THE PURPLE NOMAD MARCH 2018 BLOEMFONTEIN GOLF CLUB OUR MARCH MONTHLY GAME WAS PLAYED ON THE 18 TH OF MARCH 2018 AND WHAT A DAY IT WAS! COVER STORY: BARNEY LINEQUE CLAIMING HIS BELOVED PINK HAT AND THE MATCHBOX. THANK YOU FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT!!
PLAYING FOURBALL WINNERS CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNING FOURBALL ALBERT NYOKONG, NEELS BEZUIDENHOUT, MC PIENAAR AND LAURIE BADENHORST. DIVISION WINNERS CONGRATULATIONS TO FERDI WESSO (A), JOHNNY MOORE (B) AND SIR HERMAN BRAAM (C) FOR WINNING THEIR RESPECTIVE DIVISIONS.
WORST PLAYING FOURBALL (ALTAR BUNNIES) CONGRATULATIONS TO BARNEY LINDEQUE, WESSEL MOSTERT, KENNETH LESSHOPE AND WALLY MOSTERT. BEST PLAYING PAIR WELL DONE TO IKE HEYNS AND GARY LINDEQUE ON A SCORE OF 64 POINTS.
GLENBRYNTH WISKEY DRAW CONGRATULATIONS TO IKE HEYNS, EMIEL JONKER AND GREG BALMER (PTG) ON WINNING THE WISKEY DRAW. DRAWN FOURBALL WINNERS CONGRATULATIONS TO FERDI WESSO, RIAAN AHRENS, NEELS BEZUIDENHOUT AND WALLY MOSTERT.
NEAREST TO THE PINS WELL DONE TO CHARLES VAN DER BLINK, FERDI WESSO, NEELS BEZUIDENHOUT AND ALEC AHRENS ON HAVING THE BEST AIM ON THE SHORT HOLES. LONGEST DRIVE CONGRATULATIONS TO ALEC AHRENS (A), WESSEL MOSTERT (B) AND ALTUS BEESTON (C) ON THEIR GREAT DRIVES.
OVER 55 (OLD TOPPIES) CONGRATULATIONS TO SIR HERMAN BRAAM ON WINNING THE OVER 55 CHALLENGE. SHORT HOLE AGGREGATE CONGRATULATIONS TO TUBBY JORDAAN ON WINNING THE GUESSING GAME.
CAPTAIN S DRAW CONGRATULATIONS TO CHARLES VAN DER BLINK ON WINNING THE GLENBRYNTH SPECIAL RESERVE. CHAMPION OF THE DAY CONGRATULATIONS TO FERDI WESSO ON WINNING THE CHAMPION OF THE DAY!! PLAYING OF A 3 MAKING 35 POINTS!
DIVISION RUNNERS-UP CONGRATULATIONS TO GARY LINDEQUE (A), CHARLES VAN DER BLINK (B) AND RIAAN AHRENS (C) FOR COMING SECOND IN THEIR RESPECTIVE DIVISIONS. PHOTO GALLERY LONGEST PUTT WINNER NEELS BEZUIDENHOUTOUR ON HOLE 13.
WINNERS OF TWO CLUBS AND EAGLES!! WELL DONE GUYS. OUR ATTENDANCE PRIZES WINNERS, JOHNNY MOORE, MOK LAZARO AND TUBBY JORDAAN.
CONGRATULATIONS TO PATCHES MULLER ON BEING INDUCTED INTO NOMADS. PATCHES WE HOPE YOU LL MAKE US PROUD!! CONGRATULATIONS TO IKE HEYNS ON RECEIVING HIS 20 YEAR TIE. IKE, WHAT A REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT!!
CONGRATULATIONS TO AUBREY JOSIAH ON RECEIVING HIS 10 YEAR TIE. WINNERS OF THE OLD TOPPIES VS THE YOUNG GUNS YOUNG GUNS! FERDI WESSO COLLECTING ON BEHALF.
