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THE NOMADS CREED:
The words we have taken for our creed are printed in the renowned extract from the Meditations of John Donne (1573-1631):
''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'.
CURRENT NEWS
New proposed Gauteng shirt:
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Nomads 50th Anniversary Commemorative Book:
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- Click to view OMIPSA Flyer:
- Click to view AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF NOMADS:
- Provide an opportunity for persons of all walks of life to meet one another at least once a month, to play a game of golf and to make new and cement old friendships.
- To encourage, promote, foster and support the game of golf.
- To generate funds for distribution to charitable causes and assist those persons, regardless of race, colour or creed, in a less fortunate position than ourselves.
Founder Club |
NAME: |
GAUTENG
(Formerly TRANSVAAL) |
FOUNDED: |
April 1960 |
| COLOURS: |
Shirt: White
Trousers: Red |
| FOUNDER MEMBERS: |
106 |
| CURRENT MEMBERSHIP: |
221 |
A BRIEF HISTORY In late 1959 Mike Florance, having been a member of a fraternity of golfers who met and played once a month, they called themselves NUMIC or ‘Follow the Sun’ as the majority of the players were employed in the mining industry. Mike Florance with the approval of his fellow players formed a golfing club based on the concept under which they were already playing which was to be known as ‘NOMADS’ as the club would not have any actual club premises but would approach various golf clubs requesting the use of their facilities to play their monthly games. In April 1960 the ‘Nomads’ club was established. Mike Florance wrote the constitution & the rules of play for the club. The scoring system to be adopted for the monthly games was to be medal stableford. This method of scoring requires the player to play the course excluding ones official handicap. The points scores being as follows:- Eagle 4 points, Birdie 3 points, Par 2 points and one over 1 point if unable to score the player should pick up his ball. When the round was complete the points scored are tallied & the players handicap is added or subtracted to arrive at ones total. The club was named ‘Transvaal Nomads’ the playing colours of white shirt & red trousers as it is still currently. There were 106 founder members at its inception. The first game was scheduled to be played at Irene but was unfortunately washed out as was the second game to be played at Parkview. The concept of the Nomads spread down to Natal & under the sponsorship of the Transvaal club the ‘Natal Nomads’ club was established in 1963. Because of the rivalry between the two provinces an annual tournament was conceived called the ‘Langham-Edward’ trophy. This tournament was to be played in Durban on the first weekend of July, coinciding with the Durban July. This was to ease the necessity of the gamblers making two trips to Durban. Subsequently 10 more clubs have been established in South Africa and internationally, three clubs in Zimbabwe and, clubs in Botswana, New Zealand and Australia. | |
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The Club Newsletter, Inside Right, is now available online!
Click on the pic below, or see the link on the menu. |
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2010 CLUB CAPTAIN: |
Pat Gaffney |
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CAPTAINS: |
1965 |
LUDIE LUDEMAN |
1966 |
BILL WILSON |
1967 |
GERRY CONACHER |
1968 |
TOMMY FORSTER |
1969 |
PAT McGURK |
1970 |
HENRY VAN DEN HOOGEN |
1971 |
KEN McKENZIE |
1972 |
JOHN COULSON |
1973 |
ARTHUR COX |
1974 |
FRED BRUTON |
1975 |
DUDLEY FOADEN |
1976 |
CARL WENTZEL |
1977 |
BOBBY MERCADO |
1978 |
DERRICK MOSTERT |
1979 |
MIKE STEVENSON |
1980 |
KENNETH BLAKE |
1981 |
DERRICK TRANSELL |
1982 |
FRED SMIT |
1983 |
FRANK ROOS |
1984 |
ALEC SAUNDERS |
1985 |
RAY PARSONS |
1986 |
BRIAN CUSINS |
1987 |
EBEN NEL |
1988 |
RICHARD MOORE |
1989 |
DOUG WATSON |
1990 |
SIDNEY GREEN |
1991 |
PAUL McCASKIE |
1992 |
PETER VAN DER BYL |
1993 |
JIMMY LITTLEWOOD |
1994 |
PETER CLAYTON |
1995 |
BRIAN BURNS |
1996 |
STEVE SHERWOOD |
1997 |
BRIAN BOLTON |
1998 |
BUTCH HINDMAN |
1999 |
CYRIL FERRAR |
2000 |
PETER KIRCHMANN |
2001 |
RAY LOURENS |
2002 |
RAY GERMS |
2003 |
LARRY BREDENKAMP |
2004 |
GLEN DALTON |
2005 |
NIC DU TOIT |
2006 |
BRIAN COETZEE |
2007 |
JEROME DAVIS |
2008 |
BYRON PRICE |
2009 |
MIKE GAHAGAN |
2010 |
PAT GAFFNEY |
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NATIONAL CHAIRMEN: |
Transvaal/Gauteng Club
In normal circumstances a member can only be a captain of his club or be elected to be National Chairman once. Our first National chairman of Nomads served two terms before the constitution was modified to its present specification. Being National Chairman is the highest office to which a Nomad may be elected to serve. |
1967-68 |
ANTHONY HANDLEY |
1968-69 |
ANTHONY HANDLEY |
1969-70 |
BILL WILSON |
1973-74 |
KEN MCKENZIE |
1976-77 |
ARTHUR COX |
1985-86 |
DERRICK TRANSELL |
1987-88 |
ALEC SAUNDERS |
1992-93 |
BRIAN CUSINS |
1999-2000 |
DOUG WATSON |
2007-08 |
GLEN DALTON |
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NATIONAL CO-ORDINATORS: |
1966 |
MIKE FLORANCE |
1973 |
JOHN COULSON/FRED SMIT |
1979 |
ARTHUR COX |
1986 |
RAY PARSONS |
1995 |
DOUG WATSON |
2006 |
BRIAN BURNS |
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NATIONAL TOURNAMENTS: |
YEAR |
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1966 |
KYALAMI |
1973 |
RANDPARK |
1979 |
WANDERERS |
1986 |
WANDERERS |
1995 |
ROYAL JOHANNESBURG |
2006 |
RANDPARK |
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HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS: |
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ARTHUR COX |
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ANDREW MENTIS |
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GARY PLAYER |
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DOUG WATSON |
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ALEC SAUNDERS |
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BRIAN CUSINS |
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HONORARY MEMBERS: |
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KENNETH BLAKE |
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BRIAN BURNS |
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BRIAN CUSINS |
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DICKIE DIXON |
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JERRY JONAS |
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PAT McGURK |
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DAVID MILTON |
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FRANK O'NEILL |
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GLEN DALTON |
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CURRENT FOUNDER MEMBERS: |
TRANSVAAL
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ANDREW MENTIS |
/GAUTENG |
GARY PLAYER |
WESTERN PROVINCE |
ARTHUR FERNEYHOUGH |
EASTERNS |
BILL WILSON |
SOUTHERN NATAL |
JACK MATTHEWS |
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