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2 Volume 4 February 2018 Nomads News Next Game Kwinana 11 th MARCH 18 Official Newsletter of Nomads Golf Club Perth Western Australia Fr Editorial by Fred Meijer Another great day in Australia is when you get out onto a good golf course surrounded by good mates, sharing a laugh and a cold drink after the game. We are indeed privileged to live in the lucky country where great golf courses abound and yes, plenty of water, unlike the Western Cape (South Africa), experiencing their worst drought in 100 years.!! Four of us, Vaughan, B, Ken and yours truly will soon be winging our way to South Africa to represent Australia and to participate in the Nomads South African Nationals being played at the Royal Cape golf course from the 2 nd to the 9 th of March. The Fr-Editor (and Mrs Fr-Editor) will be using this opportunity to also make it a well-deserved vacation, visiting family and friends so your March edition of Nomads News will, most probably be written from a land far, far away. One can never be far away from one s, newly grown roots, so I have decided to take my laptop (the electronic one) with me so I can keep myself up to speed as to what s happening in Perth. On the home front, the year ahead promises to be a good one with many of you having already renewed you membership and eagerly awaiting the start of the Peter Thomson Knockout Cup, the North vs South Cost: $55.00 Registration Closes on Wednesday, Wednesday 7 th March 2-Tee 07h00 BLUE Tees No man is an island entire of itself. Each man is a piece of the continent, a part of the Maine. Any man s death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind. Therefore never send to know for whom the bells tolls; it tolls for thee. Challenge Cup, the 2018 Seed Equity Group Charity Day as well as our 5 th Birthday Celebrations, plus much, much more.

3 STOP THE PRESS.. The Fr -Editor has it on good authority that our own Past Captain, Ken Lloyd, has been appointed by the National Executive as National PRO for Nomads Golf Australia. I am sure that Ken will do a fantastic job in promoting the Nomads brand across Australia. From all of us in Perth we wish Ken a successful future in this high ranking portfolio. Congratulations Ken!! As most of you know, Ken was also approached by our local committee to take up the position at Sponsorship Officer. We conducted a short interview with Ken and he has already made a significant change to our Raffles at our monthly game and this is what he had to say.. We are, with immediate effect, changing our usual raffle structure from individual raffles to a Cash Draw. This will create more opportunities for our members to walk away with a sum of cash. This has proven to be very successful in the Eastern States as more and more folks would rather have some extra cash in their pockets, rather than a raffle prize which, inadvertently, has to be purchased by the Club. The way it s going to work is as follows: The Club (Nomads Perth) is putting in $100 each month, Howard Junkin has offered to donate a sum of $50 per month. The monies collected so far from the Big 3 will be added to the monthly pool at $50 per month for the next nine months. In addition, players are invited (and encouraged) to participate as the monies raised will be set aside towards the running costs of the Club. To ensure a smooth registration programme we request that you pay your monthly game fee of $55 PLUS $10 for the Cash Draw to Neville at the registration point. PLEASE ENSURE YOU HAVE THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF $65 as Neville does not have a float. If you choose not to participate in the Cash Draw, Neville will remove your name from the list. After the completion of the game you will have a second opportunity to purchase additional tickets at $5 per ticket which may strengthen your chances of winning. These tickets may be purchased from Ken (or whoever has been tasked to do it on the day) A total amount of $160 will be drawn and broken up into 1x$80, 1x50 and 1x$30 prizes. In the event of more than 50 tickets being sold on the day, the values of the individual prizes will increase. Please Note: 1. You must be at Prizegiving to win the cash!! 2. You have 3 chances to win! (Example, say you win 1 st prize, your number will be returned into the draw for the 2 nd and 3 rd prizes) 3. The draw is done via the computer which allocates a number to each participant when the field is published and then grabs a random number for each draw. The Novelty Prize draw (The supplementary Raffle for the chocolate, wine, beer, etc.) still remains in place. Simply purchase 3 tickets for $5 from the red tin which will be circulated prior to prizegiving Until Next Month Happy Golfing

