Nomads Golf in South Africa & 65 years with Gary Player. My 6 yrs in golf club management in JHB ❤️

The Nomads Golfers of South Africa were the driving force that encouraged junior golfers across the land to participate in golf. So many champions followed Gary Player’s lead after he cleaned up in Major Golf Championships across the globe.
Gary now 90 years won 9 major championships and is considered by many, the greatest player of his generation, a member of the big 3 (Palmer, Nicklaus, Player), a career grand slam winner too. Following Player a host young South African golfers were inspired.

Ernie Els who played at my club, Kempton Park, at 23 he won the US Open his first major of four, we hosted a big homecoming celebration when he returned home.

I hosted the SA Junior Inter Povincial at Kempton, won by Trevor Immelman who went off a few years later to win the US Masters. Trevor wrote and thanked me for hosting the SA Junior Inter Provincial tournament, the only Junior to do so. I knew he’d go on to achieve success.

So Immelman, Retief Goosen, Charles Schwartzel, Louis Oosthuizen all followed Ernie winning majors.

We must not forget Bobby Locke who won 4 majors before Gary Player.

Where South Africa got it right over other countries like England, was they encouraged junior golfers to start early and play, learn etiquette and knowing how to perform playing alongside adults. Thank you the Nomads Golf Club of South Africa.