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CONTENTS

FR"EDITORIAL

CAPTAIN’S CORNER

RESULTS

GIVE ‘N TAKE

BIRTHDAYS

FIXTURES

RULES CORNER

HANDICAPPER’S RANTINGS

SPONSORSHIP

GOLF QUIPS

PHOTO GALLERY

JUNE 2017

Upcoming Games

and Events

• Next Game

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01.05.16

* Upcoming Events

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Masters-Baldivis –

19.06.16

Australian Nationals

Volume 3 – June 2017

Nomads News Official Newsletter of Nomads Golf Club - Perth - Western Australia

Writing this article whilst watching the US Open I overheard the quirky term “fescue”. First I

thought they were sneezing but then I realised they were referring to the long grass off the

fairways. Anyway, as Google is my best friend, I looked up the meaning of the word

‘fescue’. “Any grass of the genus Festuca, some species which are cultivated for pasture of

lawn. 2. A pointer, as a straw or slender stick, used to point out the letters in teaching

children to read”. (Origin – Latin “festuca” or Middle English “fescue”.) That sort-of satisfied

my curiosity but why go to the extent of calling it a fancy name? To me, and many of my

fellow golfers it is what it is, tall grass which, if at all possible, should be avoided at all times.

Most of us will, at some point during a round of golf, find ourselves in an unenviable place on

the course but we just take it in our stride. Sometimes we end up in locations where

Elephants go to die (ask Chris Athienides), or we meet up with a Kangaroo just going about

its day – scaring the living daylights out of us (ask Garth Ellis) or meeting a LBS (long brown

snake) crossing our path when nature calls.(ask me about this one) – immediate “stage-

fright” and wait for the clubhouse. – So, a little bit of tall grass is certainly not that much of a

challenge – take an unplayable lie and get on with it.

Records are meant to be broken and this was again the case at Carramar where 53

players took on, most for the 1st time, a little known gem of a course. Yes, it took some of us

about an 1½ hr to get there but nevertheless a great course to keep on our ‘to play’ list.

If you haven’t had the chance to take a peek at our updated Website and Facebook page,

do yourself a favour and go and take a look. You will be surprised at the content and the

wealth of information available at the touch of a button.

Until Next Month.......................

“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……

HILLVIEW

2ND JULY ‘17

Registration Closes

on Wednesday,

28th June 2017

CAPTAIN’S CORNER

Phew, what a month we’ve had.......Firstly a record breaking attendance at Carramar – 53

players in the field. It would have been better if Tim Knox hadn’t hurt himself on the

Saturday prior to the game and the odd no-show on the day. Nevertheless, a record-

breaking attendance.

It was a pleasure welcoming one of our own back into the fold even though it was only for

the weekend. Fabian Baird, one of Perth’s Founder Members, was in town for his buck’s

party and duly took the opportunity to join us for the game. Strange as this may sound,

Fabian, who is now a Sydney South member, played in his Perth kit.

Due to a late morning start, the prizegiving was shortened but nevertheless proved to be

successful with a blanket fine being dished out to each and every player. The highlight of

the evening was the Induction into the Nomads fold of Alex Nicoll and Steve Maritz –

welcome gentlemen, may you stay with us be long, full of great golf and great camaraderie.

With only 5 more matches to play before the Annual General Meeting in December, now is

the time to start thinking of who you would like to see taking over the Junior Vice-Captain’s

portfolio for 2018. This is the only position which is elected by ballot from the floor at the

AGM. It must be noted that this position carries a 4-year commitment as the person elected

will progress to the Vice-Captaincy in the 2nd

year and Captaincy in the 3rd

year and then

serve as Past Captain in the 4th year.

Unfortunately I will not be attending the Hillview match as I will be taking my lovely wife on a

well-deserved honeymoon (and also attending Fabian & Kelly’s wedding) so I will be leaving

Hector to look after the affairs of the Club in my absence.