4 Captain s Corner Let me firstly congratulate Ken Lloyd on his appointment by the National Executive as the National PRO for Nomads Golf Australia. I am sure that Ken is the right person for the job and I wish him all the best in his new appointment. Contacts Captain Hector West Vice-Captain David Bartlett Junior Vice-Captain / PRO / Editor Nomads News Fred Meijer Secretary Robert Younghusband Match Secretary / Venue Co-Ordinator Neville Walker Treasurer Alistair Beattie Membership Officer B Anderson Equipment Officer Garth Ellis Immediate Past Captain (2017) / Sponsorship Officer Ken Lloyd Digital Media Craig Le Roux Furtherment of Golf Vaughan Nothnagel Another great day was had by all at Sun City and I would like to congratulate Ricky Stauch and Ashley Dugmore on their magnificent achievements by scoring sought after 42 and 40 pointers respectively. Well done guys. It just goes to show that Sun City always brings out the best in most of us. 39 players scored a total of 1268 points, averaging 33 pts per player. Not too bad if you think of those who walked the course...uphill, downhill, tiring to say the least. It was great to see Greg Nairn out on the course after his knee replacement surgery managing 33 points off his 14 handicap. Keep up the good work Greg, enjoy your extended holidays and we will see you out there again soon. Thanks also to Vaughan Nothnagel for a great fines session. I don t think anyone got away without having to dig around for a gold coin or two. Vice-Captain, Dave Bartlett has advised that, due to circumstances beyond his control, he has postponed the 2018 Seed Equity Group Charity Day to 11 November JVC, Fred is putting together the Peter Thomson Knockout Cup event and together with Ken is finalising arrangements for the first of the North vs South Challence Trophy events. Please support these chaps with their efforts and if you haven t spoken to either of them, do so at your earliest convenience. In closing I would like to wish, Ken Lloyd, Vaughan Nothnagel, B Anderson and Fred Meijer safe travels, as the depart our shores to participate, as part of the Australian squad, in the South African Nationals to be played at Royal Cape Golf Club in Cape Town, South Africa. Good golfing to you all and bring back as many trophies as you can possibly carry. That s All Folks, see you at Kwinana on 11 th March Hector

5 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS SUN CITY 4 February 2018 By Neville Walker NAME H/CAP DIV PTS 2- BALL NAME H/CAP DIV PTS 2- BALL 4-BALL B Anderson 20 C M Bekker 17 B C Holding 7 A 30 GHOST 28 K Lloyd 11 A S Sheppard 18 B P Connell 20 C 26 GHOST 28 H West 21 C V Nothnagel 9 A D Woodhouse (G) 10 A 26 GHOST 28 D Bartlett 19 C S Maritz 22 C A Briglia (P1) 19 C 36 GHOST 28 G Augustus 22 C C Athienides 19 C TURN-OUT NOMADS : 32 PROSPECTIVE: 2 SPONSORS: 1 GUESTS: 4 TOTAL: 39 W Bond 14 B 34 T Taylor (G) 11 A 32 E Arnold 23 C R Stauch 16 B B Younghusband 22 C 31 T Larkan 24 C 32 A Dugmore 14 B W Fullarton 14 B A Knox 17 B 29 B Quinn (P1) 20 C 32 S Canham 15 B C Murray 17 B C Wilson 15 B 33 S Niolay 14 B 32 H Junkin 24 C N Stevens 21 C K Pickering 15 B 35 GHOST 28 F Meijer 23 C W McCosh 17 B G Nairn 14 B 33 G Ellis 15 B 29 D Weatherby- 3 A C Meyers (S) 20 C Blythe P Bailey (G) 15 B 31 C McCarthy(G) 12 A 26 By RR.

