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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
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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
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NOVEMBER 2011
3rd 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”
11th “game of the year.
Knysna course has been changed a bit, the
old 1st is now the 10th
and the old 10th is now the 1st,
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.
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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 20th, lets try and
get as big a field as possible.
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OCTOBER 2011 |
The weather does not seem to be my forte,
one year ago I predicted a warm,
windless day at Mossel Bay, imagine my
surprise when I arrived there and the
wind was blowing and it was cold. If there
is a problem at Knysna I will be
looking for the nearest bridge.
Mossel Bay is a great golf course and it is
in good condition, with the
weather as unpredictable as it is , the
green keeper and his staff must be
congratulated on the state that it is in.
As always, the clubhouse staff were very
helpful and mindful of our needs.
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.
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SEPTEMBER
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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
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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.6th 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 7th 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.
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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 8th Fri. saw 8 guys of to
Zimbali for a fun game while Peter and I
attended a Natex Meeting.
Sat 9th saw us all play at The
Wild Coast, always good fun.The main game on
Sun. 10th 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 17th 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,
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Nationals cost for 2012- R 2300.00.
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Ready golf must be implemented.
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Natex. Want us to start using the club
score card.
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Southern Cape allocation for 2012
Nationals has been reduced to 16
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MAY
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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
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APRIL
2011
Fellow Nomads
it has been a hectic two weeks for some,
Strand Nationals and the monthly game at
Plett.
What a tournament , everything ran like
clockwork. If Mark Philp said 8 o'clock he
meant 8 o'clock. From the moment we arrived
at the Strand Golf Club to the moment we
left
everything was as promised. Hats off to the
co-coordinator and his team.
We, as a team, were not mentioned too often
at prize-giving. Pierre Meyer, John Richards
and Gerry Ham were winners while Costas won
golf balls from ,new National Sponsors,
Taylor Made.
Most of the team stayed together in the
Strand and every evening most attended
prize-giving .
This tournament has set the bar very high ,
if the next tournament is anywhere near the
same standard it will be well worth going
to.
Entry to the next Nationals is going to be
limited to a team of 14 or 15 ,not from any
fault of ours but because the field is
smaller
. Criteria for selection will definitely be
monthly games played ,away games and
Golforama.
A very important away game is the Southern
Challenge , this year it is from the 8-10
July and takes place at Port Shepstone which
happens to be the home of the next National
Tournament.
Anybody wanting to participate contact Steve
or Tannah, this will be on a first pay
basis.
We need to get a big team together , this
reduces the costs as well as returns the
complement Southern Natal pay us every year
by bringing a big team.
Various issues were discussed at the
Management meeting at the Strand ,
1.Handicaps and the course of action to be
taken when scores are not entered.
2.Ready golf- this was accepted as the norm.
3.Alternate tees- if you are handicapped off
the senior tees and the club you are playing
at has these tees then you are entitled to
play off them in any Nomad game.
4.No Shows- 2 game suspension.
I will elaborate at a latter stage.
Regards
Steve Twycross.
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February
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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. |
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January
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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 13th of February.
Steve
Twycross
Captain
Southern
Cape Nomads.
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Captain’s Report
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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 |
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