PCC-Issue1-2014

jacaranda 

THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE PRETORIA COUNTRY CLUB 

PRETORIA COUNTRY CLUB 

Issue 1 of 2014 

Golf 

BOWLS 

Bridge 

Squash 

PCC’s George 

Coetzee WINS his 

first European tour 

at the Joburg Open. 

January 2014 

Annual General Meeting Dates 2014 

• 13 May 2014: Ladies’ Golf AGM 

• 21 May 2014: Bridge AGM 

• 24 May 2014: Bowls AGM 

• 28 May 2014: Golf AGM 

• 30 May 2014: Pretoria Club 

• 4 June 2014: Tennis AGM 

• 9 June 2014: Squash AGM 

• 18 June 2014: Club AGM 

PTA CLUB 

Tennis

This magazine focuses on the members of the Pretoria Country Club. 

The magazine is co-ordinated and published by EIA (Pty) Ltd on behalf 

of the members of the Pretoria Country Club. The opinions of co-workers 

and personnel of EIA (Pty) Ltd do not necessarily reflect those of the 

members of the Pretoria Country Club. 

Publisher: Nico Maritz 

E-mail: nico@eiapublishing.co.za 

EIA Publishing (Pty) Ltd • www.eiapublishing.co.za 

Sales and Marketing Manager: 

Martin Fourie 

Cell: 072 835 8405 - E-mail: martin@eiapublishing.co.za 

Advertising: 

Theresa Smith 

Cell: 078 460 1556 - E-mail: theresa@eiapublishing.co.za 

Design: 

Ruth Roode - E-mail: ruthr@nowmedia.co.za 

Pretoria Office 

Tel: 012 348 2002, Fax: 086 239 9438, 

84 Glenwood Road • Lynnwood Park • Pretoria 

Johannesburg Office 

Tel: 011 327 4062 , Fax: 011 327 4094 

Now Media Centre • 32 Fricker Road • Illovo • Johannesburg 

The deadline for advertisements 

and editorial contributions is 30 April 2014 

Contents 

02 Chairman’s Corner 

03 From the Manager’s Desk 

06 From the Members’ Rooms 

07 New Members 

12 Golf News 

13 Ladies Golf News 

17 Bowls 

19 New Sponsor: ABI 

20 Valentine’s Day 

22 Bridge 

22 Winner of the Jo’burg Open 

23 PCC Calendar Highlights for 2014 

24 Bird Watching at PCC 

26 Squash 

28 FitFirst 

32 Tennis 

34 Book Reviews 

35 Humour 

36 Reciprocity Clubs 

Telephone number: 012 460 6241/2/3/4/5 

Pro Shop: 012 460 3372 

Club Emergency number: 012 753 3689 

Fax number: 012 460 7107 

Administrative emails: 

admin@ptacc.co.za 

Website: 

www.ptacc.co.za 

Important 

Numbers 

Physical Address: 241 Sidney Avenue, Waterkloof, 0181 

Postal Address: PO Box 95532, Waterkloof, 0145 

General Manager: Marius Els mariusels@ptacc.co.za 101 

Financial Manager: Hettie van der Spuy hettie@ptacc.co.za 103 

Accountant: Herman de Bruyn herman@ptacc.co.za 104 

Office Manager: Elsa Carstens elsa@ptacc.co.za 105 

Marketing: Carli-Jeanne Pohl cj@ptacc.co.za 116 

Membership Secretary: Esme Nelson esme@ptacc.co.za 102 

Director of Golf: Sybrand van der Spuy proshop@ptacc.co.za 107 

Director of Golf: Athol Dowie proshop@ptacc.co.za 107 

Head Greens Superintendent: John Mntambo greenkeeper@ptacc.co.za 112 

Greens Superintendent: Dylan Kuik dylan@ptacc.co.za 112 

Assistant Greens Superintendent Themba Mntambo themba@ptacc.co.za 112 

N9NE Catering: Marena Jaekel marena@n9ne.co.za 106 

Ilona Foxcroft ilona@n9ne.co.za 

N9NE Catering Contact: Tel: 012 346 1707 or 012 753 6882 

Issue 1 - 2014 | PRETORIA COUNTRY CLUB | 1

From The Pretoria Country Club 

Chairman’s Corner 

Dear members, 

This latest edition of the Jacaranda is 

the first of 2014 and by the time it 

reaches you, it will be well into March, 

so it is a bit late to wish you HAPPY NEW 

YEAR. All I can really say is to hope that the 

year is going well for you so far. 

As far as the Club affairs are concerned I am 

glad to report the year is going well. 

In January we had an in-take of 50 new 

members, and in February nearly 40, mostly 

golfers. We are the best Country Club by 

far in the region and our golf course is 

special, and with all these new members 

playing golf this will ensure that we stay the 

number one course in the region. 

I have received so many compliments on 

how the course looks, and though that 

is a subjective view, it is the way it plays 

that counts. It is gratifying to receive on 

behalf of the Club those compliments. 

Many thanks to all those involved in the 

management of the golf course. 

Congratulations to Paul Pelser on being 

elected as the golf captain, and many 

thanks to Francois Bosch for serving the 

Club in an exemplary manner. 

We are very busy at the Club with the 

upgrade of the men’s locker rooms, the 

squash courts received a sanding of the 

floors and painting during the Christmas 

holidays, and the Vodacom Room is about 

to be converted to a modern conference 

facility that will seat 60 people. That will add 

great value to the Club. 

You would have noticed a turnstile and 

upgrade to the security at the main gate. 

This is to control pedestrian access more 

efficiently. 

Final tenders will be received for a small 

guest-house facility so that we will be able 

to offer reciprocity to Club members of 

Clubs worldwide with whom we have an 

arrangement. 

