NOMADS FALCON GAME CAPTAIN’S NEWSLETTER-10TH SEPTEMBER 2017
ATTENDANCE
We had the smallest field so far this year with 94 players with 4 prospectives and 6 guests. Unfortunately we had one no show whose apology was received rather late.
It is understandable that the rather low turnout is due to the condition of the course, but I strongly believe that this is where we demonstrate our Nomadic spirit and the furtherance of golf objective. Our visit to these small and struggling clubs makes a big difference to their cash flow and to a great extend help them survive. They really look forward to our visit every year.
We very much appreciate the support from all the members who came to Falcon and we sincerely thank you for braving the challenges and hope that this Nomadic spirit will continue for many years to come.
MONTHLY SPONSOR-MARSH INSURANCE BROKERS- SAM NYAMHAMBA/PATRICK MURAMBADORO
This game was once again generously sponsored by Marsh Insurance Brokers who sponsored our second game for 2017 at Ruwa Golf Club back in January.
We all know that the economic environment is very tough out there, so we are forever grateful to Marsh insurance Brokers represented by their Managing Director Sam Nyamhamba and their Business Development Manager Patrick Murambadoro for their support to Nomads Mashonaland.
Our usual appeal to our members is that please let us support our sponsors so that they derive some business benefits from their association with Nomads. Please give them a chance to quote whenever opportunities arise.
FALCON GOLF CLUB MANAGEMENT AND STAFF
The Club has a very small membership and obviously struggling for financial resources to maintain the course. There is a lot that could have been done to make the course better for our day, but given their circumstances I am satisfied that they indeed tried to make our day successful.
We therefore sincerely thank them for what they did for us, I really found the catering to be satisfactory and the food very good and reasonably priced.
When it is all said and done, I have no doubt in my mind that our meeting at Falcon made a big difference to the survival of the Club and thank you all for being part of the nomadic lot.
THANK YOU’S
NOMADS LADIES- Lyn Tapson, Judy Amira and Alison Clark who had just returned from her annual vacation, we can never thank you enough for what you do for Nomads Mashonaland. You were there early morning as usual to ensure our game started as planned. We are forever grateful for the amazing contribution you continuously give to our great Club. Once again thank you so much, your club very much appreciate your efforts.
STARTERS- Honorary Life Member Greg Pozzo, Honorary Member Gordon Mackenzie and Rod Bennet we thank you sincerely gentlemen for coming to Falcon, particularly so early in the morning to help with the starting as usual. We are very grateful for your commitment to Nomads and your contribution is never taken for granted. We salute you for the great job you do so well.
AWARDS
Congratulations to the following members who received their awards at Falcon Golf Club;
Vince Nyumbu 15 Year Tie
Ray Van Eyssen 15 Year Tie
Simon Gambiza 20 Year Tie
INDUCTIONS
We made two inductions at our Falcon meeting- JuliusMarufu and Dzikamai Machingura.
JULIUS MARUFU- Born on 15th September 1965 and is now 52 years old. He is a Director of Builders Transport. Julius is a member at Royal Harare Golf Club and plays off 11 handicap. He was proposed by Miccah Moyo and seconded by Caleb Tapfuma.
Julius is married to Lisa and they have 3 children, Humphrey 28, Hamilton 21 and Hamida 14 years old.
DZIKAMAI MACHINGURA-Born on 22nd January 1976 and is now 41 years old. Dzikamai is a legal practioner who runs his own practice Machingura Legal Practioners. Yet another lawyer for Nomads. He is a member at Chapman Golf Club and plays off 24 handicap.
Dzikamai was proposed by Garikai Bera and seconded by Caleb Tapfuma. He is married to Rumbidzai and they have two children, Vhenekai and Mauya.
We welcome the two gentlemen to Nomads and we wish them a long and enjoyable association with this prestigious Club.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
NATIONAL COUNCIL MEETING- SATURDAY 23RD SEPTEMBER 2017
No major issues were raised as Clubs were reported to be running well and are all in sound financial condition but notable comments were as follows;
-Botswana Nationals 14th -16th September 2017- The Chairman noted that the Zimbabwean Delegation behaved very well, played very well and should have been winners of the tournament but were pipped by Zambia because they had fewer players than us, so their average score was marginally better than ours. Need to make sure the playing field is level. Important to note is that our (Sekuru Bemba) Anil Gulab was overall runner up on a fantastic score of 70 points, losing to Mike Fick of South Africa who shot 71 points over the two days.
-Charity Day Accounts- All Clubs to have their Charity Day Accounts complete and submitted to National Council by their Gold Cup Game.
-Nomads 2018 Diary- Diary will be produced with member details taken from the Samson System, but Club Membership officers should provide members’s company details because they are not in the Samson system.
-Proposed Membership Welfare Fund- The proposal I made as Mashonaland Captain to put in place a fund to assist our members in cases of serious and desperate medical needs was discussed at length, but referred to individual clubs to pursue the matter to their satisfaction. Will put the matter up for discussion at our AGM.
SWAZILAND NATIONALS-20TH-22ND OCTOBER 2017- Entries closed on 16th June 2017, Mashonaland has taken up 27 places, those concerned have been duly advised.
SOUTH AFRICA NATIONALS -3RD -9TH March 2018- These nationals are taking place at Royal Cape Golf Club, Cape Town. Entry forms have been received and circulated. Closing date for entries is 31st October2017, by which date 50% of the entry fee must be paid and the remaining 50% must be paid by 31st December 2017.
The cost of the entry fee is R3900,00 or USD 310,00 and for partners R1200,00 or USD 95,00 these monies unfortunately must be paid in cash (no bond notes). All interested members should submit their entry forms to the coordinator Denis Tapson. Please note that no late entries will be accepted.
