CAPTAIN’S NEWSLETTER
WINGATE GAME 12 TH FEBRUARY 2017
Dear Fellow Nomads,
We had a total of 137 players, and 6 guests. There was 1 no show reported. However a letter of apology was received later on sunday indicating that the member concerned had to travel urgently for his wife to receive medical attention overseas. We do not expect to record no shows at our monthly games at all because there is no justification for it and disciplinary action will be taken as per our constitution. We had 6 early leavers. It really was great, thank you all for playing and attending prize giving which shows your support and respect for our sponsors and the day ‘s proceedings.
Monthly Sponsor –Agrippa Mugwagwa and Desmond Matete
I understand the two members have been sponsoring a monthly game in their individual capacity since 2015. We all know that it is not easy to sponsor under current difficult economic conditions in Zimbabwe. We therefore salute you two gentlemen and say this is what makes a big difference to the success of our great club. We appeal to many more members to emulate this generous and noble gesture. Many thanks to you two please keep up the good work Nomads Mashonaland is very grateful for your support.
Wingate Golf Club
You will agree with me that this time of the year a number of golf clubs are in bad shape, because of the rains. Wingate was in very good condition and I would like to say to Di ,Captain Mupfudza and your team thank you so much for preparing the course for us. I think the course was in a fantastic condition, I therefore do not expect to hear any complaint about the course except for those few who always find themselves in funny places and had problems with trees. All I can say to them is sorry guys we cannot help you.
To Wingate, Nomads Mashonaland appreciates very much what you do for us, the course ,the service and all. It is always a pleasure to have a game here, given a chance we may be back some time this year.
Thank Yous.
Past Captain Denis Tapson for standing in for Vice Captain Julian Borcherds who could not make it due to ill health, thank you mate for your help.
To our Nomads ladies, our sincere thanks to Alison, Lyn and Alana for coming to Wingate to help with the administration of our monthly game.What can I say, we bank on you and we derive so much comfort in knowing that you are there for us and you get the job done and done properly.
We can never say it enough, thank you ladies we very much appreciate your efforts and commitment to Nomads.
We were also privileged to be joined by Clair Mcmillan. Thank you Clair for gracing our day.
We thank and express our sincere appreciation to the Wingate Golf Club Captain Wilfred Mupfudza and his Vice Nick Tambling for spending the day with us and their efforts in ensuring that service was very good. I have no doubt that we all had a pleasant and enjoyable day.
Our sincere thanks to our starters for the day Rod Bunnet and Gordon Mackenzie. Thank you gentlemen for starting the day for us and ensuring the big field tee off times were adhered to. Your contribution to Nomads will never be taken for granted, we put great value to it.
Special thank you to three Midlands Nomads Itayi Mutiza, Tapiwa Pasi, and Silas Munanzvi who Played with us, and of course Marshall Huntingford from Nomads Botswana who attended our prize giving. Thank you gentlemen it was great having you around and I hope you all enjoyed the Nomadic Camaraderie and had a good time.
Fines Session
Honorary Member Barry Bakewell, in this case they have it right when they say it gets better with age, like wine. You had a fantastic and humourous fines session. I am positive that all those who paid fines did so with smiles on their faces especially Desmond Matete, I am very happy that you paid.
Barry thank you so much for a job weldone.
Herewith this month rules advise from Honorary Member Barry Bakewell
LOST BALL
If you think your ball may be lost or out of bounds you may play a provisional ball.
The provisional ball becomes the ball in play once you make a stroke from the point where you think the lost ball should be.
REMEMBER you have five minutes to locate the ball but this does not mean you wait five minutes before waving on the players behind.
YOU SHOULD WAVE THEM SOON AFTER YOU BEGIN THE SEARCH.
Sick List.
On the sick list we have Honorary Life Member Greg Pozzo and Vice Captain Julian Borcherds we wish them a speedy recovery. If you know of any Nomad not feeling well please advice me, Julian Borcherds or any Committee member so that we can visit or call to see how they are doing. It makes a big difference to them, knowing that we remember them during difficult times.
Special welcome to Steve Kada who joined us on Sunday after a long while without playing due to ill health. It was great Steve to have you among us and picking a prize in the process we are very happy to have you back my brother.
Gary Player
Team entries have now closed, the first round draw has been done for the 47 teams contesting, we wished we had a few more teams participating . However thank you so much to all of you playing and weldone to Richard Morgan for your efforts in this regard. Let the game begin and the best team win.
Induction of New Nomad
We had no induction at Wingate, but a special welcome to the Montclair Hotel and Casino General Manager Brian Nyakutombwa who transferred from Nomads Matabeleland to Nomads Mashonaland. Please make him feel at home and enjoy the Nomadic camaraderie.