Ken

Until we meet again at Araluen in August

“Keep it on the short stuff in the middle, it’s easier from there”

Contacts Captain Ken Lloyd 0406 410 639 Vice-Captain Hector West 0416 217 434 Junior Vice-Captain / Prize Officer David Bartlett 0416 305 624 Secretary Robert Younghusband 0400 304 773 Treasurer Alastair Beattie 0437 516 246 PRO & Editor – Nomads News Fred Meijer 0432 083 040 Handicapper / Venue Coordinator / Rules / Match Secretary Neville Walker 08 9284 5567 Assisted by: Michaela Nothnagel Membership Officer ‘B’ Anderson 0415 596 216 Equipment Officer Garth Ellis 0420 866 146 Past-Captain (2016) Vaughan Nothnagel Webmaster – Craig Le Roux 0420 656 740

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

CARRAMAR

11 JUNE ‘17

By Neville Walker

TURN-OUT

NOMADS : 43

VISITING NOMADS: 1

PROSPECTIVES: 7

GUESTS : 2

New Attendance Record : 53

By

03

Name H/Cap Div Pts 2-Ball Name H/Cap Div Pts 2-Ball 4-Ball

H West 24 C 33 64 L Badenhorst (P1) 24 C 32 62 126

B Watson 20 C 31 Ghost 30

D Bartlett 15 B 23 51 E Arnold 23 C 31 65 116

S Maritz (P3) 20 C 28 M Tooby 15 B 34

N Currin 20 C 35 60 J Du Plessis 20 C 28 60 120

A Beattie 20 C 25 K Von Weichardt 22 C 32

V Nothnagel 9 A 35 66 J Viljoen 19 C 33 54 120

A Nicoll (P3) 20 C 31 K Els (G) 12 A 21

C Packham 15 B 35 62 G Nairn 11 A 25 57 119

H Blom (P2) 7 A 27 M Frampton 11 A 32

G Augustus 22 C 32 66 C Athienides 21 C 33 68 134

D Lavarack 16 B 34 R Sutton 20 C 35

W Smith 13 A 26 49 W Bond 12 A 31 68 117

C Cowan 1 A 23 A Avern-Taplin (G) 18 B 37

B Anderson 19 C 36 65 R Stauch 14 B 33 63 128

T Larkan (P1) 20 C 29 Ghost 30

R Younghusband 21 C 34 65 R Saunders 14 B 28 57 122

R Van Straaten (P2) 22 C 31 J Granado 16 B 29

S Nicolay 13 A 30 62 M Lea 9 A 36 69 131

B Davey 7 A 32 S Canham 16 B 33

C vd Westhuizen 14 B 29 51 A Dugmore 11 A 33 70 121

W Fullarton (P1) 13 A 22 P Connell 21 C 37

K Lloyd 8 A 31 61 B Middleton 20 C 33 63 124

F Baird (Visiting Nomad – Sydney Sth)

19 C 30 Ghost 30

F Meijer 24 C 31 62 G Ellis 18 B 43 66 128

I Higley 24 C 31 W McCosh 15 B 23

H Junkin 24 C 36 68 N Reid 15 B 40 77 145

C Murray 14 B 32 C Westcott 16 B 37

.

