CAPTAIN’S NEWSLETTER – 14/04/15

                   GAME4: WARREN HILLS GOLF CLUB -8^th MARCH 2015         

Greetings fellow Nomads

We had a good field of 133 players with 2 prospectives, 4 guests, no absenteeism .Thank you all for your support and commitment. We were also  privileged to be joined by  the National Vice Chairman ,Raymond Mlotshwa, Nationals Co-coordinator for 2015, Chippy Chapaner and Matabeland Captain Chenge Chivonivoni. 

Our sincere thanks to the President of Warren Hills Golf Club, Aaron Nhepera and the Vice Captain Julius Nenzou, Members and staff of Warren Hills were all prepared for us, thank you for the use of your course and facilities; it is appreciated by all of us at Nomads. Below is the average score per division for the day.                      

MONTHLY GAME SPONSORS

The following are sponsors that have sponsored a game .Please support them as they support us.

Our National Sponsor Hyundai has come on board on our monthly games in a big way.

They have come up with a prize winner for the Best Overall Stapleford winner across all divisions. The winner gets to test drive one of Hyundai Showroom vehicles .Vehicle is picked up on a Monday with a full tank and returned on the Friday .The winner at the Warren Game was Denis Tapson. Congratulations Denis.

Our National Sponsor Delta has also come on board on our monthly games by offering a six pack of Golden Pilsner and a raffle of a case of Golden Pilsner.  Our Sponsors to date are:

• Garikai Bera and Pride Masamba
• Kutaura Enterprises and Walk Tall
• Desmond Matete and Agrippa Mugwagwa
• Health International
• Freight World.
• Delta
• Hyundai

Warren Hills outing was sponsored by Freight World represented by Ben Mukandi and Felix Nyaruwanga. Thank you for your support and your commitment to Nomads gentlemen.

We were also privileged to be joined by the following ladies: - Zona Peters and Pearl .Thank you for gracing our day.

To our starters Gregg Pozzo and Rod Bennet, thank you for your time and effort.

To Simon Gambiza, thank you for your excellent fines session.

Mike Monson, thank you for your donation of bottled water for the golfers.

Simon Rick, thank you for taking those beautiful photos on the day .It’s all appreciated by all of us.

Our Nomads ladies we cannot thank you enough, well done for all your hard work and effort, Alison Clark, Lyn Tapson, Nicky Rick and Madeline Sly.

SICK LIST

Currently on the sick list are the following:-

Roy Waterworth, Greg Pozzo, Vusani Bhasera, Lyall Wittstock, Max Karombo, Simon Rick and John Twiggs

Please come forward and advise me if you know of any Nomad that is sick so that l can include them on the sick list. Our thoughts and prayers are with all the Nomads that are on the sick list.

AWARDS

The following awards were presented at Warren Hills Golf Club:-

Cedric Brian Jonker’s Highlights

$1Ø  Joined Nomads in 1985, proposed by Eric Windell.

$1Ø  To date total number of games 344

$1Ø  Mashonaland Captain 1998

$1Ø  National Coordinator 2007

$1Ø  National Chairman 2004/5

Cedric congratulations on achieving a 30 year tie.

Congratulation again on your hole in one on the 16^th at Warren Hills, indeed this was a special day for you.

INDUCTION

Chakanyuka Nziradzemhuka was born on the 8^th July 1983 and was proposed by David Chirenje and seconded by Stanley Kasirowore .He is a Fund Manager for National Social Security Authority, (NSSA) He is a member of Chapman Golf Club and plays off a handicap of 20. Chaka is married to Dadirai and they have one child. Chaka, welcome to this esteem golf club, congratulations. .

EARLY LEAVERS

Please note that early leavers’ fee has been reduced to $5.00. We keep a register for all early leavers; remember prize giving is part of the game.

The following were early leavers at Warren Hills Golf Club.

Des Matete, Victor Nkomo, Mark Brackley, Martin Pretorius, Steve Terera, Richard Mufuka, Garikai Bera, Keith Smith, Mike Linforth, Matt Linforth, Ben Manyenyeni, Misheck Manyumwa, Ray Van Eyssen, Cleopas Mujaranji, David Chirenje and Raymond Munyaka

GARY PLAYER

This prestige tournament kicked off at Warren Hills.  We have a total of 50 teams that are competing. We will update on the results in my next newsletter.

ZIMBABWE NATIONALS

The entries for Zimbabwe Nationals have been extended to 31 March 2015. We have 60 Mashonas that will take part in our Nationals in Bulawayo .Thank you for your support gentlemen.

BIRTHDAYS

The following Nomads celebrated their birthdays in the month of March and April 2015. Congratulations gentlemen, we wish them many more years of good health and success.

Congratulations to Bryan and Angela McNeilage on the birth of their daughter Isla Michelle who was born on the 17^th of March 2015.

If you invite a guest, advise him of our standard of dress, I know l would feel embarrassed if l was a guest dressed casually and saw all those penguins wandering around .On the subject of guests, don’t forget you can only invite if you have been a member of more than 1 year and can only invite 2 guests per year.

My sincere thanks to the ladies, Alison, Nicky and Madeline and all the Nomads that volunteered their services to work at the Zimbabwe Open 2015 at Royal Harare. It was an honour to spend a bit of time over a drink with the winner of the Golden Pilsner, Zimbabwe Open 2015, Dean Burmester in the Nomads tent, well done guys. 

 Our next game is at the Brooke, afternoon tee off on the 26^th April 2015.

Yours Nomadically

Dumi Mabhena

Captain - Mashonaland Nomads

Mobile : 0772 213 893.