Captain’s Report                                                11 AUGUST 2010

I want to thank Plettenberg Bay Golf Club for hosting us on such a beautiful Sunday and letting us start so early with only a slight breeze and clouds and rain lurking on the horizon. If we had started a half an hour later, we would have finished in the rain.

Plett was in an excellent condition due to the little bit of rain the area had and the green keeping staff can be congratulated. It really was a pleasant day playing with the Club Captain, Bob Fotheringham and a great thank you to him and all the staff and starters for allowing us to feel welcome and for the privilege of enjoying your facilities.

I must once again mention the fact that we as Nomads must realise the fact and honour that we have in playing on some of the best golf courses in the country and abide by simple golf rules. Please fix pitch marks on fairways and on the greens. The club captain, Bob Fotheringham was constantly busy filling up and fixing pitch marks on the fairways and greens which made me feel like I could just disappear in one of them.

To our local Sponsor of the day, Jacques Cilliers from Chubb, in your absence due to business activities in Cape Town, thank you for the table full of great prizes. Thanks to Gerry Ham and Costas Polydorou for setting up our prize table so neatly in Terry’s absence.

To the Pink Ladies, thank you once again for all your efforts and hard work in getting the prize sheets ready for prize giving in short time.

I had the privilege of inducting Graham Proctor (his 3^rd time induction) through the years and I wish him a very warm welcome back to Nomads.

Thank you to Act. V/Captain Peter Heydra for a smooth run prize giving.

A minute of silence were held to pay our last respects for 23 year service Nomad Bennie Raubenheimer who passed away on 31 July 2010.

A bit of feedback on the recently completed Zimbabwe Nationals held at the Elephant Hills Hotel & Golf Club at Victoria Falls. I wish to congratulate Zimbabwe on a well run Nationals. I enjoyed it so much, the camaraderie and busy week we had so immensely that I will definitely be back next year. I shall definitely not finalise my own travelling arrangements again. Thank you once again to Anton Izaakse and his wife and Dup Dupisani and his wife who were also there to have made my and my wife’s week so enjoyable.

All present at Plett were again reminded and pledged to support Volvo Masters Golf Day presented by Dale Hayes and SC Nomads in support of SC Junior Golf to be held at the Mossel Bay Golf Course on Friday 27 August 2010. All members requested to please enter 4 balls.

All members are also requested to please, when you enter your name on the apologies list for not being present at prize givings plus a name of someone present to collect a prize on your behalf, to bring it to the attention of the Pink Ladies and not forgetting to also ask the person in question to collect it for you.

The 2^nd draw for the Gary Player KO is on the web and the game has to be played on or before our next monthly game which will be 26 September 2010 at Stilbaai. Please note the rule should you want to play before that date.

See you again at Stilbaai Golf Club and I dearly hope to see a larger field to play there. The golf club, in conjunction with SC Nomads would also like to have a golf day on the Saturday so let’s see if we can travel south and give them the necessary support, even make it a family week end.

Arthur Ambrose

Captain’s Report                                                          22 July 2010

The past week end started off with one of the best cocktail parties I have attended so far and it was greeted with amazement by most of the Nomads and their wives and/or girlfriends or partners, it was a huge success and the food of highest quality.

A great thank you to Kingswood Golf Estate, George Golf Club and Fancourt Hotel Country Club Estate for hosting us on such beautiful summer days in the middle of winter.

The courses was all in an excellent condition after the bit of rain the area had and the green keeping staff can be congratulated. It really was pleasant playing there and once again a great thank you to the Clubs Management and all the staff and starters for allowing us to feel welcome and for the privilege of enjoying your facilities.

To our local Sponsors, King George Hotel, Brandhouse SA Breweries, Tekkie Town, Carl Grobler for the use of a Volvo for the National Chairman and Budget for the use of two kombi’s to transport people. Thanks to Terry and those guys that helped him for setting up our prize tables so neatly once again.

Lastly but not least our Pink Ladies, thank you once again for job well done, not even the queen and her staff could have done better. I need not say any more, I guess the cheers at prize givings said it all.

To the SC Nomads 25^th Anniversary celebrations committee, thank you to Les Marais who started the ball running and then Ken & Paddy Haldane and your committee for organising THE BEST anniversary of all time by any Nomad club. Now these are words from many a Nomad who joined in on our celebrations and I now wish to re-iterate that. Well done to all of you.

I had the privilege of handing over a 5 year tie award to Deon Giles, congratulations to you.

Thanks to Steve for doing the prize giving at Kingswood Golf Estate on Friday night. Thank you to Peter and your team for handling prize giving on Sunday night so smoothly. Sorry we lost out on the Seaboard and Boland Challenge trophies once again.