6 A-Division (Handicap 1>13) Sponsored by: Global Computers Craig Le Roux COURSE: SUN CITY 4 TH FEBRUARY 2018 Winner Vaughan Nothnagel H/Cap 9 Pts 36 Runner-Up Darren Weatherby-Blythe H/Cap 3 Pts 32 WINNER S PODIUM B-Division (Handicap 14>18) Sponsored by: Daytone Printing Chris Packham Winner Ricky Stauch H/Cap 14 Pts 42 Runner-Up Ashley Dugmore H/Cap 14 Pts 40 C-Division (Handicap 19>24) Sponsored by: Studio B Manufacturing Jewelers B Anderson Winner David Bartlett H/Cap 19 Pts 37 Runner-Up Neill Stevens H/Cap 21 Pts 37 Best 4-Ball Sponsored by: Peel Golf Centre Barry Price Steve Maritz Adrian Briglia David Bartlett Ghost 135 Pts Best Pair Sponsored by: 40 Pts Kennect KWV Wines Dave Twycross & Ken Lloyd Ricky Stauch Terry Larkan Best Guest Sponsored by: Nomads Golf Club-Perth Adrian Briglia H/Cap 19 Pts 36 Captain s Prize Sponsored by Captain Hector West Darren Weatherby-Blythe H/Cap 3 Pts 32 Nearest-The-Pin Sponsored by: Blu Grill (Woodlands) Alinta Chris Holding Vaughan Nothnagel Wayne McCosh Hector West 3rd 8th 14th 17th Two-Clubs / Birdies / Eagles B Anderson Chris Holding Manie Bekker (2) Ken Lloyd Gus Augustus Hector West Vaughan Nothnagel Ashley Dugmore Ricky Stauch Darren Weatherby-Blythe Garth Ellis Greg Nairn Drawn Fours: Sponsored by: Seed Equity Group Darren Weatherby-Blythe David Bartlett Ashley Dugmore Terry Larkan Cliff Wilson Pts 142 Card Draw: Meat Draw: Gus Augustus, Ken Lloyd, Garth Ellis, Chris McCarthy Shaun Canham Whisky Draw Sponsored by Howard Junkin B Anderson And last, but not least. THE CRYING TOWEL PAUL CONNELL Handicap: 20 Points: 26

7 FEBRUARY BIRTHDAY BOOK MARCH 3 rd Mike Frampton 1 st Neill Stevens 5 th Charles Westcott 9 th Jose Lopes 6 th Nick Eatwell 13 th Wayne Fullarton 10 th Ernest Arnold 13 th Carel Van Der Westhuizen 12 th Kevin Pickering 13 th Dreyer Loubser 16 th Ashley Dugmore 22 nd Jan Ferreira 27 th Wayne Bond 29 th Gary Wilmot Many Happy Returns and May your Drive s go Straight and Your Putts Drop

8 Who has entered thus far? Fred Meijer & Ian Higley Johan Viljoen & Roy Van Straaten Brian Middleton & Howard Junkin Cris Athienides & Alastair Beattie Bob Younhusband & David Bartlett Johann Herbst & Manie Bekker Wayne Bond & Ashley Dugmore Garth Ellis & Wayne McCosh 2018 Peter Thomson Knock-Out Competition Hector West & Vaughan Nothnagel Jeff White & B Anderson Ken Lloyd & Steve Maritz Craig Le Roux & Ricky Stauch Programme of Play Round 1 ROUND Round 2 & Round 1 of the Plate Comp) Round 3 Quarter- Final Round 4 Semi-Final Final (Cup & Plate) NOMINATED MONTHLY GAMES 8 th April 2018 Wanneroo 10 th June Carramar 5 th August Araluen 7 th October Royal Fremantle 2 nd December TBA Please go to our website to enter Entries close on 11 th March 2018 Remember, this is a FUN competition, so let s all play it in good spirit