The finances of the Club at the 2013 year 

end are good and strong and will be 

presented to the members at the AGM in 

June. We have many events planned, and 

the full calendar is available on the website. 

Notably what will be coming up on the 1st 

of June will be the Flavours of Tshwane, 

with many top restaurants and wine farms 

participating. We learned a lot from our 

first event in 2013, and more space will 

be available this year for both exhibitors, 

members and visitors. 

Thank you to all of you for your 

committed support. 

Yours sincerely, 

David Avery 

Chairman 


From The Pretoria Country Club 

From The Manager’s desk 

Dear members, 

After a very successful 2013/2014 

financial year we are looking forward 

to continuing the progress made in 

strengthening the Club’s financial position, 

while maintaining quality facilities. All 

the numbers have showed a healthy 

increase compared to the previous year, 

including income from golf rounds played, 

overall facility utilisation and increased 

membership numbers. Unfortunately 

the Club cannot escape the effects of 

increased fuel prices and the weakening 

rand. Operational costs are ever-increasing 

particularly on the golf course maintenance 

programme, where a lot of imported 

goods and materials are used. Every effort 

is being made to manage these increased 

costs without compromising the quality of 

facilities. 

We have been fortunate to get approval 

for a number of important capital projects 

for the new financial year, of which the 

parking expansion, men’s golf locker rooms 

upgrade, Vodacom room refurbishment and 

the repairs to the service road alongside 

to the 18th hole will be the most notable. 

On the IT side I am glad to report that our 

website is in the process of getting a new 

look and feel that will include simplifying a 

number of functions on the website. 

The Club events calendar kicked off with 

the first gourmet dinner of the year. The 

evening had a “harvest table” theme, 

and was co-hosted by Saronsberg wines 

on Valentine’s night. The event was a 

resounding success, and served as the 

perfect prelude to a number of exciting 

events planned for the year ahead. Apart 

from some old favourite events scheduled 

such as the Beyerskloof Snoekbraai, new 

events such as the Flavours of Tshwane 

and the CWG pre-auction tasting can be 

looked forward too. Most of the advertising 

and notifications of the events are done 

through electronic media, and members 

are requested to ensure that your correct 

contact details are listed at the Club. 

In terms of ongoing Continuous Betterment 

strategy, some of the key areas and 

processes identified for 2014/2015 will 

include the improvement and streamlining 

of the membership application process, 

as well as a full review and benchmarking 

project of the Club’s subscription fees and 

structures. This is important from a strategic 

point of view to ensure that the Club stays 

at the forefront of industry trends, and takes 

the lead where possible. 

Best wishes 

Marius Els 

General Manager 

Did you know? …. As a member of Pretoria Country Club, the following facilities and 

benefits are on offer, supported by a unique social and family environment… 

• The Club of choice for the residents of 

the greater Pretoria Area, we offer a 

Club located in a tranquil area 

• Safe parking and environment 

• Monthly events for Members, with the 

focus on family events 

• Environmental activities such as bird 

watching on a regular basis 

• Gourmet dinners and wine tastings 

• Friday Members, Draws in the Pavilion 

• Pavilion – Main Sports Bar, with an 

outside deck overlooking the golf 

Course 

• Outstanding Golf, Bowls, Squash and 

Tennis Facilities 

• Driving range and practice facilities for 

members at no extra charge 

• A Pro Shop with the latest equipment 

• A Halfway-House situated in beautiful 

surroundings serving top quality value 

for money refreshments 

• Experienced sport coaches 

• The Pretoria Club social section that 

hosts weekly events 

• Fishing at the dam with Picnic Areas 

• Dining and Function Facilities with 

no venue hire to members booking 

private functions 

• Catering for Weddings, Golf Days, 

Birthdays, Dinners, Corporate 

Functions, Conferences and other 

celebrations and more 

• 15% Discount on food and beverages 

at the Blu Saffron as well as at the Club 

dining facilities 

• A loyalty program for our golf 

members – Play 10 rounds, receive the 

next one free! 

• Library 

• Snooker Room 

• Bridge Club 

• Free Wi-Fi Hotspots 

• Online Booking facilities for Golf and 

Tennis Bookings 

• Regular clinics and Development 

programmes at the various sports 

sections for beginners 

• Monday afternoon Junior Golf 

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• Members Loyalty Link 

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From The Members’ 

Rooms 

By: B.R. Forsyth 

This article is being written in the last 

month of the Club Financial year 

and the opportunity is being taken 

to review the activities of the past twelve 

months. The committee, in their planning 

of events for the year, decided to broaden 

the range of activities in order to attract 

members of different age groups. 

Three classic movie nights featured: Concert 

in the Park (which covered the reunion 

concert of Simon and Garfunkel), The Red 

Violin and the 1974 film, Great Gatsby. Led 

by Joe Aspinall, an entertaining quizmaster, 

a series of ‘Wine and Wisdom’ quizzes 

throughout the year proved very popular. 

To complement these events, we also held 

classical music evenings, which spotlighted 

up-and-coming young classical musicians, 

whose talent was phenomenal. 

In April 2013 a large group of members 

visited the National War Museum at 

Saxonwold in Johannesburg, where the 

Curator of the museum led us on an 

interesting guided tour of the complex. This 

was followed by a lunch at the historic Rand 

Club, with whom we share reciprocity. 

Our month-end lunches attracted fullhouses, 

and the wide range of speakers 

included Carel Mieny, who spoke on the 

bizarre friendship of Tchaikovsky and 

Madam von Meck. Dr Pierre Davis’s subject 

was very apt – “Ageing, is there a Fountain 

of Youth?” The following month it was 

the turn of Tom Coetzee, C.E.O. of the S.A. 

