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THE NOMADS CREED
“No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main;
Any man’s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; And therefore, never send to know for whom the bell tolls;
It tolls for thee.”
from the Meditations of John Donne (1573-1631)
Dear fellow Nomads, generous Sponsors and all Readers It was 07:00am on a crisp, sunny Sunday morning when we set out to enjoy “The Ultimate Bushveld Golfing Experience” at Mbombela Golf Club. Thank you, Darren Plumb, General Manager for the friendly and professional reception, great catering and thanks to your Greenkeeping Staff for the excellent course conditions! The late summer rain has brought with it lush green pastures and beautiful fairways as well as very tall grass where some of us really struggled to find our golf balls. Our four-ball, along with several other Lowveld Nomad members, played the first round of our 2020 Gary Player Knockout during the Monthly game. It’s a great format where you can pick a partner for the year, and I am honoured to play in the Douglass Duo, Farther-and-Son team. Thanks, Daddy, for a great day out, even though we weren’t spared the dreaded Bunny-ears – or shall I say thanks to Garth and Kevin for the case of Castle Lite’s? As mentioned last month, we paid tribute to our many local sponsors and I would like to thank our Public Relations Officer, Jason Davis for arranging a casual get together. As mentioned to our loyal sponsors, the Lowveld Nomads are privileged to partner with 36 local Companies, who combined sponsor money, vouchers, prizes or corporate gifts in excess of R40,000 each month. It also includes sponsorships towards the running of the Club, such as Insurance for the equipment, printing of scorecards, data for connectivity at monthly games, to name a few. We are grateful and blessed to have you on board and this Newsletter is one of our many ways where we pay tribute to and thank our generous Sponsors. In less than a week, 18 Lowvelders are making their way to the Twenty20 Buffalo National Tournament, hosted by the Border Nomads Club at East London Golf Club. This National event sees no less than 160 golfers from our 12 South African and 7 International Nomads Clubs from Swaziland, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Zambia, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, competing for the elusive Bert Hunt Trophy. I would like to wish our team good luck and may the best team win! As we are playing our third 2020 Monthly game on Sunday, 1st March, time is quickly running out on my Captaincy year and before our April edition, our Annual General Meeting would have come and gone. Until then, take it easy and stay safe! Arthur Douglass Captain “All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them” - Walt Disney
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL
THOSE BORN IN MARCH
01st Pieter Viljoen 02nd Alan South 09th Cindy Putter (flowers for a lovely Lady Nomad..
09th Alec Blair 21st Mike Field 29th Tony Roche
I don’t think that’s my ball….
LOWVELD NOMADS SINCERELY THANK THE FOLLOWING LOCAL SPONSORS FOR THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT IN THE PAST
The Bookies Report on the FEBRUARY game at MBOMBELA
After the loss made at Sabie last month the Bookie bounced back with a successful day at Mbombela. Bets placed amounted to R1250 and only 1 winning bet of R250 was paid so the profit was R1000 for the day. Most bets placed are on the Matchbox winner and Bunny Ears winners – Lowveld Nomads are a tough bunch. Profits for 2020 transferred to AMF stand at R1880 and the total amount transferred to AMF from the Bookie since January 2019 now amount to R8830.
THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT
Please continue to support this initiative as it is a fun way of raising money for AMF and you can also walk away with a nice sum of money if you get lucky.
Good News ! These new jackets have arrived - for those who have already placed their order, and there is very limited stock still available - only 1 or 2 in each size
For enquiries/orders please contact Nomad Neville Blum
on 013 7571203
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All photographs in this newsletter are taken by Official Photographer
Nico de Wet of
EARTH DIGITAL PRODUCTIONS Mobile : 082 377 1670 email : [email protected]
unless specifically accredited to someone else.
Advertising material/logos supplied by Sponsors and used with permission. Other images are lifted from the Web/Internet with credit given if available.
