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                        ZIMBABWE
                
(originating from the Rhodesian Nomads Golf Club) 

FOUNDED:          During 1981 resulting from the Rhodesian Nomads Golf Club
                                becoming independent from the South African Nomads fraternity
                                subsequent to the arrival of  Zimbabwe independence.

COLOURS:          shirt             WHITE with  BOTTLE GREEN trim    
                                trousers     BOTTLE GREEN

CAPTAINS:                

YEAR

NAME

1982   ABE STEWART
1983   BILL CORNISH
1984   IAN CRAWFORD

                                        (for further information see MASHONALAND page)

NATIONAL CHAIRMEN: 

YEAR

NAME

1982/3   KEITH RODMAN
1983/4   DOUG PECHEY
1984/5   ABE STEWART
1985/6   GREG POZZO
1986/7   GREG POZZO
1987/8   JOE STONES
1988/9   BILL CORNISH
1989/90   ALISTAIR FULLARTON
1990/1   STAN SWAILE
1991/2   KEITH BOWIE
1992/3   ERIC WINDELL
1993/4   CORRIE van RENSBURG
1994/5   PHIL McDERMOTT
1995/6   TONY CLARKE
1996/7   ELLIS MILNE
1997/8   LES OWENS
1998/9   ALAN MUIR
1999/2000   DON SCOTT
2000/1   SIMON RICK
2001/2   PETE KENDALL
2002/3   ALAN D'AGUIAR
2003/4   ROY WATERWORTH
2004/5   CEDRIC JONKER
2005/6   GRAHAM FRANCEYS
2006/7   PAT CORNISH
2007/8   DAVE SLY
2008/9   FRANCIS BWANYA
2009/10   TOM SWAILE
2010/11   TODD van BREDA
2011/12   ENOCK MOYO

NATIONAL TOURNAMENTS:

YEAR VENUE COORDINATOR

CLUB

1982  TROUTBECK, NYANGA   DOUG PECHEY MASH
1983  TROUTBECK, NYANGA   ABE STEWART MASH
1984  TROUTBECK, NYANGA   BILL CORNISH MASH
1985  TROUTBECK, NYANGA   NEVILLE  HENLEY MASH
1986  HILLSIDE, MUTARE   BILL CORNISH MASH
1987  BULAWAYO GC   KEITH BOWIE MAT
1988  WINGATE GC, HARARE   ERIC WINDELL MASH
1989  TROUTBECK/MONTCLAIR NYANGA   CORRIE van  RENSBURG  MASH
1990  HILLSIDE, MUTARE   JOHN BROMLEY MID
1991  BRONDESBURY   MONTCLAIR   KEITH BOWIE MAT
1992   WINGATE PARK GC   BILL CORNISH MASH
1993   HILLSIDE, MUTARE   ALISTAIR FULLARTON MAT
1994   GWERU GC   TONY CLARKE MID
1995   ELEPHANT HILLS   LES OWENS MAT
1996   HILLSIDE, MUTARE   RODNEY BANKS MASH
1997   ELEPHANT HILLS   SIMON RICK MID
1998   ROYAL HARARE GC   PAT CORNISH MASH
1999   BULAWAYO CC   PHIL McDERMOTT MAT
2000   CHAPMAN GC   ROY WATERWORTH MASH
2001   TRIANGLE   TONY CLARKE MID
2002   HILLSIDE, MUTARE   DON SCOTT MASH
2003   ELEPHANT HILLS   ALAN MUIR MAT
2004   BORROWDALE BROOK,  HARARE   BILLY JASSAT MAT
2005   ELEPHANT HILLS   DARRYL BENECKE MASH
2006   HILLSIDE , MUTARE   SIMON RICK MASH
2007   CHAPMAN GC   CEDRIC JONKER MASH
2008   ELEPHANT HILLS   PHIL McDERMOTT MAT
2009   WINGATE PARK. HARARE   GRAHAM FRANCEYS MID
2010   ELEPHANT HILLS   DAVE SLY MASH
2011   ELEPHANT HILLS   LES OGDEN MAT
2012 THE BROOKE, BORROWDALE, HARARE   JOHN CLARK MASH

HONORARY LIFE MEMBERS:

1985   GREG POZZO
    BILL CORNISH
    ABE STEWART
    JOE STONES
2007   SIMON RICK
2007   JOHN CLARK


BRIEF HISTORY:            Following the enforced separation in 1981 of sporting bodies in Zimbabwe associating with like bodies in South Africa the previously associated Rhodesian Club established the new Zimbabwe Nomads operating along substantially the same Constitutional and Rules of Play lines. These similarities also extended to the holding of National Tournaments in roughly the same format.
The Zimbabwe Club was based in the Harare area.

In a very short period of time the interest level developed to such an extent that the Zimbabwe Club inaugurated 2 further Clubs one in the Matabeleland area, based in Bulawayo and the other in the Midlands ,based on the Gweru/KweKwe area. This then led to them changing their name to the Mashonaland Club.

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