WINNER’S

PODIUM

●

COURSE: CARRAMAR – 11

TH JUNE 2017

A-Division (Handicap 1>13) – Sponsored by: Kennect – Ken Lloyd

Winner Martin Lea H/Cap 9 Pts 36

Runner-Up Vaughan Nothnagel H/Cap 9 Pts 35

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

Winner Garth Ellis H/Cap 18 Pts 43

Runner-Up Nigel Reid H/Cap 15 Pts 40

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

Winner Paul Connell H/Cap 21 Pts 37

Runner-Up B Anderson H/Cap 19 Pts 36

Best 4-Ball

Sponsored by: Seed Equity Group – Darren Weatherby-Blythe 145 Pts

Nigel Reid

Charles Westcott

Howard Junkin

Chris Murray

Best Pair

Sponsored by: Carbon Footie Solar – Paul Connell 77 Pts

Nigel Reid

Charles Westcott

Best Guest Sponsored by: Peel Golf Centre – Barry Price

Alister Avern-Taplin H/Cap 18 Pts 37

Captain’s Prize Sponsored by Captain Ken Lloyd

Wayne Bond H/Cap 12 Pts 31

Nearest-The-Pin Sponsored by: Blu Grill (Woodlands) – Ryan De Villiers

Vaughan Nothnagel 6th

Hole

Brad Davey 16th

Hole

Two-Clubs / Birdies / Eagles

Kevin Von Weichardt 15th Vaughan Nothnagel 12th Chris Packham 15th Mike Frampton 14th, & 15th Alistair Avern-Taplin 12th Clint Cowan 15th (Eagle) Ricky Stauch 12th B Anderson 9th Russell Saunders 2nd Steve Nicolay 12th Martin Lea 6th, 8th, 14th Brad Davey 10th, 16th Ken Lloyd 14th Brian Middleton 14th Garth Ellis 10th, 16th Chris Murray 6th Charles Westcott 8th, 15th Nigel Reid 5th Card Draw: Hector West, Brad Davey, Howard Junkin, Shaun Canham Meat Raffle: Hector West

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

DAVID BARTLETT Handicap: 15 Points: 23

This month’s GIVE ‘N TAKE

Monthly Adjustments to your

Nomads Handicap, following

the match at CARRAMAR

11TH

JUNE 2017...........

................

NFaNeville having a well deserved Ne

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NAME POINTS + / - OLD NEW

RECEIVING

D Bartlett 23 +2 15 17

A Beattie 25 +2 20 22

C Cowan 23 +2 1 3

W McCosh 23 +2 15 17

G Nairn 25 +2 11 13

W Smith 26 +1 13 14

H Blom 27 +1 7 8

W Fullarton 22 +2 13 15

GIVING

B Anderson 36 -2 19 17

C Athienides 33 -1 21 20

S Canham 33 -1 16 15

P Connell 37 -3 21 18

N Currin 35 -2 20 18

A Dugmore 33 -1 11 10

G Ellis 43 -6 18 12

H Junkin 36 -2 24 22

D Lavarack 34 -1 16 15

M Lea 36 -2 9 7

B Middleton 33 -1 20 19

V Nothnagel 35 -2 9 7

C Packham 35 -2 15 13

N Reid 40 -4 15 11

R Stauch 33 -1 14 13

R Sutton 35 -2 20 18

M Tooby 34 -1 15 14

J Viljoen 33 -1 19 18

H West 33 -1 24 23

C Westcott 37 -3 16 13

R Younghusband 34 -1 21 20

JUNE JULY

6th

Steve Maritz 9th

Rob Sutton

10th

K Els 11th Johan Viljoen

15th

Warwick Smith 12th

Mike Skea

20th

Jevan Christie 17th

Brad Davey

19th

Steve Nicolay

21st Martin Lea

21st Tim Knox

22nd

Vaughan Nothnagel

29th

Mark Tooby

31st David Bartlett

Many Happy Returns and May your Drives go Straight and Your Putts Drop

Work is for people

who don’t know how

to play golf.

2017 Charity

RAFFLE

By Hector West

Charity Day Convenor

NOMADS APPARELL By Garth Ellis

At this early stage of our fundraising efforts, the Charity Day account is currently sitting at $ 7157 and it is thanks to you, guests and sponsors who participated in the Charity Day event. The application for the raffle license is well underway and as soon as this has been Granted we will be making ticket books available which, if all are sold, will add another tidy sum to the overall total. This is where you come into the equation……… grab a book (or 2) and sell, sell, sell. Again, a huge thank you to Paul Connell and his team from Carbon Footie for the donation of a fully installed Solar System, the main prize on offer for the raffle.

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT

Any gemstones, precious and semi-precious, you want to sell?