Nomads Blue Jackets (Blazers) for sale
Two blue jackets and
One long and one short-sleeve (old-style)) Khaki winter/rain-wear
Contact Karen Bullen (mobile: 083 305 8553)
And items will be available for fitting/viewing
at our game at Kruger Park Lodge
THE CHANGE-R M
Month two of the year done and dusted and in my case still very few pars to show for my efforts. I know I crack on about it as often as anyone will listen but in about 75 games I have yet to get a matchbox. The amount of times that I have scraped through and missed it by a point or two has been far more frequent than I would have liked. I am probably tempting fate now but here’s to another 75 games without one. Mind you the way I am playing it’s my only route into the gold cup so it may be a good thing to get the monkey off my back. In the mean time you can all bet on me, I will miss it by one or two shots and the bookie can cash in. A big shout-out to Manager Darren Plumb and his team for hosting us as well as they did - it’s always a pleasure to play at Mbombela Golf Course. The one thing that was very strange was the new “no- preferred lie” or placing rule. With the new World Handicap system I think they are trying to get uniformity world-wide and this is part of it. It is the rub of the green and so it’s the same for everybody but getting a poor lie on a fairway or landing in someone’s unrepaired divot seems a bit harsh at first but I don’t think that it will take much time for it not to be an issue. I read an article about cheats the other day and they actually demonstrated how a golfer actually uses a tee on the fairway and with sleight of hand he manages to get a tee into the ground and play the ball. I guess if you are going to cheat in a game of honour and integrity, no new rule is going to stop you. We had a committee meeting after the last game and as part of the discussions what we have termed as a succession plan once again came up and was spoken about. I know that I have written about this in the past but if I could just say a little bit about it. The average age in the Lowveld is 53, which means that we are not exactly on our death beds but we need younger, strong committed members to put their hands up as future leaders of our wonderful club to keep it going and to make sure that there is a strong well-run club going forward. So if you as a younger member feel that you would like to get more involved please don’t hesitate to do so. Being on the committee does not take up a lot of your time and you will be amazed at the structures, thought and efforts being put in to make us what we are today as an organization. We
still have three founder members serving on the committee so do as Nike says … “just do it” A man and his wife go golfing and he has had an almost perfect round until they get to the 18th where he slices his drive way right to behind a barn that was on the course. He was as mad as hell thinking that his was now going to ruin his score until his wife suggested that she hold the barn doors open and he hits it straight through. With his wife holding the doors open the husband smashes the ball, only to hit his wife in the head which kills her instantly. After a few months and the appropriate time of mourning the husband was back on the golf course and as luck would have it he sliced his drive on the 18th to a very similar position to where he was last time he played. After not seeing their friend enjoy himself for so long his partners wanted to keep him happy so one of them suggested that he open the barn doors and that he play his ball through the barn. To which he replied “no thanks last time I tried that I got a double bogey” Keep swinging, and see you at Kruger Park Lodge THE CHANGEROOM CHATTERBOX
