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Australian Nationals

Volume 4 – February 2018

Nomads News Official Newsletter of Nomads Golf Club Perth Western Australia

I was privileged and honoured to be part of the 12-man Australian squad to

participate in the 2018 Royal Nationals in Cape Town, South Africa, played at the

132-year-old Royal Cape Golf Club, making this the oldest golf club in South

Africa. Despite the worst drought in living memory and the prospect of even

more severe but essential water saving measures, the course was in excellent

condition. Players encountered, and were challenged by fast running fairways,

newly refurbished bunkers and firm, smooth, tournament grade greens, to test the

best approach shots and well-read putts. To Ken Walker and his team I tip my hat

and take this opportunity to say a huge thank you for tireless efforts to make the

tournament truly special. From the time of registration to the final flag lowering

and prizegiving everything went off with military precision. Well done, Ken Walker

and his Western Province Nomads team for a fantastic week.

For those interested in stats, 396 players participated in the event and played a

total of 1584 games over 4 days.

During my extended holiday I also managed to join Natal Nomads at Amanzimtoti

for their monthly game. The weather gods were against us and most of the game

was played in the rain. Yours truly still managed a respectable 32 points off a 19

handicap. It felt strange to play a Nomads game during the week and having a

break at the half-way house after 9-holes.

In this month’s issue we are launching a new column, Shooting From The Lip, where

you, the reader of Nomads News gets an opportunity to have your say (and be

heard). Feel free to submit your comments whether positive or negative. You may

remain anonymous if you wish…….only the “Fr”-Editor will know and my lips are

sealed

Until Next Month……………Happy Golfing

“Fr”Editorial” by Fred Meijer

“No man is an island

entire of itself. Each man

is a piece of the

continent, a part of the

Maine. Any man’s death

diminishes me, because I

am involved in mankind.

Therefore never send to

know for whom the bells

tolls; it tolls for thee.”

Next Game……

WANNEROO

8th APRIL‘18 07h00 – 10th Tee

Cost: $55.00 (+ $10

for Raffles &

Draws)

Registration Closes

on Wednesday,

Wednesday 4th April

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HARTFIELD –

01.05.16

Captain’s Corner

Let’s put our hands together to congratulate the four Perth Nomads (Vaughan

Nothnagel, B Anderson, Fred Meijer and Ken Llloyd) on their achievements at the

recently held Royal Nationals played at Royal Cape Golf Club, Cape Town, South

Africa, in extremely dry, warm and windy (thanks to the ever-present South-Easter)

conditions. For the record, the Australian squad was triumphant in (again) bringing

home the International Trophy. Playing 4 rounds of golf in, sometimes, trying

conditions is never easy but the Aussie squad took it all in their stride, scoring a total of

1414 points, averaging 30 points per player, per day. Individual scores for Aussie

Squad, for the week –

1st – Wayne Richardson 127, 2nd Ken Lloyd 124, 3rd Vaughan Nothnagel 123, 4th Fred

Meijer 122, 5th Mark Howard-Brown 121, 6th Ian Ross 118, 7th Kel Herini, joint 8th B

Anderson 116, Anthony Cihkonski 116, 9th Jo Landsberg 115, 10th Barry Schutte 111

and 11th Nel Schoeman 104.

On the home from there was some good scoring at the Kwinana game with two 40-

Pointers being recorded by Johann Herbst (41) and Clint Cowan (40) – well done

gents.

A bit of a let-down was the sudden and unexpected cancelation/postponement of

the much anticipated NvS Challenge Cup event due to last minute pull-outs. Gents,

it would be appreciated if, once you have committed to participate, you diarise the

date (preferably written on a stone tablet) and in the event of you having to pull out

for whatever reason, you take the responsibility to contact a player to fill in on your

behalf. There is always someone who would be willing to step up to the plate to help

out. More on the future of this event further on in this issue of Nomads News.

Last, but not least. A representative from the Black Dog Institute will be at our

Wanneroo game where he/she will be receiving the proceeds of the 2017 Charity

Day event.

That’s All Folks, see you at Wanneroo, April 8th

Hector

SHOOTING FROM THE LIP………..