This is your Captain speaking MARCH 2018 The time has come; it is with sadness & joy, which I hand the Club over to our Incoming Captain, Mok Lazaro. It has been a privilege for me to serve as Captain of Free State Nomads. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Committee and all Free State Nomads, for their unwavering support; there was never a moment when anything I asked of you was too much! To Mok and his incoming Committee, I wish you all the best! May your year be as good as mine!!! Yours in Nomads Gert Captain 2017/18
From the Match Secretary March 2018 The Total No of players for March, was 48, included were in the field were Guests 4, Pros 3, and 41 Nomads! Best of all was that the Weather played ball with us. The average score for the Day was 28.5. Handicapping: only 6 will be cut; no change for 22 and 13 gained! Congratulations to the Winners, Champ of the Day and A Division Winner - Ferdi Wesso 35 points off 3 handicap, B Division Winner Johnny Moore, Points 34 - handicap 14 on a count out from Runner- Up Charles van den Blink, also 34 and handicap 14, C Division and Winner of the Old Topples Trophy Herman Braam, Points 33 and Handicap 24 The best prize of all is the Matchbox, Winner Barney Lindeque Points 15 H/C 13, Barney, did you leave your best Game in the Cape! The Altar Bunnies: Handicaps: 61 Points: 102 Kenneth Lesshope, Barney Lindeque, Wally Mostert and last but not least February Runner Up Wessel Mostert! How quickly this game of Golf takes you from Hero to Zero! Congratulations to those who received the following Tie Awards this Month Captain Gert Venter, 5year, Aubrey Josiah 10 year & Ike Heyns 20 year!!! Well done Guys! Welcome back to Aubrey Josiah, so nice to have you back in the Playing Field again! Update on Membership: This Month we received a Resignation from Ruan du Plessis, due to business reasons, it was a very difficult decision for him to make. Perhaps we will see him back in the future! Welcome to Patches Muller on is induction into Nomads! If all goes according to plan we will be inducting the following in April Brent Holmes & Greg Balmer: Proposed by Bernu van den Heever Deon Strachan: Proposed by David Wesso Rodney Coburn: Proposed by ML Vosloo Prospective: Johann Mostert proposed by ML Vosloo will follow in May. Happy Easter, enjoy the holidays, if you are travelling, please take care! See you all on 22 nd April @ Schoeman Park Margi
F.S NOMADS GOLF CLUB PRIZE SHEET: MONTHLY GAME PLAYED AT BLOEMFONTEIN GOLF CLUB ON THE 18 th OF MARCH 2018 MAIN SPONSOR OF THE DAY: ADDITIONAL SPONSORS: DEORIC: DEON HOPLEY & MOK LAZARO SA BREWERIES AND GLENBRYNTH WISKEY MOST GOLF Hcp Pts BARNEY LINDEQUE 13 15 WINNER DOUG WATSON TROPHY A DIVISION FERDI WESSO 3 35 WINNER JOSS HAMILTON TROPHY B DIVISION JOHNNY MOORE 14 34 WINNER ROEL GERMS TROPHY C DIVISION HERMAN BRAAM 24 33 OVER 55 (OLD TOPPIES) SPONSOR: LEECH BLINDS WINNER HERMAN BRAAM 24 33 PLAYING 4 BALL WINNERS LAURIE BADENHORST MC PIENAAR 50 121 NEELS BEZUIDENHOUT ALBERT NYOKONG DRAWN 4 BALL WINNERS FERDI WESSO WALLY MOSTERT 37 133 RIAAN AHRENS NEELS BEZUIDENHOUT WORST PLAYING 4 BALL (ALTAR BUNNIES) WALLY MOSTERT BARNEY LINDEQUE 32 103 WESSEL MOSTERT KENNETH LESSHOPE BEST PLAYING PAIR IKE HEYNS AND GARY LINDEQUE 17 64
NOMADS CHAMPION OF THE DAY SPONSOR: WESSEL MOSTERT FERDI WESSO 3 35 SHORT HOLE AGGREGATE SPONSOR: RIAAN BESTER TUBBY JORDAAN 52 2CLUBS RIAAN NEETHLING HOLE 8 TUBBY JORDAAN HOLE 11 FERDI WESSO HOLE 11 RIAAN AHRENS HOLE 11 NEELS BEZUIDENHOUT HOLE 11 CHARLES VAN DER BLINK HOLE 16 EAGLES