JUNE

G AU T E N G

N O M A D S

2012

I NSI D E RIG H T

CAPTAIN SHOUTS FORE!

What a pleasure to be back at Kyalami and at a sensible rate just a pity that they let the Ladies off late in the morning and then they played so slowly. When I spoke to the Manager, the lead 4-ball on one side had taken 2 hours for 7 holes!!! Dont ever complain about Nomads playing slowly or well lend you to the ladies! I had an especially pleasant game with the exCaptain of Kyalami, Mark Mitchley against Ronnie Sinclair and Mike Perkin, who both received new ties on the day. The Durban July tour has not been very well supported, despite our moving it back to the weekend of the July. There is a general trend across the country whereby tours are not being well supported, so we will be sending out a questionnaire soon, asking what you would prefer with regard to away tours. Please reply promptly, so that we can get this changed for next year, if that is the outcome of the poll. I had the pleasure of playing in the Zimbabwe Nationals last month and have to say that I felt that Zim is improving and things were slightly better in Harare than last time I was there (about 3 years ago!) The potholes have not got any worse and some have even been repaired (admittedly by lling them ewith bricks but at least some effort has been made) things have got a lot more expensive as a result of the dollarization, but not that much more than SA. Next years Nationals are at Hillside in Mutare (Umtali for those of us who live in the past!). I hope we can get a more substancial team together. The small team (of 3) who went this year punched above their weight Byron Price was counted out for Champion of Champions (but inevitably, the local guy won!) and Cyril Ferrer got several mentions at the wrong end of the eld. He would have won the golden matchbox, if it hadnt have been for Charlie Pedra from Northerns, who managed 11 points of a 10 handicap on the last day. Better luck next time Cyril!!! We h a d a s e v e r e p r o b l e m a t Glendower with players not putting their scores in, partly because their system crashed. However, a number of players still have not put their score in (if you do not put it in within 3 days (72 hours) you MUST put your Nomads score in as a late entry and suffer the penalty associated with that). Even if you phone your club and ask them to put it in for you, it remains your own responsibility to ensure that the score is in. The committee has therefore decided that anyone who has not put their score in from Glendower, by the next game at Glenvista will be regarded as having committed a second offence and will be penalised by a 2 shot penalty on their Nomads handicap, as required by the National Management Ruling. Fortunately, there seems to have been less of a problem at Kyalami. We are busy compiling the schedule for next year, so if you have any suggestions with regard to the playing calendar, please speak to Spero or myself, so that we can consider the suggestion. There is a National management meeting in Port Elizabeth this month and will give you all feedback from the meeting in my next report and at Glenvista.

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It was an absolute pleasure for me to play with the Ice Creams from Easterns at Kyalami. We started at 09h30 with breakfast and at 08h30 that evening almost 12 hours later they got scared and went home !!! Thanks to Robbie Hillhouse my Easterns counter Vice Captain, Vaughan Wrighton and Warren Brits for a great day. ( No mention of bets necessary ) Thank you to Trevor Brink from Eliezer Ministries for your presentation and insight into the horrible possibilities of our kids or friends doing drugs. Thank you Nomads once again for all that you do with open arms for the charities that we support. Race Day tickets have been handed out and will be available at our next game for those who do not have theirs yet, and for those wishing to take extra books. Remember its a Night Race event at Turfontein on Tuesday 23rd October. Tables are R2200.00 for 10 people. Race sponsorship is available at R10 000.00 (this includes a table of 10 people). Please contact Bennie VD Sandt or Stewart Vernon if you would like to sponsor a race or book a table. Please get your race day ticket stubs back to us as soon as possible, and dont hesitate to ask for more books the more we sell the more we raise.