9 2018 Fixtures DATE / TEE-TIME COURSE DISTANCE FROM PERTH CBD MARCH 2 ND > 9 TH MARCH 11 TH 07h00 2-Tee Starts NOMADS SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONALS ROYAL CAPE G.C KWINANA CAPE TOWN SOUTH AFRICA SOUTH MARCH 25 TH 11h00 2-Tee Start APRIL 8 TH 07h00 10th Tee WANNEROO GC Round 1 NvS Cup WANNEROO NORTH NORTH MAY 6 TH HARTFIELD CENTRAL JUNE 10 TH CARRAMAR NORTH JULY 1 ST HILLVIEW 10-Club Event INLAND AUGUST 5 TH ARALUEN INLAND SEPTEMBER 9 TH KENNEDY BAY SOUTH OCTOBER 7 TH ROYAL FREMANTLE CENTRAL OCTOBER 12 th > 14 TH 10 th AUSTRALIAN NATIONALS NOOSA SPRINGS SUNSINE COAST - BRISBANE NOVEMBER 4 TH GOSNELLS CENTRAL November 11th SECRET HARBOUR 2018 CHARITY DAY SOUTH 2019 Fixtures DECEMBER 2nd 2018 TO BE ADVISED Gold Cup Day Peter Thomson Finals / AGM SOUTH

10 Many of you have, thus far, paid your 2018 Membership Fees, for which I would like to thank you ever so much. Please remember, you have until the end of March to make payment. If you haven t had the opportunity to do so, please attend to this as soon as possible as it makes my life so much easier to reconcile our membership list for the ensuing playing year. For ease of reference, I have again included the article published in the last issue of Nomads News TREASURER S TROVE By Alastair Beattie The cost of membership has increased this year from $200 to $210 but I can sincerely say that this still represents good value for money. Your membership subs are used in a number of ways such as: * 30% ($65) of the fees levied are paid out on behalf of individual members as capitation fees to Nomads Australia and to Golf Australia as part of the Golf Link handicapping service. (We pay these fees based on membership, not based on membership fees collected.) * There are also a number of fixed costs associated with running the club which are unavoidable. Some examples are - Samson license fees (membership database used to maintain member records which all Nomads clubs utilise), accounting software, insurances, etc. * Additionally the committee also periodically subsidises the costs of some monthly games or provides catering/drinks e.g. at the AGM. * All new members are also provided with playing shirt, cap, tie and socks as part of the Induction process. * Nomads Perth also contributes $2000 towards the cost of hosting the Charity Day, in keeping with the ethos of Nomads. In addition; None of the committee are formally paid for services, all time and effort is volunteered and in many instances is significant. There are however some expense reimbursements which occur and which are reasonable. Additional funds are paid towards match day prizes (where these are not covered by Sponsorship or match day profit) and towards certain assets (banners, laptops, altar) and costs of assets (e.g. engraving, trophies, 40 pointer recognition, etc. I am sure you would all agree that the tangible value received from membership subs is significant in addition to the intangible value that being a Nomad Member offers. We are a golf club and do not operate for commercial gain. If anyone is not going to be able to pay their membership I would urge you to contact me so that we can make arrangements if required. Payments can be made via Credit Card, PayPal (carries a service charge), EFT or, if you prefer, cash.

11 Bits n Pieces In my role as Sponsorship Officer, I would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every sponsor for their contribution to the success of Nomads Golf Club-Perth. Your contributions ensure that our Club remains sustainable and at the forefront of being able to support what Nomads is all about namely, the furtherance of golf, junior golf development and being able to give back to those more in need than ourselves. This month we extend a warm welcome to Auto Masters (Karl Meyers), KWV (Dave Twycross & Ken Lloyd), the latest addition to our long list of sponsors. To our members, there is nothing more pleasing than to see you support our sponsors in whichever way possible as the saying goes, the more you put in, the more you get out. Ken Lloyd Sponsorship Officer