I must compliment Nomads as a whole for such good behaviour throughout the weekend, I am sure the public and staff at the courses where we attended golf and/or functions acknowledged what this organisation is all about way above their expectations.

Next month we play on 8 August 2010 at Plettenberg Bay Golf Course, please make sure you entered to play.

Arthur Ambrose

Captain’s Report                                          21 JUNE 2010

The week end included our Andrew Mentis games on Friday and Saturday at Simola - and Pezula Golf Esates respectively with Sunday our normal Monthly game at Knysna Golf Club.

A great thank you to our hosts from Simola - and Pezula Golf Estates, Meyer du Toit and Ettienne du Plessis for all your assistance and to the Management at both venues for allowing Nomads in using and enjoying your facilities for the two days.

Thank you Steve Twycross on a well run Andrew Mentis tournament, I sincerely hope you achieved your goals for funding your beneficiary for this year and also enjoy the highlight of your VC year especially the day when you do your hand over to them.

A great thank you to our host for our Sunday Monthly Game, John Edwards, Captain of Knysna Golf Club, the staff and Management of Knysna Golf Club for allowing us to feel welcome and for the privilege of enjoying your temporary facilities. I, and by the mouths of most Nomads would like to congratulate Knysna Golf Club on what you actually achieve under the conditions under one roof you have become accustomed to after loosing your permanent club building and facilities in a fire. Breakfast and lunch was of outstanding quality.

I had the privilege of inducting and welcoming Hannes Thirion as a Nomad.

To our local Sponsor of the Monthly Game, Piet Meyer from Vodashop, thank you for a table full of great prizes. Thank you Steve and Terry for running the prize giving smoothly once again with Terry nearly getting away with more than what he bargained for.

Thank you to all the visiting Nomads from Western Province, Eastern Cape and Northerns and I hope you enjoyed playing with us.

Once again our Pink Ladies were great, thank you very much for your hard work at registration, doing the scorecards and prize- and lucky draw sheets well in time for prize giving, also on keeping all these men at bay and for those kind smiles all day.

Our next outing will be our Anniversary weekend from 16 to 18 July 2010 and as requested by Tannah and Ken Haldane, please guys, we need more entries from SC Nomads members to take part in the celebrations.

Arthur Ambrose

Captain’s Report                                                          31 May 2010

A great thank you to George Golf Club for hosting us on such a beautiful summer’s day in winter on Sunday.

George’s course was in an excellent condition due to the little bit of rain the area had and the green keeping staff can be congratulated. It must be noted though that the dam’s water level has declined. It really was a pleasant day playing there and a great thank you to the Club’s Captain, Kobus Landman, for joining in and I also wish to thank him and all the staff and starters for allowing us to feel welcome and for the privilege of enjoying your facilities.

To our local Sponsor of the day, Andre Landman from Loerie Toyota a great big thank you for a table full of good prizes. Thanks to Terry and those guys that helped him for setting up our prize table so neatly once again.

Lastly but not least our Pink Ladies, thank you once again for a job well done, you gals are 2^nd to none, wasting no time and having the prize sheets available within 5 minutes after the last 4 ball handed in their score cards.

I had the privilege of inducting Andre Steyn and Rudi Louw and I wish them a very warm welcome to Nomads. Congratulations to John Richards on his Ten year tie award and Five year tie awards went to Stephan Muller and my self. I also handed over a 200 game badge to Ken Haldane and I would like to congratulate him on this milestone.

Thanks to Steve for running a smooth prize giving. Thank you to Peter for looking after our Pink Ladies by keeping them from getting thirsty

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

I do realise that new outfits costs a lot of money but looking around on Sunday I saw some guys playing in white shirts but on close-up looking found that it was, trousers as well, actually faded to such an extent that yes guys, we will have to polish up and obtain new pinks and blues.

The seriousness of no-shows was discussed and the suspension of one of our members was mentioned.

I attended the 50^th Anniversary of the Gauteng Nomads Club and I wish to congratulate and thank Pat Gaffney, his co-ordinator and his team for a wonderful weekend, also to mention the get together of all the Captains.

The 50 year Commemorative Nomads books with one on display was at George Golf Club, those of you that booked one, paid for it and has not received it as yet must please contact me, I have them at home. Those of you that did not book one or seen it must please make an effort to obtain one @ R500.00 each, there is only a couple more left and no more to be published.

Next month 18/19 June 2010 is our Andrew Mentis weekend at Simola- and Pezula Golf Estates, please book your 4 balls with Steve Twycross. Sunday 20 June 2010 is our monthly game at Knysna Golf Club, see you there.

Arthur Ambrose