CAPTAIN’S NEWSLETTER
ROYAL GAME – 14th January 2018

Dear Fellow Nomads,

Many thanks to you all for your continued support at our monthly games.We had a total of 140 players, 1 prospective, 6 guests and unfortunately 1 no show, gentlemen please if you invite a guest it is your responsibility to inform them of their tee off time and to meet them at the check in table so that they get checked in properly by the ladies, if your guest cant make it to the game please inform the match secretary Alison Clark before the game so that she can allocate the place to someone else. We thank you all for playing and attending prize giving which shows your support and respect for our sponsors.
Monthly Sponsor

Garikai Bera and Pride Masamba were our Sponsors for this game, thank both.

Nomads Mashonaland would like to sincerely thank them both for their generous sponsorship, particularly so given the prevailing economic challenges in Zimbabwe and as usual we urge our members to please support them as they support us. Gentlemen if you or your company would like to sponsor a monthly game please speak to Enock Moyo.
We would also like to thank our Platinum sponsors ZOL, Golden Pilsner and Glenbrynth, please kindly support them as they support us.

Royal Harare Golf Club

Thank you to the Captain of Royal, Caleb Tapfuma, his Vice Captain Dumi Mabhena and to the Royal Harare manager Ian Mathieson and all his staff for all all their hard work that they have put into Royal Harare. I am sure you will all agree with me that the course was in superb condition and that we all had enjoyable day.

Thank You’s.

The check in table was as usual ably manned by our Nomads Ladies Alison, Lyn and Judy. We sincerely thank them for all their hard work in getting us through the table and making sure that all scores are captured correctly and that the prizes sheet is finished on time.
Thank you very much for your time and patience, we are forever very grateful for what you do for Nomads.

We were also honoured to be joined by the following ladies Pearl Muller, Bev Holmes, Colleen Morgan, Darmikha Parmar, Shirley and Natasha Jonker. Thank you ladies for kindly gracing our day with your presence.

Many thanks for our starters on the day Honorary Life Member Greg Pozzo, Honarary Member Gordon Mackenzie and Rod Bennett, gentlemen thank you for giving up your Sunday to be with us and we appreciate your contribution to Nomads.

To the Midland Nomads who played on the day thank you for your support, gentlemen should you travel to Midlands or Matabeleland for business why don’t you try and arrange it so that you can play in one of their monthly games I am sure that they would be most greatful for the support.

It was also a pleasure to see Kiran Chouhan, thank you Kiran.
Fines Session

Thank you to Mark Ruck for doing a sterling job with the fines session. We are always looking for some new fines masters so please if you want to do a fines session at one of our monthly games speak to Shane Zangel.

Gary Player & Website

Entries forms for Gary Player have been sent out to you all and Richard Morgan has already had quite a number of teams enter. Kindly note that the cut off date for entries is the 11th of February at our Ruwa game.

Gentlemen a reminder to please utilise our website www.zimbabwenomads.co.zw all results, news, handicaps and the various gold cup qualifications can been seen on the website, Richard Morgan does a splendid job in running the website. We also have a facebook page Nomads Mashonaland please feel free to tag us in any of your pictures that you take at our monthly games.
Awards

Congratulations to the following Nomads who got their awards at
Royal:-

Peter Nyamadzawo 10 Year Tie
Ray Wright 15 Year Tie

Silver Trays

Stan Hatendi 41 Points at Wingate
Ottis Masinare 40 Points at Gold Cup
Nyasha Chinhara 43 Points at Gold Cup

Notices

-NEXT GAME- Ruwa 11th February 2018 am game.

-NOMADS HOUSE BAR- Nomads House Bar will still be open from 4:30pm till late every last Friday of the month. A swipe machine will be made available to facilitate this initiative. The Barman Honorary Member Gordon Mackenzie is looking forward to welcoming you, your wives, families and friends.

As usual we look forward to your support.
-Zimbabwe Nationals- 28th April – 1st May will be held at Borrowdale Brooke. Entry forms have been sent out, the cut off date is the 1st March 2018 so please send your forms and proof of payment for the entry fee to Past Captain Clever Chikwari at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Francis Bwanya and his team are doing a tremendous job and I am sure that this will be an excellent Nationals.

-AWAY GAME 1- Our first away game is scheduled for 25th February 2017 at Marondera Golf Club so please diarize and support bearing in mind that you get some points which are used for selection to Nationals whenever the qualification system is used.

Royal Game Results

All the results are now on our Nomads Website www.zimbabwenomads.co.zw click on Mashonaland and then click on news. Congratulations to all the winners but special mention goes to the division winners-

A Division - 38 points off 7 handicap Declin Kumse
B Division - 39 points off 14 handicap Peter Nyamadzawo
C Division - 37 points off 19 handicap His Worship The Mayor of Harare Ben Manyenyeni

Best Gross – 32 Gross Points off a 1 Handicap Mark Ruck
Well played gentlemen.

Unfortunately our Vice Captain Theo Kumalo started his term in office by being in the worst playing fourball along with Rodney Kiwa, Garikai Bera and Dumi Mabhena. Don’t worry Theo things can only get better!!!

Thank you all once again for supporting our monthly meeting and we look forward to seeing you at our next game at Ruwa on the 11th of February.

Julian Borcherds
Captain 2018
Nomads Mashonaland
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Nomads Creed

No Man is an Island entire of itself
Every man if 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