THANK YOU TO THE FOLLOWING
NATIONAL and LOCAL SPONSORS
FOR THE EXCELLENT PRIZES ON OUR
MONTHLY PRIZE-TABLE
GLENBRYNTH WHISKY
SAB and STELLA ARTOIS
MOTUS
EUROPCAR
TAYLOR MADE
KONICA MINOLTA
ARKANSAS SPUR
BATELEUR SECURITY PROCLEAN
B&H IRRIGATION
CAMP & GAS
CHRIS ROGERS
CICADA RESTAURANT
DALTON VIVIERS
(Golf Professional)
DOUG’S HIRING DYNAMIC VISION
ELMADRé BUTCHERY
EARTH DIGITAL PRODUCTIONS
GUNNING AND SON
HI-Q NELSPRUIT
INTERWASTE ENVIRONMENTAL
SOLUTIONS
KNIGHTS FENCING
KNITTEX
KRUGER PARK LODGE
LIQUOR CITY @CROSSING LONG TOM TOBOGGAN
@MISTY MOUNTAIN
MAKHUSHU TRANSPORT
MEPS ELECTRONICS and
PLASTICMAN
MRA INSURANCE BROKERS
NEVILLS CLOTHING
NATIONAL TRAILER RENTALS
OVERBERG ASSET MANAGEMENT
PROCLEAN CLEANING SPECIALISTS
RUDAMANS NELSPRUIT
SA MOROCCAN BARBER
S&N ENTERPRISES
STANDARD BANK
THE JOCK PUB & GRILL THE PRO SHOP
UPPER DECK SPORTS CAFé
& GRILL
WHITE RIVER GARDEN PAVILION
PRIZE WINNERS @MBOMBELA GOLF CLUB - 9 FEBRUARY 2020 Hole in One - not won | Trifecta Mike Field | Ghost Draw - NOT WON
MEMBERS RAFFLE sponsored by Liquor City Mxolisi Zwane
ATTENDANCE DRAW : KRUGER PARK LODGE ACCOMMODATION Ian Kirby
WHISKY DRAW: 01 SINGLE MALT GLENBRYNTH WHISKY Roger Braithwaite
02 12 YO GLENBRYNTH WHISKY Brandon Stainthorpe
3 1 x GLENBRYNTH GLAYVA Mike Field
BAG DRAW: sponsored by Allan Beeching Jason Davis
TWO CLUBS: sponsored by S&N Enterprises : Chalmers Pagiwa, Puso Maloka, Albert Hattingh, Rudi Nel, Mark Rottcher, Joggie Badenhorst (v) Eugene du Preez, Brian Springorum, Warren Goosen, Chris Marais, Alan South, Arther Sebastian, Brandon Stainthorpe, Warren Slabbert, Greg Rattray, Marcus Mdhluli.
LOTTO DRAW: (Andrew Mentis)………………………………………………………... Pieter Viljoen
MEAT RAFFLE (Sponsored by Lowveld Nomads) 2 kg of Rump Steak Warren Slabbert
1 kg of Rump Steak James Sheard
Closest to the Pin : Biltong Hamper sponsored by Overberg Asset management
No. 3 Chris Marais No. 5 Puso Maloka
No. 13 Rob Valentyn No. 17 Rudi Nel
PAST & PRESENT CAPTAIN’S DRAW sponsored by Brandon Stainthorpe Brian Springorum
Longest Drive (Over 55) Sponsors CICADA Restaurant & James Sheard
Bateleur Security/Proclean
Longest Drive (Under 55) Sponsors CICADA Restaurant & Alec Blair Bateleur Security/Proclean
Runners Up Best Playing Pair 69 pts Combined Handicap 6 Brian Springorum
Prizes by Glenbrynth Whisky / Taylormade / Arkansas Spur Luigi Colmanet
Best Playing Pair 73 points Combined Handicap 40 John Ludgrove
Prizes by Dougs Hiring / Hi-Q Nelspruit, Glenbrynth Whisky Bruce Norris
Runner Up Best Playing 4-Ball: 133 pts on a Combined H/cap of 70 John Ludgrove
Four-ball (Prizes : Glenbrynth Whisky/ Elmadre Butchery / SA Moroccan Barber Bruce Norris and SAB Jason Davis
Zandi Mhkize
Best-playing Four-ball 136 pts Combined Handicap 17 Warren Slabbert
Prizes by Jock & Java / Camp & Gas / Glenbrynth Whisky & Nevills Clothing Alec Blair
Brian Springorum
Luigi Colmanet
Best-drawn Four-ball 126 points Combined Handicap 37 Piet Roux
Prizes by Long Tom Toboggan @Misty Mountain & The Dros Restaurant Warren Slabbert John Robson Keith Kirton
Runner-up C Division 34 points (handicap 21) Bruce Norris Runner-up B Division 34 points (handicap 10) Joggie Badenhorst
Runner-up A Division 35 points (handicap 2) Brian Springorum Prizes by Makhushu Transport / Nomads / Glenbrynth Whisky