Banknote Company, who covered the issue 

of the new banknotes and their security 

features. Dr Pierre Edwards concentrated 

on the history of Pretoria, covering the 

period 1855 to 1885 

and the efforts made 

to build the railway line 

from Pretoria to Delagoa 

Bay. Brian Currin, who 

has gained international 

recognition as a peace 

negotiator, told us of his 

experiences in Northern 

Ireland and Bosnia. Neil 

Smith, a former director of 

the Toyota Group, covered 

the subject of “The Toyota 

Story – A Family Affair”. 

All the speakers were of 

a very high standard, and we thank them 

for their time. The last month-end lunch 

took on a different format, which was also 

a new initiative of that of a book launch. 

The author, Raoul van der Westhuizen, gave 

a very informative talk on his experiences, 

and kindly signed many copies of the book 

Veld Stories for members and guests. 

Our Economic Forum Breakfasts were 

addressed by Dr Johan van der Heever, 

Head of the Economics Unit of the 

South African Reserve Bank, who gave 

us information on the current economic 

outlook of this country, whilst Johan van 

der Walt, from the South African Revenue 

Services, discussed the Voluntary Disclosure 

Programme. 

Highlighting the Special Events in 

our calendar: They were the successful 

French Evening in October where we were 

entertained by Helena Hettema, and Burn’s 

Nicht, which has developed into a Pretoria 

institution. Comment received tends to 

show that in the fourteen years the event 

has been produced, 2014 was the best. 

Thanks are due to Makro for their generous 

sponsorship of this event. 

Our regular events also fared well, with the 

Century Club and Mid-month Draw leading 

the way. No doubt the R60 000.00 prize 

money won proved an added attraction, 

but the Steak and Ale and Pub nights had 

solid support. 

February 2014 was special as the 

introduction of another new venture, the 

classical string quartet on Sunday mornings 

in the Members Rooms, which proved 

successful and the 129th Anniversary of the 

founding of the Club was celebrated. 


Pretoria Country Club 

New members 

Philip Voutsas, Ermis Marques, Chris Dippenaar 

Piet de Wet, Leon van Biljon 

Simone Malan, Margaret Trunk 

Louis Wolfaard, Dirkie Wolfaard, Paul Pelser, Dawid Muller 

Margaret Trunk, Lin Besaans, Beatrice de Swardt, Geta Nel, Nancy 

Blomerus, Rona Erasmus, Simone Malan 

Johnny Klopper, Dawie Bekker, Louis Fourie 


New members 

Johan Mook, Nicky Bloem 

Neville Leach, Oelof Bergh, Paul Visser, Dawie van Staden, Benjamin 

van Wyk, LW Combrink, André Nortje 

Gregg Weyks, Werner Grobler, Albert Brits 

Theo Leighton de Kock, Louis Fourie, Hugo de Wet, Lourie van 

Pletzen, Japie Poggenpoel, Stephan le Roux, André Moolman 

Gary Maritz, Christiaan Sterk, Lloyd Wegerle, Leon Joubert 

John Purchase, Bronson Mokabela 




New 

Members 

December 2013 

Michele Benassi 

Marcel du Preez 

Xander Hamilton 

Linda Janke 

Duane Jordaan 

Erika Naude 

Christian Nsaka 

Anna Park 

Charlie Park 

Dominic Park 

Greg Park 

Pascal Stratis 

Pieter Vivier 

Corporate Members at 

Pretoria Country Club: 

· VODACOM 

· P 2 Mining (Pty) Ltd 

· Q 4 Chemicals (Pty) Ltd 

· Purple Trumpet Guest 

House 

· ABI, the Softdrink 

Company 

January 2014 

Lin Besaans 

Christopher Bothma 

Tommie Brits 

Kyle Brenner 

Andy Chen 

Hans Cilliers 

Paul Cresswell 

Tobie de Haas 

Theo de Kock 

Beatrice de Swardt 

Hugo de Wet 

Piet de Wet 

Chris Dippenaar 

Vivien du Cann 

Louis Fourie 

Stephan Ferreira 

Ian Geringer 

Jan Gloy 

Leon Joubert 

Victor Kau 

Johnny Klopper 

Stephan le Roux 

Simone Malan 

Gary Maritz 

Alex Marques 

Ermis Marques 

André Moolman 

Jan-Hendrik Mulder 

Tyrone Mynhardt 

Schalk Neethling 

Jo-Ann Ormond 

Kevin Ormond 

Japie Poggenpoel 

Melvin Rabalao 

Johan Stapelberg 

Christiaan Sterk 

Benjamin Strydom 

Neill Strydom 

Sebastian Strydom 

Liam Uys 

Leon van Biljon 

Lourie van Pletzen 

Philip Voutsas 

Dirkie Wolfaardt 

Lloyd Wegerle 

February 2014 

Dawie Bekker 

Oelof Bergh 

Sonya Boylan 

Armstrong Changsan 

LW Combrink 

Anthony Ellis 

Charl Fourie 

Johann Fourie 

Sybrand Gouws 

Reinard Griesel 

Werner Grobler 

Amb Ara Khatchadourian 

Christian Kieser 

Neville Leach 

Angelo Marques 

Bronson Mokabela 

Johan Mook 

Andre Nortje 

Zehan Pelzer 

Gustav Rohde 

Vladimir Surkov 

Dawie van Staden 

Dawid van Staden 

Benjamin van Wyk 

Paul Visser 

Gregg Weyks 



All members 

are reminded 

that the 15% 

discount on food 

and beverage 

purchases will 

only apply 

on proof of a 

membership 

card. 

Please take 

note that the 

installation of the 

Wi-Fi zones has 

been completed 

and the system is 

up and running. 