NOMADS MASHONALAND 50TH ANNIVESARY-5TH -7TH October 2018- Preparations for our 50th Anniversary are progressing well, a special account for this occasion has been opened at CABS- NOMADS 50TH ANNIVERSARY ACCOUNT NUMBER 1006345876. All members are kindly requested to make a $20,00 contribution to this event and your contribution can be deposited into this account and advise the Coordinating Committee Treasurer Past Captain Mike Finigan. As usual your support will be greatly appreciated.
NOMADS MASHONALAND 2017 CHARITY DAY- 24TH September 2017- Congratulations to Vice Captain Julian Borcherds and his Committee for hosting a very successful Charity Golf Tournament. A total of over $35 000,00 was raised , that is excluding the medical equipment donated by Physionet in the UK. This was a major achievement by the team considering the prevailing economic challenges.
We obviously express our sincere thanks to all Sponsors, guests and members who supported this noble cause. We have championed one of Nomads’s major objective the remembrance of those less fortunate than us in a big way. Well done Julian and your Charity Day Committee for a wonderful job.
NOMADS MATABELELAND CHARITY DAY 15TH OCTOBER 2017- An invitation has been received from Matabeleland Vice Captain Wilfred Chinembiri for all Mashonaland Members who may want to join Nomads Matabeleland for their Charity Golf Day on Sunday 15th October 2017 at Bulawayo Golf Club. Those interested can send their entries to the Match Secretary Sue D’Aguir on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or cell 263712401464.
NOMADS MASHONALAND JUNIOR GOLF DAY-5TH SEPTEMBER 2017 AT CHAPMAN GOLF CLUB- As it has now become tradition Nomads Mashonaland sponsored the August Junior Golf Tournament which was played at Chapman Golf Club on 5th September 2017. This year’s tournament was special in the sense that in addition to the usual lunches, green fees, accommodation for visiting junior plyers and prizes this time we also included some Nomads branded golf shirts and a goodie bag for all the participating juniors which was excellent. Our budget for the tournament was $3000,00.
Special thank you to our Junior Golf Officer Caleb Tapfuma and his team who worked very hard to put this tournament together. It was very pleasing to see a few of our members who came to Chapman for our tournament day on Tuesday and also attended Prize giving on Friday at Warren Hills Golf Club. Sadly these were mostly past captains not many new Nomads were insight despite our appeal earlier on.
I am positive that we have done a good job in supporting our furtherance of golf objective and also marketing our great club to these prospective future golfers and club members.
ENTRY FEE PAYMENT THROUGH SWIPE- Regrettably this has become a permanent feature to our operations. We therefore appeal to you all to please pay up front to avoid congestion at the check in desk or come early to avoid putting unnecessary pressure on the ladies. We certainly do not have control over connectivity issues so please bear with us in this regard.
NOMADS HOUSE BAR- As usual being the last Friday of the month tomorrow 29th September 2017 the bar at Nomads House will be open from 4:30 pm till late. The Barman Honorary Life Member Gordon Mackenzie will be waiting to welcome you and family and or with friends. Prices for both beers and whisky are the best in town. This is our beautiful facilitate there for you to enjoy. I look forward to sharing some jokes with some new faces tomorrow.
FINES SESSION
After a fairly long break from the podium Simon (CELLLUAR) Gambiza had an excellent fine session loaded with cracking jokes. We did not know that our good friend Elywn Mudungwe had prominent friends and my big brother Soul Rukatya needed a mind renewal.
It was a wonderful fine session Simon you had them all paying with smiles on their faces. Well done, I am sure we will see you back at it again soon.
SICK LIST
Our Past Captain and Past National Chairman Enock Moyo is now out of hospital recovering at home. It really was pleasing to see him at Borrowdale Brooke on Sunday after a very long period in hospital. We wish him speed recovery and look forward to seeing him at our monthly meetings as usual.
If you know of any member who is not feeling well please let me or any member of the Executive Committee know so that we can call them and find out how they are doing. In my view this is very important because it shows that we care about our mates when they are not feeling well.
FALCON GAME RESULTS
As usual the game results have long been posted on our website and I hope that you all accessing them without any difficulty, but just the highlights;
A Division winner Audley Chatora who shot 34 points off 8 handicapp, he won the Florence Trophy and Soul Rukatya was runner up with 33 points off 7 handicap.
B Division winner ( Marondera Boy) Amos Zirema who shot 36 points off 14 handicap, he won the Ludeman Trophy. Runner up was Tonny Muller on 35 points off 14 handicap, he counted out Shane Zangel also on 35 points off 15 handicap.
C Division winner Roderick Kusano who shot 34 points off 18 handicap, he also won the Thornton Trophy. The runner up was Brian Nyakutobwa who shot 33 points off 18 handicap. Brian counted out Si Mukonoweshuro also on 33 points off 21 handicap.
The overall winner who wins the two nights bed and breakfast for two at Montclair Hotel and Casino is Amos Zirema with 36 points. This monthly prize is kindly sponsored by Montclair Hotel and Casino represented by William Nyemba and Brian Nyakutobwa. We sincerely thank them for this generous sponsorship, and my usual appeal is that please let us support our sponsors so that they are able to continue helping us in this regard.
NEXT GAME
Our next game is at Country Club, Highlands on Sunday 8th October, 2017. This game is kindly sponsored by Servicor.
If you would like to play and you have not yet put your name down please urgently give your name to Match Secretary Alison Clark on cell 0772318879.
Once again thank you all for supporting our monthly meetings and I look forward to seeing you all at Country Club.
Nomadically Yours
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.