DIVISIONAL WINNERS C DIV 39 points (handicap 19) John Ludgrove
B DIV 35 points (handicap 9) Brandon Stainthorpe
A DIV 36 points (handicap 8) John Robson Prizes by: The Pro Shop / Makhushu Transport / Upperdeck Café & Grill / Interwaste
WORST-PLAYING 4-BALL 105 pts Off a combined h/cap of 39 Arthur Douglass
Prizes by SAB (Castle Light) Rob Douglass Garth Snyman
Kevin Cruse
LONGEST DAY Matchbox Winner 21 pts handicap 8 Kevin Cruse
Prizes by White River Garden Pavilion & Glenbrynth Whisky, Dalton Viviers, Lowveld Nomads
MOTUS / MFC CHALLENGE
1. 67 points Alec Blair
2. 66 points Roger Braithwaite
3. 65 points Hylton Halfpenny
4. 65 points Brandon Stainthorpe
Above : Captain Arthur Douglass presents Mxolisi Zwane with the Members Raffle prize—courtesy of Liquor City, Nelspruit and Chris Marais with the Andrew Mentis Prize— TAMNAVULIN Below left: “Kirbs”, aka Ian Kirby is very happy with his Kruger Park Lodge Accommodation Voucher, for sure! (right) ...And Jason Davis took home a Taylormade Golf kit Bag Below left: “Springo” (Brian) received the Past & Present Captain’s Draw prize—a Shoe bag donated by B & H Irrigation. GLENBRYNTH WHISKY WINNERS were Brandon Stainthorpe (12 YO GLENBRYNTH WHISKY); Mike Field (GLAYVA) and Roger Braithwaite took home the GLENBRYNTH SINGLE MALT
SHOP 8 COURTSIDE CENTRE,
Cnr N4 & Kaapschehoop Rd NELSPRUIT
and
SHOP 10A THE GROVE SHOPPING
CENTRE RIVERSIDE
In the Spirit of the Game...
NOMAD NEVILLE BLUM
FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND ACTION PLEASE GENTLEMEN.......
1. If you withdraw from a game after the draw has been done, aside from medical or family issues, your game fee will be forfeited.
2. Please pay your Game fees by Electronic Transfer. Cash and cheques attract hefty Bank charges.
The Treasurer reserves the right to credit your account net of fees. 3. NB....Remember to quote your name / surname when making an electronic Payment for your game fees. 3. Proof of payment can be emailed to the Treasurer Greg Rattray: [email protected]
YOUR CO-OPERATION IS APPRECIATED.
4 Tranquil Flow Street Riverside Park Ext 24. PO Box 1885 Nelspruit 1200
Telephone 013 753 3631\2 Fax : Shop 013 752 6282
Fax : Admin 013 755 1957 Email : [email protected] | www.rudamans.co.za
Director : Wayne Jackaman | Email : [email protected]
OUR NATIONAL SPONSORS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT
MEMBERSHIP REPORT MEMBERSHIP OFFICER MIKE FIELD
Thanks to Kruger Park Lodge The JOCK PUB and GRILL Rassie and Wimpie for a 3-night Dave Cruse Strydom stay for 6 people Ferreira Street, Ferreira Street, Nelspruit Nelspruit
FELLOW NOMADS - PLEASE TAKE NOTE AND ACTION IF NECESSARY…..
If any of your personal information has changed, for example, your home club, e-mail address, phone number etc, it is vitally important to let Membership Officer Mike Field know as soon as
possible. Email your changes to him on [email protected]
Sending good thoughts and good wishes to all those out there who are feeling “under the weather” OR recuperating slowly? OR “feeling out of sorts’, OR hurting, OR uncomfortable?? Gerald Bullen is still not able to get out onto the course at this time, and is taking a slightly longer leave of absence than originally anticipated. Shane Davies also has been ‘out of action’ for a while—and we trust that you’re much better and soon will be back on the course. André(Judge) Geldenhuis will be back at our next game (that is great news, André) and Gary (Archimedes) Angelos have been booked off until further notice…
.