12 THE 2018 SEED EQUITY GROUP NOMADS GOLF CLUB-PERTH CHARITY DAY Sunday, November 11th Secret Harbour Golf Club NOTE: DATE CHANGE Peter Thomson Knockout Cup Starts 8 th April 2018 INTO THE LOOKING GLASS North vs South Challenge Cup 2018 Starts Sunday 25 th March See Pg. 12 & 15 37th ZIMBABWE NOMADS NATIONALS 28 th April 1 st May 2018 (for further details, see the our website, PERTH NOMADS 5 TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS Your committee is already hard at work to bring you an event to remember. Nomads Perth is turning 5 in 2018 and the plan is to host a formal dinner and celebrations at a venue still to be advised. Keep your eyes peeled for more news soon. 10-CLUB EVENT Something New!! HILLVIEW SUNDAY 1 ST JULY Our two young-at-heart (but chronologically challenged) Messrs Gus Augustus and Neville Walker have decided to have some fun and to challenge all Perth Nomads to participate in a 10-Club Competition. All normal rules of play at a Nomads monthly meeting will apply but, you will be allowed to carry only 10 clubs in your bag. Choose carefully (and smartly!! 10 th Australian Nomads Nationals NOOSA SPRINGS, 12>14 October 2018 The 10 th Australian Nomads Nationals will be played at Noosa Springs, 2hrs North of Brisbane on the Sunshine Coast over the weekend 12 to 14 October 2018 See Pg Pinjarra Road, Mandurah WA 6210 Telephone (08)

13 NOMADS APARREL By Garth Ellis I have stock of the following. (If there is anything else you may be after, come and talk to me so I can see what can be done) Caps & Hats (floppy) Have you mislaid, lost or wish to purchase a spare? We will be investing in New & Improved Caps in 2018 Currently on order and available soon!! Shirts Is your golf shirt starting to look a bit worn or just wanting another shirt? Socks I m sure that your socks have taken strain. New Stock in store Now! Nomad Belts Has your girth increased or decreased? I may just have the right size for you. Jackets Short Sleeved (reversible) Stock up now for Autumn!...You may l want to invest in a warm jacket. These come with the Nomads Logo and your name embroidered. Scorecard Holders Keep your scorecard tidy and dry. SEE PAGE 15 details. The list below shows entries received thus far. If you are interested in participating in this popular event, please add your name by to Fred Meijer, David Bartlett, Ken Lloyd or Cris Athienides or call us to register your interest. ENTRIES CLOSE 11th MARCH 2018 SOUTH NORTH 1 Fred Meijer Captain South 1 Ken Llloyd Captain - North 2 David Bartlett Vice Captain- South 2 Chris Athienides Vice-Captain-North 3 Ernie Arnold 3 Dave Lavarack 4 Kevin Von Weichardt 4 Johan Viljoen 5 Garth Ellis 5 Roy Van Straaten 6 Wayne McCosh 6 Howard Junkin 7 Bob Younghusband 7 Manie Bekker 8 Johann Herbst 8 Ashley Dugmore 9 Craig Le Roux 9 Wayne Bond 10 Brad Davey 10 Dreyer Loubser 11 Vaughan Nothnagel 11 Lynch Badenhorst 12 B Anderson 12 Dave Sheppard 13 Jeff White 13 Hennie Blom