All transactions confidential where I can find buyers for you.

E-mail Howard Junkin howard6688@gmail.com

ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT

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 Arriving Soon.

Nomad Belts – Has your girth increased or decreased? – I may just have the right size

for you.

Jackets – Short Sleeved (reversible) – Stock up for Winter....You may l want to invest

in a warm jacket. These come with the Nomads Logo and (if you wish) your name

embroidered.

Scorecard Holders – Keep your scorecard tidy and dry.

2017 Fixtures

DATE / TEE-TIME COURSE DISTANCE FROM PERTH CBD

July 2nd

07h15 HILLVIEW CENTRAL

18.6km from CBD

August 6th

TBA

ARALUEN EAST

36.1km from CBD

August 10h00 – 2Tee Start

MANDURAH CC

Round 1

North vs South

SOR

September 10th

TBA

KENNEDY BAY SOUTH

51.6km from CBD

October 8th

TBA

ROYAL FREMANTLE CENTRAL

13.5km from CBD

October 20th >

22nd

KOOINDAH WATERS

2017 AUSTRALIAN

NATIONALS

SYDNEY

November 5th

11H45 GOSNELLS CENTRAL

24.4km from CBD

December 3rd

TBA

MOSMAN PARK

GOLD CUP / PETER

THOMSON FINALS /

AGM

CENTRAL

8km from CBD

RULES

CORNER by Neville Walker

This month I would like to cover a sometimes confusing topic on the process of becoming

a Nomad.

For those wanting to explain the process of becoming a Nomad Member to guests, this

article explains it to the best of my abilities and ensures that we are all on the same

page.

Timetable for Entry into Nomads

Stage 1 – *Trial Period Game 1 (Guest) Plays as Guest of Nomad Member

(If the Application Form, available on our Website, is completed and submitted at this stage, Game 1A (Guest) falls away.

Game 1A (Guest) Entered in Draw with a Committee Member *Multiple games before Application can count as 1st game as Prospective.

Stage 2 Complete Application Form, submit and pay Joining Fee Stage 3 Application is approved at Committee Meeting with Proposer, Seconded and so recorded Stage 4 Game 2 (Prospective 1) Plays 1st Game as Prospective Member with a Committee Member Game 3 (Prospective 2) Plays 2nd Game as Prospective Member with another Committee Member Stage 5 Prospective Member pays Pro-Rata Subs Stage 6 Game 4 (Prospective 3) Plays 3rd Game with another Committee Member or in General Draw Stage 7 The Prospective Member is Inducted following 3rd Game as Prospective Member and becomes a fully accredited Nomad

Handicapper’s

“Rantings”–

By Neville Walker

As I have been away on a well deserved break since before the Charity Day event, I

am relaxed and at peace with the world so, in the spirit of goodwill I have no rantings

this month but beware....................there’s always next month.

INTO THE

LOOKING

GLASS……

NOMADS AUSTRALIA – NATIONAL SPONSOR

If you haven’t received your card, please contact B Anderson as soon as possible at: studioB@studio-b.com.au or call him on 0415 596 216

2017 NOMADS AUSTRALIA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT

Expressions of Interest have been circulated to all Nomads – Perth members and at the time of

going to print 19 members have submitted their intentions with some more possibilities in the

pipeline.

The next step on the Road to Sydney is that you will, in the not too distant future, receive your

personal invitation to participate.

Gentlemen, let the games begin………..The next exciting event on the Nomads Australia golf

calendar is the 2017 Nomads Australia National Tournament scheduled to be played over the

weekend Friday 20th > Sunday 22nd October 2017 at the Kooindah Waters Residential Golf and

Spa Resort, 25 minutes out of Sydney.

Expectations are that, by a recent show of hands, a contingent of, at least 15 Perth Nomads will

be travelling over East to defend our title of National Champions. Those who attended the 2016

event in Brisbane can attest to the fact that a huge amount of fun, including some serious golf,

was had by all and if you are a new Nomad we recommend that you attend at least one of

these Tournaments to experience true Nomads camaraderie.