NB
Membership Status Aug-19 Sep-19 Oct-19 Nov-19 Dec-19 Jan-20 Feb-20
HONORARY LIFE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
HONORARY 2 2 3 2 2 2 2
FULL 75 75 74 74 74 73 71
ASSOCIATE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NON-PLAYING 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
NON-ACTIVE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SUSPENSIVE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SPONSOR LOCAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
SPONSOR NATIONAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TRANSFEREE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 87 87 87 86 86 85 83
Prospective members 0 0 0 1 1 1 2
THANK YOU FOR THE SPONSORSHIP
OF THE MONTHLY SCORECARDS
Unit 9, Rocky Park, Smuts Street ROCKY DRIFT
PO Box 26604 Nelspruit 1200
Contact details Tel : 013 752 2088 Fax : 013 758 2072
The Lotto Draw went to Pieter Viljoen—nice one for Centre: Warren Slabbert holds 2 kgs of rump, and James your bank balance, nogal!! Sheard the 1kg for the Meat Raffle. Het julle toe gebraai?
Above: Biltong hampers for Closest to the Pins were Puso Maloka, Rob Valentyn, Chris Marais and Rudi Nel
Right : Congratulations to Carel Triegaardt on receipt of his 15-year tie. Good to see you looking so well, Carel.
Above left: Alec Blair (centre) won the Longest Drive (-55) with James Sheard taking home the (55+) prize Above right: Luigi Colmanet (left) and Brian Springorum (centre) were the Best Playing Pair Runners-up on the day… 69 points off a combined handicap of 6 (Left)….while Bruce Norris (left) and John Ludgrove went home with the Best Playing Pair prizes for their score of 73 off a combined handicap of 40. (Left) Runners Up Best Playing 4Ball Captain Arthur congratulates Bruce Norris, John Ludgrove, Zandi Mkhize (visitor) and Jason Davis as with a score of 133 off a combined h/cap of 70 Below: Best Drawn 4-ball on a score of 126 off a combined h/cap of 37—Captain Arthur with John Robson, Warren Slabbert, Keith Kirton and Piet Roux
NORBERT LOPES ALICE DE BEER
Best-Playing 4-Ball (L to r) Luigi Colmanet, Brian Springorum Warren Slabbert and Alec Blair on a score of 136 pts off a combined handicap of 17 DIVISIONAL RUNNERS-UP (left to right) C DIVISION Bruce Norris (34 pts h/cap 21) B DIVISION Joggie Badenhorst (SZ visitor) 34 pts h/cap 10) A DIVISION Brian Springorum (35 pts h/cap 9) DIVISIONAL WINNERS Captain Arthur Douglass congratulates (l to r) B DIVISION Brandon Stainthorpe 35 pts h/cap 9 A DIVISION John Robson 36 pts h/cap 8 C DIVISION John Ludgrove 39 pts h/cap 19 Looking suitably ticked off with himself is Captain Arthur Douglass (extreme right) - for ending up in the Worst-Playing 4Ball, with team-mates, Garth Snyman (left), Rob Douglass and Kevin Cruse with a score of 105 points off a combined h/cap of 39 Ha-ha-ha-hard luck Guys!!!
NOMAD GAVIN SPIES
Shop 1A Riverside Junction Nelspruit
Tel : 013 757 1263 082 782 8479
Email : [email protected]
NOMAD ANDREW BULLEN 083 280 3503
NOMAD JASON DAVIS
Regional Manager : Mpumalanga - Office : 013 755 4098 Mobile 082 652 9330 |Fax to email 086 688 9229
Email : [email protected]
SPONSORS EVENING FEBRUARY 2020 @MBOMBELA GOLF CLUB
Our Club remains grateful to our generous and loyal LOCAL SPONSORS
as well as our own Lowveld Nomads members for their enormous support throughout the year.
THANK YOU—THANK YOU—THANK YOU
NOMADS BRIAN HOGG 082 574 7347 and MARK ROTTCHER 082 574 4396 SPONSORS OF R1000.00 PER MONTH FOR A HOLE-IN-ONE
(Cash to AMEF when not won)
NOMAD KEVIN CRUSE - 083 700 8701
SHOP NO. 5, SONPARK PLAZA, NELSPRUIT.