14 GOLF QUIPS golf.ing, a duffer s dictionary by Henry Beard & Roy McKie, continued.. scorecard A pre-printed listing of the holes on the course on which a player records his opening offer prior to the commencement of serious negotiations. scramble Tournament format in which all the members of a foursome drive and then hit successive shots from the ball position of the player with the best lie or the loudest mouth. scrambling golf Style of play in which a golfer ends up with a respectable score in spite of, rather than because of the shots he hit. scratch player - A player with a handicap of zero; a par golfer; a rat; a louse; a stinker. senior A golfer who attributes his poor play to the fact that he lacks the physique of a younger player. sh-nk One of the two five-letter words that is a far more serious breach of etiquette to utter on a golf course than any other 4-letter word. The other is ch-ke. short game The sort shots played around the green (chips, putts, pitches and sand trap blasts) and the cheap shots taken between the green and the next tee (quips, digs, cracks, slams and jests). shotmaking The ability to make dumb luck look like smart play. skied drive Tee shot with a very high trajectory that often fails to clear a hazard or a waste area. Also known as a ballooned drive, a rainmaker, a moon shot, a trial balloon, a cancelled shot, a jettisoned stroke, or a rescheduled launch. spin Professional golfers and other accomplished players can apply a variety of spins to the ball to make it curve around obstacles, bore into the wind, stop dead where it lands, or even reverse direction. These shots take skill and practice, but most beginners have a bag of tricks, too. For example, even the rankest of amateurs can amaze their playing companions by making a ball run right across the centre of a hole without going in, rise straight up into the air, execute unbelievably sharp left or right turns, travel sideways or even backwards, or disappear entirely. stableford Scoring system in which players are awarded a progressively greater number of points for pars, birdies and eagles. A similar system called GeraldFord, widely used in charity tournaments, awards players points for the number of spectators they hit.

15 10 th Australian Nomads Nationals NOOSA SPRINGS, 12>14 October 2018 The 10 th Australian Nomads Nationals will be played at Noosa Springs, 2hrs North of Brisbane on the Sunshine Coast over the weekend 12 to 14 October Nomads Perth had great representation at the 2017 Nationals at Kooindah Waters and we would like to attempt an even better response for the 2018 event. At the time of going to print with this edition of Nomads News, we have already had requests from members to add them to the list of interested parties. (see below). If your name does not appear on the list and you are seriously contemplating attending the 10 th Australian Nationals in October 2018, contact Fred Meijer at or Ken Lloyd at PS. Ken Lloyd and Fred Meijer, having done such sterling work for the 2017 Nationals, have been appointed as tournament co-ordinators for Perth. Between these two ALL arrangements will be communicated to interested parties. We have it on good authority that they may even be in a position to arrange a bulk booking for transport to and from Brisbane, saving you money, putting you first. At this early stage we have been advised that, thus far, 19 spots have been allocated to Perth and we may have to implement a fair selection process. Once more details become available we will keep you informed but if you wish to add your name to the list, please feel free to do so by contacting Fred at fredmeijer05@bigpond.com Currently, those who participated in the 2017 Australian Nationals have been listed as interested parties for the 2018 event. Ken Lloyd Fred Meijer Vaughan Nothnagel B Anderson David Bartlett Bob Younghusband Hector West Christiano Athienides Ernie Arnold Darren Weatherby- Steve Maritz Garth Ellis Blythe Dreyer Loubser Hennie Blom Carel vd Westhuizen Warwick Smith Gus Augustus Brad Davey Martin Lea Simon Timpano Greg Nairn Neil Currin Dave Lavarack Dave Lavarack Cliff Wilson Wayne Bond Ashley Dugmore

16 Entry is open to all paid-up Nomad members, in good standing. No Entry Fees!! Teams of 20 from each area will be selected to play a best of 3 matches. (In the event of oversubscription, players not selected for Match 1 will be accommodated in Match 2) Format : 4-Ball Individual Matchplay (Rules will be provided) GolfLink Handicap shall apply Please provide GolfLink Number 2-Tee starts at all matches Scores & Results announced after each match and published in Nomads News 1 st Match Wanneroo (North) March 25th, 2 nd Match Mandurah (South) September at a date to be advised. In the event of a draw, a 3 rd Match will be played in November at a course and date to be advised. NORTH SOUTH Captain : Ken Lloyd Captain : Fred Meijer Vice-Captain : Cristiano Athienides Vice-Captain : David Bartlett Round 1 will be played at WANNEROO GC on Sunday 25th March spots and 20 carts have been reserved for a 2-tee start at 11h00 Thanks to those who have already submitted their entries. You will have another chance to submit an Expression of Interest at Kwinana but should you wish to reserve your spot, send Fred Meijer (South) fredmeijer05@bigpond.com or Ken Lloyd (North) kenlloyd9@bigpond.com a short .