A new column being launched this month creates an opportunity for you to have your say (and be heard), vent your

spleen, have a hissy fit, spit your dummy, positive (or negative) feedback, etc. You may remain anonymous if you wish

– so no names, no packdrill. E-mail your submission to the “Fr”-Editor at fredmeijer05@bigpond.com who will ensure

that all is above board and that no-one is hurt during, what could at times, be confronting reading matter

NvS Challenge Cup Cancelation - The following was received from a very disappointed member -

“I just wanted to express my extreme dissatisfaction at this weekend’s cancelation of the North vs South game due to so many last-minute player cancelations. I understand that we are not always in control of circumstances but seriously this was well advertised, organised and communicated that there really is no excuse. It was also very embarrassing as a member to turn up there today and to be associated with this mess and having to feel that we’d let Wanneroo Golf Club down so badly. Nonetheless the pro was very amicable considering. This can’t be allowed to happen again as this not only disrespectful to fellow members but so damaging to us as a roaming club..”.

Someone else wrote :

“This is very disappointing and frustrating, lots of people seem to have cancel at the last minute, this makes it impossible to organise games like this and give us a bad name with golf club (Wanneroo) when we constantly have to call them to change the number of players and then finally cancelling”

Refer to Pg 16 for an update on the NvS Challenge Cup

PERTH NOMADS – 5TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS

DATES TO DIARISE – DO NOT MISS

OUT ON THIS AUSPICIOUS OCCASION

SATURDAY JUNE 30TH

GALA DINNER – BLU GRILL (WOODLANDS)

SUNDAY JULY 1st

CELEBRATION GAME - WANNEROO

Please keep an eye on your e-mail –

Invitations are on their way.

Contacts

Captain

Hector West

0416 217 434

Vice-Captain

David Bartlett

0416 305 624

Junior Vice-Captain / PRO /

Editor – Nomads News

Fred Meijer

0432 083 040

Secretary

Robert Younghusband

0400 304 773

Match Secretary / Venue

Co-Ordinator

Neville Walker

0421 830 960

Treasurer

Alistair Beattie

0437 516 246

Membership Officer

B Anderson

0415 596 216

Equipment Officer

Garth Ellis

0420 866 146

Captain 2017 / Sponsorship

Officer

Ken Lloyd

0437 602 004

Digital Media

Craig Le Roux

0430 656 740

Furtherment of Golf

Vaughan Nothnagel

0400 933 527

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

KWINANA

11 MARCH 2018

By Neville Walker

TURN-OUT

NOMADS : 26

PROSPECTIVE: 3

SPONSORS:

GUESTS: 2

TOTAL: 31

By

RR

NAME H/CAP DIV PTS 2-BALL

NAME H/CAP

DIV PTS 2-BALL

4-BALL

C Le Roux 7 A 30 60 N Currin 18 B 31 52 112

M Le Roux (P) 21 C 30 L Render (G) 19 C 21

E Arnold 23 C 30 59 A Briglia (P) 19 C 33 61 120

F Du Toit (G) 19 C 29 GHOST 28

D Bartlett 16 B 28 57 D Lavarack 16 B 23 50 107

N Stevens 18 B 29 D Sheppard 16 B 27

H West 21 C 29 52 C Cowan 9 A 40 69 121

A Dugmore 10 A 23 B Younghusband 22 C 29

T Larkan 24 C 31 58 C Murray 15 B 26 57 115

H Blom 10 A 27 K Von Weichardt 21 C 31

C Athienides 17 B 27 56 G Ellis 15 B 24 56 112

C vd Westhuizen 16 B 29 W Fullarton 13 A 32

R Van Straaten 24 C 28 57 H Junkin 24 C 26 57 114

J Viljoen 20 C 29 W Bond 13 A 31

I Higley 24 C 32 68 J Herbst 12 A 41 72 140

W McCosh 17 B 36 S Muller (P) 18 B 31

.

