|
May 2012
17 May 2012
SAGES AGM
It was a bit like
musical chairs at the NMC during the AGM. Like all good
presidents in a democracy, president Vince Davies duly stepped off
his perch at the AGM, being replaced by
vice president Thys Blom. And a massive thank you to Vince, who despite
being very busy raking in the shekels, found ample time to attend to the nitty gritty of running our organisation. His generous
donation towards the prizes needs to be thanked publicly.
Then Bokkie Nell moved into the VP
job and a newcomer BJ van Rensburg took up his seat as national treasurer.
And Peet Roets after 6 years in the national secretary hot seat, vacated it for Allen Hodgkinson
of Boland who will take up the challenges of co-ordinating things in the
organisation.
Congratulations
Thys. May you lead SAGES with great distinction. And
congratulations and welcome to all the newcomers.
SAGES se finansies is nog gesond, danksy ‘n skerp oog op reiskoste van die NBK, en die wonderlike
steun van ons hoofborg Sanlam, wat dit moontlik
maak om op die kernsake van SAGES te fokus. En die onderliggende waarde wat nie baie ooglopend
is nie, is dat ons lede BAIE trots is op die
R352 000 wat ons verlede jaar aan KANSA geskenk het. Dis lekker
om te kry (van al ons borge) maar dis lekkerder om ‘n slag te gee.
Baie dankie aan ons lede wat
die bydrae moontlik
help maak het. ‘n Groot tjek
is tydens die gala ete
op Vrydagaand 11 Mei aan Munnik Marais van Kansa oorhandig.
Die samewerking van Sanlam,
SAGES en KANSA in die stryd teen kanker word baie mooi in die foto uitgebeeld.
2012 NASIONALE TOERNOOI
Die toernooi moet in die annale opgeteken word as een van die bes-georganiseerde
nasionale toernooie ooit. Die maane van die
Waterberg onder die voorsitterskap
van Noel Vermeulen het hard en vernuftig gewerk om al ons mense
gelukkig te hou. Die meeste van ons besef nie
die volle omvang van
die werk wat daaraan verbonde is nie. Dink maar net aan die opruiming na Vrydag se gholf en dinee. Die manne het al die toerusting (vlae, baniere, bofmerkers, ens) teen 6nm opgetel en teen
7.30 nm gereed gehad om aan Laer
Suidkus te oorhandig. En die saal was leeg en skoon voor 9vm die volgende oggend. Geluk Noel, Louis,
Hendrik, Petra, en al die ander mooi mense, sowel as Sean en Ian van Koro
Creek en Zebula, met al jul
reelings. Jul vriendelikheid
en organisatoriese vernuf
was opmerklik.
As gevolg van hul harde werk kon ons manne
lekker bederf word, lekker eet, lekker gholf speel en lekker kuier. Baie dankie Waterberg.
Die toernooi het op’n hoë noot afgeskop op die eerste dag met twee kolhoue op die 17de van Zebula. Geluk aan Clive Johnstone van Verre Noord en Rupert Bosch
van Boland.
Die volledige uitslae was as volg: Spantoernooi Individuele Toernooi
Here follows an
overview of the week’s proceedings.
This event, consisting of 2 two day
tournaments, was played on the Koro Creek and Zebula golf estates. More than 300 players from 30
regions all over South Africa and Namibia enjoyed the
camaraderie of their fellow SAGES. These players were all
over 50 years, with the oldest participant 87 years old. Eleven lady SAGES
graced the fairways.
With game roaming freely on both courses, and
at Klein Kariba, where most players stayed, it
bode well for a fantastic week, and so it turned out. The staff at both courses
could not do enough for the players and many players remarked on the
friendliness of the Waterberg people and the excellent arrangements under
the able chairmanship of Noel Vermeulen.
Teams of 4 from each region (consisting of 2 betterball pairs) competed for the Chamber of Mines
trophy over the 1st two days. With considerable local knowledge
the Waterberg A team held onto their lead and ran out winners on 169 stableford points with the East Rand C team coming 2nd
with 165 points.
The BB pair from Jimmy
Gowans branch (Andy Adrian and Dirk Odendaal) in Johannesburg were victorious on 91
points, with EP managing a 2nd place on countout
with 88 points.
On Thursday and Friday an individual
competition was held in a number of divisions. The A division for
players with handicaps under 10 played a medal competition with the title
of Sages Champion at stake for the lowest gross score. Alan O’Brien
of East
Rand
followed up his 79 on Thursday with a 77 and clinched the title with a
gross score of 156, thus beating Pieter de Bruto
of Highveld, who has won the title a number of times before, who carded a
157. The best net came from
Des van Heerden of Namibian Sages with a net 145. Paul Raad
from the Overberg came second on 147.
In the other divisions Priscilla Pietersen of WP repeated her victory in the Ladies division
and also received the Eurika Gowans trophy with
69 IPS points. Dirk Human,
74 years old, of Jimmy Gowans branch won the Veterans division and the Jack
Lello trophy with a 72. The best IPS overall was a 73 from
Andre Blom of Highveld who won the Flight of the Fish Eagle trophy for his
efforts.
Gary van Loggerenberg, Sponsorship Manager at Sanlam, the major sponsor of SAGES had a quick round at
Zebula to get into the swing of things and then
attended the dinner and prize-giving on Friday night.
MINIS FOR THE REST
OF THE YEAR
Here are the dates
for the national and mini tournaments in 2012. You will notice that Free State has pushed the date for its Mini out by
one week. We trust that they will have a good turnout and a super
tournament.
|
EVENT
|
COURSE
|
ORGANISER
|
DATE
|
|
KZN
MINI
|
Dundee
|
DRAKENSBERG
|
15-16
OCTOBER
|
|
Northern
Mini
|
Zwartkops (Provisional)
|
JACARANDA
|
17-18
September
|
|
Cape
Mini
|
Strand GC
|
BOLAND
|
8-9
October
|
HUMOUR
The webmaster wishes to make it known that, with
the recent election of new members of the national management committee, an
interrogation of Thys’s support base was
not considered necessary, especially as Thys was elected unopposed……
Sam and Becky are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary.
Sam says to Becky, "Becky, I was wondering..have you ever cheated on me?"
Becky replies, "Oh Sam, why would you ask such a question now? You
don't want to ask that question.."
Yes, Becky, I really want to know. Please.."
"Well, all right. Yes, 3 times.."
"Three? Well, when were they?" he asked.
"Well, Sam, remember when you were 35 years old and you really wanted
to start your own business and no bank would give you a loan? Remember, then
one day the bank president himself came over to the house and signed the
loan papers, no questions asked?"
"Oh, Becky, you did that for me! I respect you even more than ever, to
do such a thing for me. So, when was number
2?"
"Well, Sam, remember when you had that last heart attack and you were needing that very tricky operation, and no surgeon
would touch you? Then
remember how Dr. DeBakey came all the way up
here, to do the surgery himself, and then you were in good shape
again?"
"I can't believe it! Becky, you should do such a thing for me, to save
my life. I couldn't have a more wonderful wife. To do such a thing, you
must really love me, Darling. I couldn't be more moved. So, all right then,
when was number 3?"
"Well, Sam, remember a few years ago, when you really wanted to be
president of the golf club and you were 17 votes short.?"
|