TELEPHONE 013 741 3590 Your hosts : Fanie and Denise Coetzee
Month Date Day Venue
MARCH 01st
08th - 13th
Game Day
BUFFALO NATIONALS - BORDER
Kruger Park Lodge
East London GC
APRIL 02nd 19th
Annual General Meeting Game Day
White River CC Mbombela GC
MAY 1 - 3 24th
Zimbabwe Nationals Skukuza
To be advised Skukuza Golf Club
JUNE 07th Game Day Kambaku Golf Club
JULY 12th 17-18
John Handley Zambian Eagle Nationals
White River CC Bonanza, Lusaka
AUGUST 16th Game Day Barberton Golf Club
SEPTEMBER 6th John Handley Malelane Golf Club
OCTOBER 4th John Handley Mbombela Golf Club
NOVEMBER 08th Game day White River CC
DECEMBER 06th Gold Cup and John Handley Mbombela Golf Club
NOMAD
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NOMAD PIETER VILJOEN With Dave Lowe and Dave Edmondson
NOMAD JAMES SHEARD 083 708 6106
Gas and Outdoor Retailer 49 Brown Street Nelspruit 1200
Telephone : 013 752 5539 Fax : 013 752 2679
NOMAD ALEC BLAIR 078 255 8431
Congratulations to Lady Nomad MARY KIRBY on receipt of her 5-year Badge
With thanks for the smiles, the commitment, your hard the work and the patience!! You are appreciated.
AN EXCITING AND NEW FEATURE!! INTRODUCING NEW / NOT-SO NEW MEMBERS TO LOWVELD NOMADS
Your Committee has started this innovative and interesting way to introduce us and other Nomads all over South Africa to potential, new and existing members.
We feel sure you’ll get to know prospective and fellow Nomads a lot quicker and a lot better!!
Brian Hogg will be organising this for the newsletter so please be of assistance to him when he gets in touch with you!!
NOMAD DON PEARCE NOMAD GARTH SNYMAN 076 905 3685 079 490 1520
RESTAURANT
NOMAD KEITH KIRTON
NOMAD
Position Name Contact No. E-Mail Address
Immediate Past Captain Luigi Colmanet 082 388 4252 [email protected]
Captain Arthur Douglass 083 269 1435 [email protected]
Vice Captain Rob Valentyn 083 626 7799 [email protected]
Junior Vice Captain & Handicaps Rudi Nel 083 630 1579 [email protected]
Secretary Derrick Short 082 563 6165 [email protected]
Treasurer Greg Rattray 082 442 8885 [email protected]
Match Secretary & GPK Rob Douglass 082 808 9695 [email protected]
Membership Officer Mike Field 083 415 1435 [email protected]
Membership Ambassador Brian Hogg 082 574 7347 [email protected]
Equipment Officer Johan Janse van Rensburg 083 307 4417 [email protected]
Away Tours Officer Barry Shum 082 308 8111 [email protected]
Furtherance of Golf & JNR Golf Puso Maloka 082 565 4693 [email protected]
PRO and Sponsorship Jason Davis 082 652 9330 [email protected]
Prize Officer Garth Snyman 079 490 1520 [email protected]
Golforama Co-ordinator Rudi Nel 083 630 1578 [email protected]
Newsletter Editor Karen Bullen 083 305 8553 [email protected]
Website Ian Kirby 082 756 7173 [email protected]
Glenbrynth Challenge Co-ordinator Brandon Stainthorpe 083 645 2235 [email protected]
LOWVELD NOMADS COMMITTEE 2019—2020
Front : Derrick Short Karen Bullen Chris Rogers Arthur Douglass Rob Valentyn Greg Rattray
Second row : Luigi Colmanet Rob Douglass Brandon Stainthorpe
Third row : Ian Kirby Barry Shum Puso Maloka Rudi Nel
Back row : Garth Snyman Brian Hogg Jason Davis
Absent : Mike Field