Entry forms for Friday 24th of August, our Andrew Mentis Thanks for your support Golf Day at Modderfontein have gone out so please ll them in and get them back to us as soon as possible with your cheers payments please. Please contact Johan van Wyk to book times and fourballs. Prices for this year have been set at Spero R350 per head or R1300 for a 4-ball for afternoon and R300 per head or R1100 per 4-ball for morning. Also if you can sponsor any prizes (preferably in fours) please contact Johan.

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MONTHLY GAME Its been a number of years since we played Kyalami and I must say that, for the middle of Winter, the course was in very good condition (which is more than I can say for my golf). They have certainly brought lots of water into play and I thought the greens were very good and very fast (I only had one three putt all afternoon but then I dont get to putt that often). It was such a pity that the Ladies morning field took almost three hours to play nine holes which meant we were chasing to finish before the Winter sun set but fortunately the whole field just made it. Thanks for your hospitality Kyalami it was great to be back. Kyalami are the Club that buys and sells the most peppermint liqueur in the whole of South Africa (other than the Southern Suns Group). The Kyalami Past Captain showed our Captain, Vice and Junior Vice just what they do with the liqueur in a shot glass inside a glass of beer (they call it a depth charge). Welcome to Rupert Fourie (ex Western Province Nomads) we hope you will enjoy many years of participation at Gauteng Nomads. Your adjusted Date of Joining Nomads is September 2008 for all future tie awards. Marius de Jager won his first Matchbox with a great 20 points off a handicap of 13, does that tell you something about playing off the Senior Tees! How nice it was to see Brian Kelynack at the prizegiving to receive his 30-year tie, even though he hasnt played for some time (and he turned 70 the very next day). Congratulations to Ron Sinclair and Mike Perkin who were awarded their 25 and 10-year ties respectively. Well done to Doug Hamilton on playing his 100th game and receiving his first game badge, may you enjoy working your way up to the 200 (a lot faster!). Not surprisingly the Pick Three was not won again so we will have a really big one at Glenvista. I hope the five prospective Nomads all enjoyed their afternoon with us and that it wont be too long before you are inducted. Many thanks to Andrew Mostert for a super amusing fines session but remember we always need a Group fine even if it is only R5.00 per person. BIRTHDAY & ANNIV WISHES Norman & Yvonne Murray 40th CONGRATULATIONS TO Rikki and Marelize Cor thouts (belatedly) who were married twice in February this year, rstly in court on the 9th and then in Mauritius on the 27th. Ken Jacques (also belatedly) on the arrival of his great great grandson, 6 months ago. Tony & Ana Maria Pacheco and to Hennie & Merle Ehlers on the occasion of the marriages of their respective daughters. This months Lotto draw was won by a number that has not yet been paid for, so the money has gone back into the Andrew Mentis funds. 20 Members were ned at Kyalami prizegiving for not entering their scores at their home clubs (even 72 hours after the game). It is such a pity that we have to monitor things like this, remember that a repeat of this offence could result in an even stronger penalty. Our computer wizard is trying to nd out if we, the Nomads Club, can open a round and enter your score for you after each game, we will keep you posted on that. If you would like to check your status in all of the Annual competitions, after the June game, then you must go on line, as you will not be receiving the details on paper in future.

