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"
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.
| FOUNDED: |
February 1984 |
| INAUGURAL GAME: |
Southbroom GC
4th February 1984 |
| SPONSOR CLUB: |
Natal |
| COLOURS: |
Shirt: Green
Trousers: Stone |
| FOUNDER CAPTAIN: |
Gilly Richardson |
| FOUNDER MEMBERS: |
93 |
| CURRENT MEMBERSHIP: |
180 |
A BRIEF HISTORY:
In March 1983 the National Executive after full motivation by Willie Ferns and Gilly Richardson, gave permission for the formation of Southern Natal Nomads under the sponsorship of the Natal Club. Various "Show the Flag" meetings were then held from August to November 1983 at Margate, Port Shepstone, Scottburgh and Umkomaas. The response was magnificent and by December 1983, 88 applications for membership of Southern Natal Nomads had been received.
After much initial work by the official steering committee consisting of Gilly Richardson, Gillie Sales, Hugh Purtell, Jeff Thompson, Willy Rush, John Hill, Don Throssell and Tony Platt, the inaugural game was held at Southbroom Golf Club on 4th February 1984.
The National Chairman Mick Sugden handed over the Southern Natal colours to our first Captain Gilly Richardson and the Southern Natal Nomads Club was born with 93 Founder members.
Just over a year later in 1985 Southern Natal won the first of its two Bert Hunt Trophies at the National Tournament in Cape Town. Ten years later Southern Natal won the millennium Nationals in 2000 on home turf.
A long and wonderful friendship with Southern Cape Nomads was cemented by the establishment of the Southern Challenge Trophy in 1988. The first game held away in the Southern Cape and won by Southern Cape. There have been 22 Challenges to date and Southern Natal hold a slender 12 win to 10 advantage. Nowhere else can the camaraderie of Nomads be more tangibly seen than at this wonderful annual event.
In 1994, we were proud to have Grahame Harkess inducted as National Chairman and soon after in 1996 the National Executive represented by the then National Chairman Les Floyd, awarded Honorary Life Membership of Nomads to Roel Germs honouring his many years service to Golforama. 2010 heralded the induction of our second National Chairman, Simon Lee, a great honour for both man and club.