●

WINNER’S

PODIUM

COURSE: KWINANA – 11TH MARCH 2018

A-Division (Handicap 1>13) Sponsored by: Global Computers – Craig Le Roux

Winner J Herbst H/Cap 12 Pts 41

Runner-Up C Cowan H/Cap 9 Pts 40

B-Division (Handicap 14>18) Sponsored by: Daytone Printing – Chris Packham

Winner W McCosh H/Cap 17 Pts 36

Runner-Up W Fullarton H/Cap 13 Pts 32

C-Division (Handicap 19>24) Sponsored by: Studio B Manufacturing Jewellers – ‘B’ Anderson

Winner I Higley H/Cap 24 Pts 32

Runner-Up K Von Weichardt H/Cap 21 Pts 31

Best 4-Ball

Sponsored by: Peel Golf Centre – Barry Price 140 Pts

I Higley

J Herbst

S Muller

W McCosh

Best Pair

Sponsored by: Kennect / KWV Wines – Dave Twycross & Ken Lloyd 72 Pts

J Herbst

S Muller

Best Guest Sponsored by: Nomads Golf Club-Perth

A Briglai H/Cap 19 Pts 32

Captain’s Prize Sponsored by Captain Hector West

C Van Der Westhuizen H/Cap 16 Pts 29

Nearest-The-Pin Sponsored by: Blu Grill (Woodlands) – Alinta

J Herbst 3rd

S Muller 6th

W McCosh 14th

W Bond 16th

Two-Clubs / Birdies / Eagles

C Cowan N Stevens D Sheppard (Eagle) D Bartlett N Currin C Le Roux W Fullarton W Bond

C Van Der Westhizen J Herbst

Drawn Fours:

Sponsored by: Seed Equity Group – Darren Weatherby-Blythe

Pts

C Cowan D Sheppard W Fullarton ??????

125

Card Draw: B Younghusband, A Dugmore, J Viljoen, C Murray Cash Draw: $80 H Junkin $50 S Muller $30 N Stevens

And last, but not least……….………………………”THE CRYING TOWEL”

Dave Lavarack Handicap: 16 Points: 23

BIRTHDAY BOOK MARCH APRIL

1st Neill Stevens 8th Jeff White

9th Jose Lopes 10th Ken Lloyd

13th Wayne Fullarton 11th Manie Bekker

13th Carel Van Der Westhuizen 13th Russell Saunders

13th Dreyer Loubser 16th Roger Lewis

16th Ashley Dugmore 20th B Anderson

22nd Jan Ferreira 25th Neil Currin

27th Wayne Bond

29th Gary Wilmot

Many Happy Returns and May your Drive’s go Straight and Your Putts Drop

●

2018 Peter

Thomson

Knock-Out

Competition

The following matches have been drawn to play at Wanneroo on Sunday April 8th

H JUNKIN / S NICOLAY vs C ATHIENIDES / A BEATTIE

R YOUNGHUSBAND / D BARTLETT vs K VON WEICHARDT / C PACKHAM

W BOND / A DUGMORE vs K LLOYD / S MARITZ

THE BALANCE OF THE 1st ROUND MATCHES WILL BE PLAYED AT HARTFIELD ON MAY 6TH

PLEASE ENSURE YOU REGISTER FOR THIS GAME. IN THE EVENT OF NON-REGISTRATION BY YOU OR YOUR PARTNER WILL RESULT IN YOUR MATCH BEING FORFEITED TO THE OPPOSITION AND YOUR TEAM WILL BE INCLUDED INTO THE PLATE EVENT

Fred Meijer & Ian Higley Johan Viljoen & Roy Van Straaten

Howard Junkin & Steve Nicolay Cris Athienides & Alastair Beattie

Bob Younhusband & David Bartlett Johann Herbst & Manie Bekker

Wayne Bond & Ashley Dugmore Garth Ellis & Wayne McCosh

Hector West & Vaughan Nothnagel Ken Lloyd & Steve Maritz

Jeff White & B Anderson Craig Le Roux & Ricky Stauch

Kevin Von Weichardt & Chris Packham Warwick Smith & Ernie Arnold

Paul Connell & Brian Middleton

Programme of Play

ROUND NOMINATED MONTHLY GAMES

Round 1 8th April – Wanneroo & 6th May - Hartfield

Round 2 & Round 1 of the Plate Comp)