The Zones or “Hot-Spots” 

are situated in the 

following areas: 

1. Pavilion 

2. Jeppe Room 

3. PTA Club Room (Library) 

4. Admin Offices 

Please go and like 

Pretoria Country Club’s Facebook 

page or follow us on Twitter to be 

updated with the latest news and 

photos at the Club. 

ALL PCC MEMBERS! Let us take hands... 

N9NE CATERING: A 15% discount on purchases of food & drinks on presentation 

of your membership card. 

MOO MOO RESTAURANT: A 10% discount on purchases of food & drinks 

between 10am and 16pm on presentation of your PCC membership card. 

BLU SAFFRON: A 15% discount when wining & dining on presentation of your 

membership card. 

BASELINE RUNNERS: A 10% discount on purchases at their branches in 

Groenkloof & Lynnwood Bridge on presentation of your Membership card. This 

offer is valid from 1 March 2013 to 28 February 2015. 

RITROVO: We are happy to announce that all members of PCC who come to 

Ritrovo will qualify for a 15% discount off their full food and drinks bill at any time 

of the week lunch or dinner. 

Any member with a business who would like to join the PCC MEMBERS LOYALTY LINK in offering PCC Members discounts and 

other benefits, please contact Elsa on Tel 012 460 6242. 

We will ensure that your company will receive exposure in our newsletters and magazine. 


Golf News 

From the Captain’s Driver 

New Captain Paul Pelser 

As this is my first article as Captain 

and also the first of the year, I would 

like to wish all golfers a prosperous, 

healthy and successful 2014, and obviously 

a year with many fond and memorable 

golfing memories. 

I would also like to thank our previous 

captain, Francois Bosch, for his leadership 

and dedication during his two and a half 

year term. It requires considerable time 

and effort to be a successful captain, and 

for this reason I want to wish Francois 

everything of the best for the future which, 

as I understand it, could be very interesting 

indeed. 

At the beginning of a new year you tend 

to reflect on the year that has passed and, 

except if there were upheavals and even 

traumatic events during that time, you 

realise that work dominated the year and 

you haven’t spent enough time with your 

family and friends. For this reason the 

one highlight of the week is your game of 

golf and the socialising with your fourball 

afterwards. 

To maintain a balance in life is extremely 

challenging, and although you might have 

good intentions you very quickly revert to 

getting up in the morning, going to work, 

returning home, catching your breath and 

then going to sleep again – a routine we 

all know too well. My view is that this is 

one of the reasons, if not the main reason, 

why golf has so many followers, and why 

people easily become “addicted” to it. Golf 

takes your mind off the everyday concerns 

and pressures. You do not only have to 

adhere to a dress code and rules but the 

continuous research involved in finding the 

correct putter or driver, although not really 

necessary, also provides great pleasure, 

especially when it results in a purchase. 

The main aim of the golf committee will 

be to further improve the golf experience 

in every respect, including the facilities, 

service and, obviously, the course. It is 

not only important that we increase our 

membership numbers but even more 

important to get our members to play 

more golf and utilise the Club’s facilities. 

For this reason I urgently appeal to our golf 

members to either start playing again or 

to play more often. Hope to see you on the 

golf course soon. 

The success of a golf committee in my 

opinion depends largely on the interaction 

between the members, the main committee 

and the administration. It is also dependent 

on constructive input and criticism from the 

members. The best way to sell and promote 

the Club is through satisfied, proud and 

informed members and therefore we will 

continuously explore the most effective 

ways to communicate with the members. 

The programme introduced to return 

the greens to their normal high standard 

since the unforeseen problems which 

we encountered in February 2013 is 

fortunately proving to be effective, and 

we will definitely endeavour to keep the 

standard of the greens high. The fairways 

and bunkers are in an excellent condition, 

and the continuous planting of trees in 

appropriate areas will only further improve 

the attractiveness of the course. 

In parting, the other day my wife read a bit 

to me from an article in one of the women’s 

magazines which was written by a wife who 

has a husband who is also a golf “addict”. 

Some parts of the article encapsulate 

exactly what golf is all about and for this 

reason I would like to share it with you. 

If you and your better half do not enjoy 

a round of golf every now and then, you 

might have to keep in mind that women 

very often do not understand what 

attraction the nineteenth hole holds. The 

columnist shared her light-hearted insights 

into the differences between men and 

women. Apparently the age-old wisdom 

contained in Chinese culture provides 

clarity on why a man does what a man 

does. For example, a man who is born in the 

Year of the Sheep is somewhat stubborn or 

“sheep headed” and finds it very difficult 

to be shepherded homewards when the 

sun sets. He instinctively heads for the 

club (“skaapkraal”) where all his other club 

buddies (“skaapmaats”) congregate. So 

there you have it. Most golfers must clearly 

have been born in the Year of the Sheep! 

Your Captain 

Paul Pelser 


Golf News 

A thought or two from your captain… 

I think the transition from last year to a brand new 2014 was done with a huge sigh of relief. 

Everyone feels that the start of a year immediately means new beginnings and brand new ideas 

to implement. 

The Ladies Golf section has always tried to keep golf at the forefront and bring as much fun and 

adventure to our games as possible. Seeing that our course is looking the best ever after more 

than 700mm of rain this season, it is easy to keep on doing so. We are proud to be associated 

with such a prestigious and family friendly Club. 

Our league matches have already kicked off, and thanks to our main sponsor VODACOM, we 

all look the part. We are the defending champions in Gauteng North this year, and we aim to 

make it through to the final once again. Remember, if we think we can do something, we most 

probably CAN! 

Our Alma Chapman Ladies Open is around the corner and we would like to remind all our 

members and friends in Pretoria to diarise this event on 15 April with the theme “ ONLY IN 

SOUTH AFRICA!” 

Happy Golfing! 