Friday is set aside for a practice round (I’m sure that you would all like to play a practice round to

identify the many water hazards around the course) and official opening ceremony and flag

raising in the evening. Round 1 starts at around 11h30 on Saturday followed by a formal dinner

and prize-giving, complete with entertainment. Round 2 usually starts early on Sunday followed

by lunch and prize-giving and closing ceremony allowing participants ample time to get home,

especially those traveling from afar.

Watch this space as we will be distributing Entry Forms to all members upon receipt

Peter Thomson

Knock-Out

Cup/Plate

Competition By David Bartlett

The results are in…………….. The last of the Round 1 Matches was played at Carramar.

See result below

Round 1 Matches Played at Wanneroo

M Lea & C Wilson 60 vs H West & V Nothnagel 67

R Saunders & W Smith 65 vs R Stauch & D Lavarack 67

J Herbst & M Bekker 52 vs W Bond & A Dugmore 66

Matches Played at Hartfield

M Frampton & K Von Weichardt 62 vs B Bartlett & B Younghusband 62

P Chilvers & C Le Roux 50 vs B Anderson & J White 53

A Knox & T Knox 56 vs K Lloyd & P Connell 65

C Murray & H Junkin 52 vs A Beattie & C Athienides 53

S Canham & C Cowan 52 vs C Holding & M Tooby 57

Matches Played at Carramar

I Higley & F Meijer 62 vs W McCosh & G Ellis 66

H Junkin & C Murray 68 vs N Reid & C Westcott 77

Highlighted Teams advance to Round 2 of the Cup event.

Remaining Teams will go into the Plate event

OUR SPONSORS

STUDIO B MANUFACTURING JEWELLERS – B Anderson

KENNECT – Ken Lloyd

BLU GRILL – (Woodlands) – Ryan De Villiers

PEEL GOLF CENTRE – MANDURAH – Barry Price

CARBON FOOTIE SOLAR– Paul Connell

DAYTONE PRINTING – Chris Packham

DRUMMOND GOLF – National Sponsor

SEED EQUITY GROUP – Darren Weatherby-Blythe

Please support our Sponsors

103 Pinjarra Road, Mandurah WA 6210

Telephone (08) 9586 9633

GOLF QUIPS

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

McKie, continued……..

loft –The angle of a clubface and corresponding steepness of the shot it will

produce. Loft angles range from the relatively shallow ones used for long,

unobstructed shots (12° for a driver, 20° for a fairway wood, 30° for a 5-iron) to

the much steeper ones needed to clear obstacles (47° for a 9-iron, 58° for a

sand wedge, 75° for the tip of a golf shoe, and up to 100° for a throwing arm)

loose impediments – Naturally and legally movable objects that

interfere with play, such as dazed or disoriented reptiles or mammals, stunned

birds, pulverized stones, flattened bushes, uprooted shrubs, severed branches

and felled trees.

lost ball – An opponent’s missing ball after 10 seconds of searching, or one

of yours after 15 minutes.

mallet – Heavy headed putter that many players prefer because it seems

to help control the yips, and if it fails to do so, it can be thrown twice as far as

a conventional putter.

marker – Any small, flat, round object, such as a coin, used to indicate s

spot on the putting green approximately 6 inches closer to the hole than the

position from which the ball was lifted.

match – A hole-by-hole golfing competition in which your skill is pitted

against your opponent’s luck.

medal play- A golfing competition whose outcome is determined by the

total number of strokes forgotten during an entire round.

Due to adverse weather conditions expected this winter, we have decided to postpone the 1st

match of this event to August – further details will be published nearer the time.

Mandurah Country Club

Cost:

$55 p/p – 18 holes of golf in a motorised golf buggy

Tee-Off will be at 10.00 (that is 10am for those not used to the 24hr clock) from both the 1st and 10th

Tees

Ken, Warwick, Fred, Martin