10th June – Carramar

Round 3 – Quarter-Final

5th August – Araluen

Round 4 – Semi-Final 7th October – Royal Fremantle

Final (Cup & Plate) 2nd December – TBA

PLEASE NOTE – RND 1 WILL BE PLAYED OVER 2 MONTHS – 8TH APRIL & 6TH MAY

Remember, this is a FUN competition, so let’s all play it in good spirit

2018 Fixtures

2019 Fixtures

DATE / TEE-TIME COURSE DISTANCE FROM PERTH CBD

APRIL 8TH

07h00 – 10th Tee

WANNEROO

NORTH

MAY 6TH

HARTFIELD CENTRAL

JUNE 10TH

CARRAMAR NORTH

JUNE 30TH

5th Anniversary Gala

Dinner

BLU GRILL

RESTAURANT

JULY 1ST

5TH Anniversary Game

WANNEROO

AUGUST 5TH

ARALUEN INLAND

SEPTEMBER 9TH

KENNEDY BAY SOUTH

OCTOBER 7TH

ROYAL FREMANTLE CENTRAL

OCTOBER 12th > 14TH 10th AUSTRALIAN

NATIONALS – NOOSA

SPRINGS

SUNSINE COAST -

BRISBANE

NOVEMBER 4TH

GOSNELLS CENTRAL

November 11th SECRET HARBOUR

2018 CHARITY DAY

SOUTH

DECEMBER 2nd 2018 MOSMAN

PARK Gold Cup Day

Peter Thomson Finals

/ AGM

CENTRAL

We have cast our net far, wide and deep but have

unfortunately come up empty handed. Some of the courses

we approached can either not accommodate the number of

players expected, do not have suitable facilities, etc., etc. so

Mosman Park it is.

Welcome to

our NEW

Sponsor –

KWV Wines

We have the pleasure of announcing a new sponsor.

Dave Twycross, of KWV Wines and Sydney North Nomads has

generously agreed to sponsor Nomads Perth with 4 bottles of KWV

wines for our monthly games in 2018. He has also agreed that for every

case purchased by a Nomad, he will donate a bottle of wine to the

2018 Perth Charity day prize table.

The KWV wine range has all the classics; Rooderberg, Chenin Blanc,

Chardonnay, Shiraz Rose, Shiraz and of course Pinotage.

KWV’s 5, 10 , 15 and 20-year old Brandy, KWV Ports, and last but not

least KWV Van Der Hum is also available.

Dave is offering a special to all Nomads the KWV Classic Collection at

$144.00 per case of 12, which includes delivery to your door. We will try

and accommodate special orders of split cases as per stock

availability (6x2). To place your order please contact

Ken Lloyd (kenlloyd9@bigpond.com ) MOB 0437 602 004

INTO THE

LOOKING

GLASS……

THE 2018 SEED EQUITY GROUP – NOMADS

GOLF CLUB-PERTH CHARITY DAY

Sunday, November 11th – Secret Harbour Golf Club

North vs South Challenge Cup 2018 REDUCED TO 1 ROUND ONLY TO BE PLAYED IN SEPTEMBER

(see Pg.16 for further information)

“7-CLUB” EVENT – Something New!! – WATCH THIS SPACE

Our two young-at-heart (but chronologically challenged) Messrs Gus Augustus and Neville Walker have decided to have some fun and to challenge all Perth Nomads to participate in a ’7-Club’ Competition. All normal rules of play at a Nomads monthly meeting will apply

but, you will be allowed to carry only 7 clubs in your bag. Choose carefully (and smartly!!)

10th Australian Nomads Nationals – NOOSA SPRINGS, 12>14 October 2018

The 10th Australian Nomads Nationals will be played at Noosa Springs, 2hrs North of Brisbane on the Sunshine Coast over the weekend 12 to 14 October 2018 – See Pg. 15.

103 Pinjarra Road, Mandurah WA 6210

Telephone (08) 9586 9633

NOMADS APARREL

By Garth Ellis

I have stock of the following. (If there is anything else you may be

after, come and talk to me so I can see what can be done)

Caps & Hats (floppy) – Have you mislaid, lost or wish to purchase a

spare? –

Shirts – Is your golf shirt starting to look a bit worn or just wanting

another shirt? – Socks – I’m sure that your socks have taken strain. –

New Stock in store Now!

Nomad Belts – Has your girth increased or decreased? – I may just

have the right size for you.

Jackets – Short Sleeved (reversible) – Stock up now for Autumn!....You

may l want to invest in a warm jacket. These come with the Nomads

Logo and your name embroidered.

Scorecard Holders – Keep your scorecard tidy and dry.