Nancy Blomerus 

Ladies Golf Captain 

Interesting days on the golf course: 

Strange things happen to normal shots... 

Anne-Marie Roux trying to make par? 

Benz gholfdag: 

Petro Mennen, Ingrid Krige, Jenny Paola and Milly de 

Villiers at one of our huge Mercedez events in Gauteng. 


Golf News 

Interesting days on the golf course: 

Adele Beytel hitting an umbrella and trying to 

play the next shot as it lies… 

Henelia Rietman receives the Jean Tindall Cup 

from Nancy Blomerus 

George Coetzee, winner of the Jo’burg Open 

European Tournament with our girl Carli-Jeanne 

at his side! 

The Fifth hole with its beautiful flowers was a 

highlight of the course. 


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Bowls 

Standing L to R: 

Brian, Jenny, Rosemary, Lynn, Wessel, Tush, Athlie 

Seated: Arthur, Brian, Louise 

2014, a new year and a new beginning. 

Our greens are looking spectacular 

and our Pavilion clubhouse, with its 

new bar, is magnificent. If you haven’t had 

a chance to see the changes yet, drop in 

some afternoon and enjoy a sundowner 

with the bowlers. Club members are always 

welcome, and, who knows, you might even 

decide to stay and play. 

We are now playing evening bowls every 

Tuesday evening during the hot summer 

months. This is a boon for the workers 

amongst us who could only play over 

weekends. Playing under floodlights is 

different and offers a new challenge. 

Every year PCC also hosts the Pretoria 

Interclub challenge once a month, also 

on a Tuesday evening. This competition is 

always a very competitive and a great social 

occasion, with everybody staying on long 

past their bedtimes. 

Bowls is without a doubt the most social 

of games. As games are drawn on a tabs-in 

basis, you are always mixing and playing 

new combinations. 

A Bowls section is an essential part of every 

Country Club and it’s not hard to see why. 

The game is so much more than just a sport, 

it’s relatively easy to learn the basics, but 

at the same time the game offers a great 

challenge in understanding the strategy of 

a game and in learning to bowl well. 

Newcomers are quickly integrated into the 

main body of players, making many new 

friends at the same time. Bowls is the most 

affordable of sports, which is probably why 

so many retirees play bowls. A new set of 

bowls will set you back about R4000 but 

there are always second-hand sets available 

from about R850.00, for those just starting 

out. 

Ex-golfers can only dream of a R15.00 green 

fee that includes tea and sandwiches at the 

half-way mark. 

Bowls lends itself to team-building 

as many corporate companies have 

discovered. Why don’t you book a day for 

your company, or better still, come along 

yourself and try out. We offer free coaching 

on Monday afternoons and at other times 

by arrangement. At PCC we are fortunate 

in having the services of four excellent 

coaches. Why not give one of them a ring 

and come and try your hand? 

Rainer 083-399-1445 

Mark 082-574-4455 

Corne 082-551-1283 

Eric 073-218-2239 


Bowls 

Standing: 

Maureen (Ladies captain), 

Annie, Hettie, Ian, Rosemary, 

and Jutta 

Seated: 

John Maynard, John 

Purchase ( Bowls captain) 

Rose Purchase 

Bowls ladies 

From Left to right: 

Rosemary Davidson, 

Elma Brits, Maureen Brassel, 

Annie Pienaar & 

Cynthia Nunn 

Bowls members at social 

braai 

From left to right: 

Jenny Petersen, 

Derek Burger, Rainer Pittroff, 

Leon Vlok, Len de Bruyn and 

Bill van Wyk 


New Sponsor 

Since taking up corporate membership at PCC, ABI have now 

also joined our list of generous sponsors, and are in fact 

co-sponsoring our Monthly Medals, which are played on the 

first Saturday of each month. While we continue to have a 

morning and afternoon competition in each of the divisions, 

the player with the BEST score for the day, in both divisions 

receives a branded stand bag. 

In fact Xander Swart and Tinus Maritz were the first winners of 

these bags when the sponsorship started late last year –but 

don’t worry, this deal is for a year, so everyone still has quite 

a few opportunities to win a bag. Good luck to you all and 

THANKS again to ABI for their generosity. 

Halfway House Staff with their ABI uniforms 

Elias Rametsi, August Nkadimeng & Puleng Mokoena 


Valentine’s Day 

Dawid Muller 

Elsa Carstens, Cass Carstens, 

Nancy Blomerus 


Rynette Muller & Jaap Muller 

Pieter den Hartog & Debbie den Hartog 

Margaret Trunk & Axel Trunk 

Nicky Bloem & Marike Bloem 

Upcoming Gourmet Dinners to add to your diary: 

· 9 May – Ernie Els Gourmet Dinner 

· 24 July – De Grendel Gourmet Dinner 


Bridge 

We are delighted to have at least 

five tables for our duplicate Bridge 

this year and hope that many PCC 

members will come and pit their skills! 

The results of our mixed duplicate held on 

31st January: 

E/W Louise and Sakkie 69%; Peter and David 

68%; Mercia and Thalita 59%; Maureen and 

Cynthia and Annie and Ann tie 48%. 

N/S Dorothy and Frina 78%; Cynthia and 

Susan 68%; Bettie and Amy 56%; Surine and 

Olga 52%; Brenda and Eppie 46%. 

Mixed duplicate is held on the last Friday 

of the month and should you wish to play 

phone Maureen Brassel 082 822-0033. 

The Ladies duplicate results for 8th January: 

Cynthia and Susan 69%; Frina and Surine 

62%; Olga and Dolly 60%; Cynthia and 

Marlena 57%; Annie and Brenda 56%; 

Dorothy and Louise 54%; Mercia and Thalita 

50%; Bettie and Maureen 49%; Moonyeen 

and Rosemary 43%. 