GET WELL/CASUALTIES Nigel Ford was rushed back into hospital with pneumonia but he is back home and on the mend. David Brown has had major surgery and is progressing well albeit slowly. Bill Bailey has had a back op. and is not very comfortable at present, as he cant sit for long. THE JEWISH ELBOW A Jewish grandmother is giving directions to JUST ME her grown grandson who is coming to visit Congratulations to Byron Price who with his wife. was counted out for the title of You come to the front door of the Champion of Champions at the recent apartment. I am in apartment 301. There Zimbabwe National Tournament. Next is a big panel at the front door. With your years Zimbabwe National Tournament elbow, push button. I will buzz you in. will be held at Mutari (the old Hillside Come inside, the elevator is on your right. course) and the Zimbabweans would Get in and with your elbow push 3. When love to see more Gauteng Nomads you get out, Im on the left. With your attending (there were only three this elbow, hit my doorbell. year). Grandma, that sounds easy but why am I There are still a few spaces available for hitting all these buttons with my elbow? the Botswana Nationals so if you are What You coming empty handed? interested then give Graham Bishop a tinkle. WISE ITALIAN G/FATHER Spero Marinaki brought Trevor Brick to Why do Italian Fathers and Grandfathers speak to us, just before the Kyalami pass their handguns down through the prizegiving, about Elizier Ministries family? whom Spero has chosen as his Andrew An old Italian man is dying. He calls his Mentis beneciary this year. What grandson to his bedside, Guido I wan you Trevor told us, about how they help lissina me. I wan you to take-a my chrome drug addicts and assist their parents, plated 38 revolver so you will always was quite mind-boggling! 15% Of the remember me. South African population are addicted But grandpa, I really dont like guns. How to drugs and R1.00 in every R4.00 about you leave me your Rolex watch earned is spent on substance abuse. instead? The use of dagga has increased by at You lissina me, boy. Somma day you least 20% inn the past two years. gonna be runna da business, you gonna If you werent given your Race Day have a beautiful wife, lotsa money, a big-a tickets at Kyalami then have a word home and maybe a couple of bambinos. with Darren Holm at the Glenvista Somma day you gonna come-a home and game and he will give them to you. maybe finda your wife inna bed with Please remember that although you another man. Whatta you gonna do then? have paid for the tickets, with your Pointa to your watch and say times up? subs., the onus is still on you to collect the tickets, ll them in and give them back to Darren or some other member of the Andrew Mentis Committee. Your last date to do this will be the September game at Parkview.

PRIZE SHEET - KYALAMI

Divisional winners all sponsored by Lindsay Saker - Rivonia. Divisional runners-up all sponsored by Nomads.
A Division Jamie Gowans Rui da Silva (G) H/C 5 7 Pts 35 35 B Division Darren Holm Arnold Morey H/C 11 13 Pts 38 37 C Division Michael Hendricks Mike Walters H/C 15 16 Pts 34 34

Best playing four ball Hennie Ehlers Eugene Marius Conrad Vermeulen Best drawn four ball Bells Riki Corthouts Mike Perkin

H/C 52

Pts 128

R/U playing four ball SAB Leroy Azar Malcolm Sheppard

H/C 42

Pts 124

Cox Trophy

Pts 30

Howard McLaren Mike Walters H/C 47 Darren Holm Ralph White H/C 44 Frank Leenaerts Johan van Wyk Pts 101 Pts 128

Miguel Cardoso Rui da Silva (G) H/C 29 Dean Hausberger Mark ODonoghue (EAST) H/C 18 Pts 68 Pts 125

Jamie Gowans Bolties Suprise Brian Bolton Russell Sourgen Ferrars Ferret Cyril Ferrar Mark ODonoghu (EAST) Saunders Sizzle Alec Saunders Pts 20 Eugene Marius Byrons Birdie Byron Price Michael Payne lil Jimmys Wood Jimmy Littlewood Ron Bartram Sids Server Hole 18 Hole 17 Hole 14 Hole 6 Hole 3 Pts 119

R/U drawn four ball Bells Pat Gaffney Colin Nicholls

Worst playing four ball Breden / Larry B Ron Bartram John van der Spuy Vans 100 169 - Frank Leenaerts 58 - Dion Cuyler 120 - Dave Renaud Meat Rafe Dobri Stanisavljevic Ronnie Panaino Sid Rickhoff Tyron Zaaiman Hole In One

Best playing pair Kleinhoekkloof Wines Dave Renaud

Scott Wallace H/C 13

Mercados Matchbox R 500 400 300 R 250 150 50 50 Hole Eagles Clean all Over Marius de Jager Pick 3 : 35 - 38 - 34 Not Won Carry over R2,417.00

Hole

Brian Cusins Derek Hughes Wununders