GOLF QUIPS

golf.ing, a duffer’s dictionary by Henry Beard & Roy McKie,

continued……..

stance – The placement of a player’s feet in relation to the ball and

the target line in the brief period just prior to the beginning of the

swing while they are still positioned inside his shoes.

stimpmeter – Device used to measure the speed of the greens on a

golf course. Similar instruments include the hackometer, which

computes the length of the rough; the inertial slomoscope, which

assesses the speed of play; the gas chromograph, which rates the

digestibility of the food in the halfway house; gougeguage, which

calculates the mark-up of the prices in the pro-shop; and the

asshologram, which appraises the unpleasantness of the club

members.

streak – A score of pat on two consecutive holes, or one birdie in a

row.

stroke – Any forward motion of the club that is made with the intention

of hitting the ball and is observed by another golfer.

sudden death – Term for the situation that exists when a match is tied

at the end of 18 holes and the player who feels the least amount of

confidence in the outcome of a playoff suddenly remembers the

death, earlier in the day, of a beloved aunt.

sweet spot – The specific place that produces maximum accuracy

and power and a solid feeling of perfect contact when a ball id

struck. This point varies from club to club, but generally speaking it’s in

the dead centre of the “bland belt” which is very near the “rotten

region”, in the middle of the “lousy area”, and surrounded by the

“loathsome zone”.

swing key – A simple thought, concept, or idea that improves a

player’s swing for more than 15 minutes or a minimum of three holes.

swingweight – A measurement of the relationship between the weight

of the clubhead and the weight of the shaft used to indicate the

“feel” of the club. A separate pair of measurements evaluates the

shaft’s ability to communicate a finger-stinging shock when an iron is

sharply topped on a cold day (stingweight) and the ease with which

the club can be thrown (flingweight)

10th Australian Nomads Nationals

NOOSA SPRINGS, 12>14 October 2018

The 10th Australian Nomads Nationals will be played at Noosa Springs, 2hrs North of Brisbane on the Sunshine Coast over the weekend 12 to 14 October 2018. Nomads Perth had great representation at the 2017 Nationals at Kooindah Waters and we would like to attempt an even better response for the 2018 event. At the time of going to print with this edition of Nomads News, we have already had requests from members to add them to the list of interested parties. (see below) . If your name does not appear on the list and you are seriously contemplating attending the 10th Australian Nationals in October 2018, contact Fred Meijer at 0432 083 040 – fredmeijer05@bigpond.com or Ken Lloyd at 0437 602 004 – kenlloyd9@bigpond.com - PS. Ken Lloyd and Fred Meijer, having done such sterling work for the 2017 Nationals, have been “appointed” as “Tournament Co-ordinators” for Perth. – Between these two ALL arrangements will be communicated to interested parties. We have it on good authority that they may even be in a position to arrange a bulk booking for flights to and from Brisbane, saving you money, putting you first.

Ken Lloyd Fred Meijer Vaughan Nothnagel B Anderson

David Bartlett Bob Younghusband Hector West Christiano Athienides

Ernie Arnold Darren Weatherby-

Blythe

Steve Maritz Garth Ellis

Dreyer Loubser Hennie Blom Carel vd Westhuizen Warwick Smith

Gus Augustus Brad Davey Martin Lea Simon Timpano

Greg Nairn Neil Currin Dave Lavarack Ashley Dugmore

Cliff Wilson Wayne Bond Dave Sheppard

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

It was indeed disappointing to, upon our return from South Africa, that, due to far too many last-

minute pull-outs to have to take a decision to postpone the event to a later date. We can

assure you that this will be the absolute last time that something like this happens. Ken, Cris,

David and Fred are, needless to say, devastated, having spent many hours of planning and

preparing the event and then, at the death having to cancel. Embarrassing to say the least. Not

only to the Nomads Brand but also for Wanneroo Golf Club, having to turn way guests and

returning unused golf carts which they had to borrow to accommodate us on the day.

The event is now being rescheduled to be played in September (date to be advised) at

Mandurah Golf Club. In the event of a draw, another game will be played at a central location

to decide a winner.

In addition, expressions of interest will again be circulated and if you are picked to play, you will

be held responsible for costs incurred if you withdraw at any stage prior to the event.

Further communication in this regard will be made available as soon as a date has been locked

in.

Kind Regards

Captain (North) Ken Lloyd Captain (South) Fred Meijer

Vice-Captain Cristiano Athienides Vice-Captain: David Bartlett