Ladies duplicate is held on the second 

Wednesday of the month. Please phone 

Maureen (082 822-0033) if you wish to play. 

The results of last year’s duplicate (for the 

Duplicate Cup) were Frina and Surine with 

21 match points. The runners-up were 

Dorothy and Louise (15 match points). 

The winners of the championships 2013 

were Mary Lundie and Surine Krogh. 

The winners when our Round Robin scores 

were totalled for last year were Louise 

(10662); second Surine (8108) and third 

Annie (7846). 

To play in the Round Robin you do not 

need to have a partner, and the scores are 

totalled for the year. 

Should partners call and make a Grand 

Slam, their names are entered on the white 

board in the Bridge Room. 

Congratulations to all the winners! 

Wessel van Deventer has agreed to help us 

decorate the Bridge Room and we thank 

him warmly for his time and expertise. 

Louise Wilson 

Well, obviously Pretoria Country 

Club is an extremely happy place 

after George Coetzee’s win in the 

Jo’burg Open on 9 February 2014. Yes, we 

have all waited a long time for this win, but 

you can imagine how frustrated he must 

have been? But in the end it was fantastic 

that his first win happened here in South 

Africa in front of so many of his family and 

friends. Actually, I was working on Sunday 

but our course had been closed due to the 

huge storm the previous night, so there 

I sat alone in the shop watching the TV, 

and it was incredible to see so many club 

members following George. Mind you, as 

I watched I was in constant contact with 

Conor Cherer (many of you will remember 

Conor, an American diplomat who was a 

member at PCC until last year) in Manila, 

Mike Hurly in Philadelphia, Donald, my son, 

in Dallas. The comments were flying, “is he 

fitter or is it the colour of his clothes”? Etc 

etc. All the while everyone was extremely 

nervous with Donald saying “he wakes 

me up early to give me a thousand heart 

attacks” but in the end the best description 

of his performance was Monday’s Pretoria 

News placard which read “SA’s KING 

GEORGE REIGNS”. Yes, George, the reaction 

from everyone at the club has been 

amazing and we are all happy for you as 

well as proud of you. 

Winner of the Jo’Burg Open 

By: Athol Dowie 



Calendar Highlights for 2014 

April 2014 May June 

5 & 6: Men’s Golf Club Champs 

8 & 9: Ladies Golf Club Champs 

12: Golf- Tallis Hurley, 1st Round 

13: Golf – Kudu Cup, 1st Round 

15: PCC Ladies Golf – Alma 

Chapman Open 

01: Bowls Spar Day 

04-09: Golf – SAGES Nationals 

09: Ernie Els Gourmet Dinner 

11: Mother’s Day – A Mother’s Day 

lunch will be served 

13: LADIES GOLF AGM 

18: GOLF: Copper Platter 

21: BRIDGE AGM 

24: BOWLS AGM 

28: GOLF AGM 

30: PRETORIA CLUB AGM 

01: FLAVOURS OF TSHWANE 2014 

Food and Wine Festival 

04: TENNIS AGM 

07: Tennis – Whitelaw Cup 

08: Golf Winter Alliance Mixed 

Open 

09: Squash AGM 

15: Father’s Day 

18: CLUB AGM 

July August September 

01-04: GARY PLAYER JNR 

WEEK 

12: Tennis: Wimbledon Day 

13: Bowls: Good Companions Day 

18: Pta Club, Excursion to Jhb & 

Rand Club 

24: De Grendel Gourmet Dinner 

02: Bowls – Captain vs Captain 

13: Bridge: Nita Botha duplicate 

17: Bowls – Bryanston Day 

17: Anniversary Mixed Open 

23 & 24: Golf – Captain’s Cup, Play 

offs 

26: Cape Winemakers Guild 

Pre-auction Tasting 

01: Hollowtining – Course Closed 



13: Tennis Annual Veterans’ 

Tournament 

19: Aspersie Day (Golf Day and 

Lunch in the garden) 

20: Tennis Annual Veterans’ 

Tournament 


October November December 

04: Chairman’s Trophy (Golf Day) 

12: Golf: Woolavington 

26: Golf: Smyth Cup 

08: Tennis: Annual Centenary 

Men’s & Ladies Doubles & Year 

End Function 

23: Bowls Annual Prize Giving 

23: Golf – Kudu/Rooibok Final 

09: Bowls Evening Interclub 

Challenge 



Bird Watching at PCC 

Our first Bird Watching walk of the new year 

took place on Saturday morning the 1st of 

February 2014. 

It was a pleasant morning but the overcast 

weather from the previous night’s 

thunderstorm was still around, and this did 

not seem ideal as the sun only came out a 

little later than normal. 

Once started, it actually became pretty clear 

that our weather predictions were wrong, 

and the golf course was full of bird life even 

with the bad weather. 

A total of 52 out of our 75 species were 

spotted and a wonderful scone breakfast 

and coffee was then prepared for all in the 

Bowls Pavilion. 

It was a fun morning and enjoyed by all PCC 

Birders and a special thank you again to 

Bryan Groom from Bird-Life North Gauteng 

for the guided walk and his continued 

support of our Bird Watching Walks. 

Hope to see you guys at the next one, 

which will probably be our last one for the 

summer as the colder temperatures will 

start the migration of some of the species. 


Bird Watching at PCC 

The next Bird Watching will be on 29 March 2014. 

For bookings please contact Carli-Jeanne on 012 460 6241 or cj@ptacc.co.za 


New Court fee and 

facilities rental 

Tennis: 

· Visitors playing fee = R40.00 

· Court rental fees for schools/welfare organisations = R50.00 per hour per court. 

· Court rental fees Corporate rates = R150.00 per half day session per court (morning or afternoon) and 

R300.00 for full day. 

