condition.As Nomads we should be supporting the smaller , financially challenged clubs. Hopefully next year we will play Oudtshoorn twice.

Golforama duty is part of our commitment to Nomads, Di-data is coming up in February and we are desperately short of volunteers, please contact Peter Heydra or myself if you are able to help.

Bells Tickets are another important part of Nomads, junior golf benefits from the sale of these tickets. Anybody who feels they may be able to sell a few tickets please contact me on 0827743404.

Jimmy Leggat is checking handicaps and making sure scores are entered into the system, if you do not enter your score you will be cut. To avoid any embarrassment or ill feeling please enter your scores within 72 hrs. of playing.

I look forward to seeing everyone at Kingswood on the 13^th of February.

Steve Twycross

Captain

Southern Cape Nomads.          

Captain’s Report                                                     18 October 2010

It was an honour hosting the National Chairman, Simon Lee, on his official visit to the Southern Cape bringing along a vast amount of knowledge, experience and guidance which he enfolded at a meeting held on the Friday evening before supper with members of the Southern Cape Committee. On the same visit was a 45 strong Southern Natal pack of golfers to compete for the Southern Challenge trophy.

A great thank you to Pezula Golf Estate for hosting us on a most perfect day this past Sunday. The Pezula course was found to be in an immaculate condition and the green keeping staff can be congratulated. It really was a pleasant day playing there and a great thank you to the Club’s Representative, Charles Erasmus, for joining in and I also wish to thank him and the Management of Pezula Golf Estate and all the staff for allowing us to feel welcome and for the privilege of enjoying their facilities.

To our local Sponsor of the day, Nic Galic, owner of the Spar in Plettenberg Bay and also a Nomad, a great big thank you for a table full of great prizes.

In our midsts also was Wayne Jackson, the Bell’s representative who enjoyed golfing with the SC Nomads for the day as well as Rudi Louw, the SA Breweries representative. Wayne, it was great hosting you and a very big thank you for the Bell’s products issued throughout the day and for the beautiful Bell’s banners which you donated to our club. Rudi, thank you once again also for the SAB products issued throughout the day.

Lastly but not least our Pink Ladies, thank you once again for a job well done and having the prize sheets available within 10 minutes after the last 4 ball handed their scorecards in and that is quite an awesome achievement.

I had the privilege of calling up Dave Johnstone for induction and Simone Lee handing over his club colours. I wish Dave a very warm welcome to Nomads.

Thanks to Steve for running a smooth prize giving.

Once again I must compliment both SN and SC Nomads for adhering to correct dress code and I think we set good examples to our visiting Nomads club members as well as visitors and future Nomads on the waitlists, our hosts and also our sponsors, thank you.

Then for the event of the week end, The Southern Challenge

Each club had to choose 34 players as their teams to compete for the sought after trophy which are to be won by the team with the highest percentage of points.

Final results:

Southern Natal           27.47059

Southern Cape       27.9705882                THE WINNERS !!!

The game was played in very good spirit and as can be seen, any team could have won but congratulations to my team. We got back the trophy which we had to leave behind in Margate last year.

Southern Natal also played the Friday at Kingswood on a bit of a wet course because of rains we had the previous two days and then on Saturday at Pinnacle Point with a bit of an easterly breeze. Both games were played in attendance of only a few SC Nomads, which we apologise for but with good reason. Since the Wednesday to and including the Friday our members had done Golforama duties for the Origins of Golf tournament at the Oubaai Golf course mainly in rainy weather. Hopefully next time round we shall see to it that we plan our Southern Challenge without external interference, be better hosts and of course increase the winning gap. Great camaraderie enfolded this week end and this tournament must at all odds never come to an end.

Next month, 14 November 2010, we will be playing our monthly game at the Mossel Bay Golf Course. Again, please note that after the game we will be having our Annual General Meeting (AGM). I urge all members to play on that day and to also attend our AGM.

Arthur Ambrose