Overdue Membership Subscriptions
If you have not paid your annual subscription by now, you are not a member in good standing so please make arrangements to regularize your membership. We regret to advise that you will not be allowed to play and your membership may be compromised.
Awards
Lovemore Shoniwa 100 Game Badge
Cephas Nyambauro 300 Game Badge
Bupentra Gulab 10 Year Tie
George Mvududu 5 Year Tie
William Nyemba 5 Year Tie
Misheck Manyumwa 5 Year Tie
V J Patel 15 Year Tie
Cephas Nyambauro 30 Year Tie
NOTICES
-AWAY GAME 1- Our first away game for 2017 will be at Marondera Golf Club on 26th February 2017 8 am shot gun start. This is our Vice Captain Julian Borcherds’s number one game in charge so please let us support him. Experience has it that the Marondera Members and Management really go out their way to make our visit enjoyable. Our P R O Theo Kumalo has been doing his bit and has been duly advised that the course is in very good nick.
Please note that this is one of Nomads’s main objectives the furtherance of golf as our visit to Marondera makes a big difference to the game of golf at this small club. In addition please note that you earn some points by playing away games which are used for selection to attend local and foreign Nationals in case some qualification criteria is required. Let us go to Marondera in our numbers, please give your names to Alison see you there.
-NOMADS HOUSE BAR- As indicated in my last newsletter the Nomads House bar will be open every last Friday of the month from 4:30 pm till late. The first social is this Friday24th February 2017 and its dubbed the FDFF evening which means if you guess the meaning right you will get your first drink for free. Bar tickets at 10% discount will be on sell from Alison at all our monthly games. Some very nice snacks will be on sell at very competitive prices just incase you are hungry.
The equipment officer will be available to take your kit requirements. The Barman Honorary Member Gordon Mackenzie is very excited about this development and is looking forward to being of service to you. Please support this noble cause, this is what Nomads is all about.
-S A NATIONALS-11-17th March 2017 in Nelspruit Mupumalanga,all those who have qualified have been duly advised. We understand the field has been moved from 360 to 384 and the first tee off time is 6 am. We wish the travelling team all the best and hope they bring us some trophies and above all enjoy the Nomadic Camaraderie in S A.
-2017 ZIMBABWE NATIONALS-28TH April-2nd May Elephant Hills- Victoria Falls. These are our Nationals and we are the biggest Club so please let us support these Nationals. The organising Committee promises that these are nationals not to be missed, the entry form is now out and if you would like to participate please give your entry form to Mashonaland Coordinator Denis Tapson without delay. The entry fee is USD 120 which includes three dinners and entertainment on the three playing days. The falls are getting higher and higher by the day so let us go to ‘Mosi-oa-Tunya.
Accomodation has been negotiated at USD 85,00 per room or USD 60,00 per person sharing bed and breakfast at either Elephant Hills Hotel or Kingdom Hotel. Please note that the Hotel choice is yours and you must make your own booking through Noma on E-Mail This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Phone 263-13-44793-9 the booking code to be used is NOM17 so please be guided accordingly.
-JUNIOR GOLF- It is our intention to support junior golf in a big way this year. We are therefore kindly appealing to you to help us make an impression to our future members and players by donating in cash or kind. We are going to have some buckets at holes number 9 and 18 at all our monthly games to collect donations of used balls for our junior golf initiatives so please support this noble cause.
Our Junior Golf Officer Caleb Tapfuma will be very happy to come to you to collect whatever you may have in support of junior golf all you have to do is give him a call.
Many thanks to those of you who have already supported us in this regard we very much appreciate your support.
WINGATE GAME RESULTS
All the results are now on our Nomads Website,congratulations to all the winners but special mention division winners- A Division 34 points off 8 handicap Wingate Captain Wilfred Mupfudza after counting out Anton Botha also on 34 points off 9 handicap who qualifies for Gold Cup seeing that the winner was a guest . Course knowledge was at play here. B Division on a fantastic 42 points off 13 handicap Sydney Mashava and C Division 38 points off 22 handicap Mike Trew. Well played gentlemen, the course was very long and you conquered.
Thank you all once again for suppoting our monthly meeting and we look forward to seeing you at our next game at Royal Harare on 5th March 2017.This game is generously sponsored by Health International- Past Captain Denis Tapson.
Clever Dziva Chikwari
Captain
Nomads Mashonaland
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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
Nomads Golf was first established in South Africa 1960. As its members were drawn from various clubs and played their regular competitions on a variety of different courses, the Nomads name seemed particularly appropriate.