· Court light fees = R20.00 per hour (or part thereof per court) 

Squash: 

· Visitors playing fee = R50.00 

· Court rental NJS = R25.00 per hour per court. 

· Court rental school league and NSA = R28.00 per hour per court. 

· Private and Corporate court rentals = R60.00 per hour per court. 

Other: 

· Carl Jeppe Rental = R25.00 excl. vat per head 

· Snooker = R10.00 per person 

· Dam braai area rental = R120.00 per braai unit inclusive of R60.00 deposit 

· Fishing permit = R25.00 per person per day 

Fees as from 1 March 2014 

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Squash 

From the Squash Courts: 

It is that time of year again when we see 

lots of action at the squash club. The PCC 

Squash round robin was completed at 

the end of January with much interest 

especially as the men have acquired a 2nd 

team in the Northerns Squash Association’s 

1st league for the 2014 season. This to go 

along with a 1st Reserve, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 

6th league teams in the men’s leagues and 

our very powerful ladies side headed up by 

England professional Lauren Siddall. 

Steven Doeg with 

Fares Dessouki (men’s 

champion 2013) 

The NSA runs a “Blitz League” as a season 

opener which was contested over two 

weeks of intense squash. Our ladies 

narrowly lost in the semi finals on a countout; 

this can only but motivate them to 

achieve greater things in the winter season. 

League is well underway and the teams are 

well placed after the first two matches. 

Pretoria Country Club will once again be 

hosting the NSA Open, which is the first 

event on the South African Sunshine tour 

for professional squash players. This will 

take place at the Squash Courts from 6th 

April to Friday 11th April with the final 

matches. In 2013 we were proud to host 

players from 14 international countries 

including, Japan, Cayman islands, Taiwan, 

Korea to go along with a number of players 

from England and Egypt. Not to forget 

many of our home grown nationals and 

club members. 

Craig Ruane , Calvin 

Ziegler- Smith & 

Michael Clayton our 

budding your u/13 

champions 

The eventual winners were Fares Dessouki, 

who won the men’s in a titanic 3/2 battle 

over German no 2 Raphael Kandra. The 

ladies saw Siyoli Waters from Cape Town 

SA no 1 outlasting New Zealander Kylie 

Lindsey in 3 straight games. The crowd 

was entertained before the main finals by 

two of our then u13 boys Michael Clayton 

and Calvin Ziegler-Smith in a curtainraiser 

which went the way of Michael 3/2. 

These two ended up at the top of their age 

group (u13) in South Africa after the Junior 

Interprovincial tournament in June 2013. 

All said, the event was a great success and 

thus the NSA will once again host this 

prestigious event at the Pretoria Country 

Club. Please feel free to come and watch 

some top squash which by all accounts you 

will not get to witness too often right here 

on our doorstep. Each afternoon there will 

be a clinic held by some of the overseas 

professionals to give our youngsters some 

valuable pointers. 

Craig Ruane with 

Siyoli Water (women’s 

champion 2013) 

Happy Squashing 


FitFirst at Pretoria 

Country Club 

FitFirst sessions are perfect for both men 

and women wanting to get fit and into 

shape. 

FitFirst sessions are High Intensity Interval 

Training (HIIT) sessions that incorporate a 

perfect combination of cardio, in the form 

of skipping or rebounding, and functional 

body weight exercises for a full body 

workout. FitFirst’s combination of these 

three elements – cardio, strength training 

and HIIT – provides the most effective and 

efficient training platform to reach your 

health and fitness goals. We offer a variety 

of workouts, ranging from 30 minutes to 60 

minutes, to accommodate anyone’s busy 

schedule. 

Based at Pretoria Country Club, FitFirst 

sessions are conducted outdoors in small 

groups, overlooking the magnificent dam. 

The group sessions create a fun training 

environment for friends, family and couples, 

but also maintain a very personal approach 

and attention to detail, with a maximum of 

20 participants per session. Training against 

the clock, and using body weight exercises 

allows for all shapes, sizes and fitness levels 

to join. With daily morning, afternoon and 

evening sessions, it’s so convenient, there is 

no excuse not to join today. 


About Lindsay 

As an avid sportswoman throughout my 

school and university years, I represented 

national and provincial sports teams and 

always shared a true passion for fitness 

and health. I have spent hours and hours 

training – whether I was lifting weights 

at the gym, or at a power pump class, or 

on the hockey field, or in the swimming 

pool or running around the athletics track 

– I’ve pretty much done it all, and it’s safe 

to say I have my 10 000 hours (If you’ve 

read Malcolm Gladwell’s “Outliers” – you 

know what I’m talking about if not, just 

nod and smile). After studying Bcom LLB 

and Taxation Honours at the University of 

Pretoria, and tasting the corporate working 

world, I realised that my true hunger in 

life could not be further from the legal or 

taxation routes. 

I am very fortunate that training and 

keeping fit have never felt like a burden for 

me. Quite the contrary – it has always been 

something that I love and enjoy. I realise 

however that not everyone shares this love 

and enjoyment for exercise. 

Through all my various disciplines of 

training, I found that I look my best and 

feel my best when I love what I am doing, 

not when I am obsessing over calories, 

or committing to a gym programme that 

I hate. So I started FitFirst, where fitness 

meets fun, and results flow as a by-product, 

with the goal of helping others enjoy 

their training as much as I do and to stop 

focusing on the negative aspects of losing 

weight and spending hours in the gym. 

By finding a solution to all the reasons that 

people give not to train, and combining 

them – FitFirst was born – offering training 

sessions that are convenient, effective and 

enjoyable. 

Contact Details: 

Cell: 082 220 7201 

Email: lindsay@fitfirsttraining.co.za 

Website: info@fitfirsttraining.co.za 

We train at: 


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Waterkloof 

Pretoria 


From The Members Room 

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Your creations are then baked in an 

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Andiccio24 is especially hip and 

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although you don’t have to be out late at 

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you’re starving during the day, you can 

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The staff are happy because they’re 

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pizzas with Nutella chocolate bases and 

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Häagen-Dazs ice cream, Illy coffees, 

freezochinos and smoothies and a host 

of local and imported beers, ciders, 

wines, fruit juices, cold drinks and alcopops. 

Oh, and then there’s their famous 

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Tennis 

Annual Year End Function 

This function consisted of the Men’s 

Centenary Cup and Ladies Doubles 

Cup (donated by Russel Burgess) 

and named the Elsje Myburg Cup in 

appreciation of all the work that she has 

done over an extended period for the 

tennis section. 

After the day’s tennis was completed, the 

annual prize-giving took place at which 

trophies for the various events that were 

played during 2013 were handed to the 

respective winners. 

Also forming part of the prize-giving was 

the Tucker Vorster award which is presented 

annually to a loyal member of the tennis 

section who has over a number of years 

been actively involved in both participation 

and administration of the tennis section. 

The recipient for this award for 2013 is Gert 

Saayman. 

Saaymans with their trophies 

Social Tennis 

Social tennis is arranged by committee 

members for all members of the tennis 

section wishing to play on Saturday 

afternoons commencing at 14h00. 

Refreshments are served during the 

course of the afternoon and players are 

encouraged to socialise with fellow players 

at the end of the day’s play. Informal braais 

are also held on a monthly basis after social 

tennis. 

In addition men’s doubles is arranged by 

our PCC resident coach on a Wednesday 

evenings, commencing at 18h00 for 

intermediate and strong players. Members 

of the tennis section are welcome to play on 

any other days provided they arrange their 

own sets and make the necessary court 

reservation at reception. 

Facilities at the Tennis Section 

Currently all six all-weather tennis courts are 

in an excellent condition and the gardens 

surrounding the courts are well maintained 

and in pristine condition. 

The tennis section has recently acquired 

umbrellas which will be put to good use on 

the new deck at the kiosk. 

Coach: 

Dino Pavlou 

Cell: 082 423 4724 

Email: dino.pavlou@yahoo.co.uk 

Forthcoming Events 

· The annual club championships on March 2014 consisting of men’s and ladies singles, 

men’s and ladies doubles and mixed doubles on 08 & 15 March 2014 

· The Whitelaw Cup on 07 June 2014 

· Wimbledon Day on 12 July 2014 

· The annual veterans tournament on 13 & 20 September 2014 

· The annual Year End Function on 08 November 2014 


Tennis 

Winners of events during 2013 

Players at Year End Function 


Book Reviews 

Compiled by Bev Hermanson 

Price 

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some reading time 

The Unauthorised 

History of South 

Africa 

By Dr Stienie Dikderm and 

Prof Herodotus Hlope 

Price 

R 170 

First Love 

By James Patterson 

When Axi Moore decides to take a road trip 

across the US, the only person she wants 

to go with her is her best friend Robinson – 

who she also happens to be secretly in love 

with. She’s planned it all and all he has to do 

is say yes. 

Axi has had a tough life: her little sister died 

young, her mother walked out and her 

father turned to the bottle for comfort. Her 

parents escaped their grief in their own 

ways; this trip will be hers. 

But life doesn’t always work out as you plan 

it, and there are some things you just can’t 

run away from. 

James Patterson is one of the best-known 

and biggest-selling writers of all time. He 

is passionate about encouraging children 

to read. Inspired by his own son who was 

a reluctant reader, he also writes a range of 

books specifically for young readers. 

Price 

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Researched and written by two historians 

well respected in concentric circles, this 

hilarious take on our collective past reveals 

stunning new discoveries and fascinating 

new figures, from Koos van Doosch, the 

cheese-pimp who settled in the Cape a year 

before Van Riebeeck, to Shaka’s lesser-known 

brother, Nigel Zulu, who just wanted to be 

a florist. You’ll discover how the winner of 

the Mr Mielie Board Beauty Pageant came 

to rule South Africa, and you’ll celebrate our 

greatest triumphs, like when Matt Damon 

and Morgan Freeman won the Rugby World 

Cup in 1995. 

The Unauthorised History of South Africa tells 

you the history you always wanted to know 

but were too afraid to ask. 

Dr Stienie Dikderm was born in Bethlehem, 

in a manger, because there was no room 

at the Holiday Inn in Welkom. Educated 

at Dominee Sweepklap se Skool vir 

Gereformeerde Meisiekinders, she 

completed her PhD in Historical History, 

with a thesis entitled Barefoot over the 

Drakensberg: Toe Jam and Bunions as 

Cultural Artefacts. She currently teaches 

Media-Relevant Historical Factoids in 

the Department of Media and Stuff and 

Whatever at the Technical University of the 

South-East, Umhlanga Rocks Campus. 

100 Good Ideas 

By Brendon Bell-Roberts 

Professor Herodotus Hlope is a veteran of 

the ‘Struggle to get Published’, having first 

stormed the barricades of publishing in the 

1980s with a short novel about being young 

and misunderstood, entitled Being Young 

and Misunderstood. However, Academia 

beckoned (she was the manicurist who 

lived next door) and he married her in 1988. 

They have two children, Number One and 

Number Two (Prof. Hlope admits he is ‘not 

good with names’). Professor Hlope currently 

lectures in the Department of Relevance 

and Vibrancy at the University College of 

Technical Excellence, Boksburg Campus. 

In 100 Good Ideas, leading industry 

professionals were invited to choose five 

good ideas each. These ideas could have 

included iconic people, great projects, 

worthwhile innovations, valuable designs 

and useful trends. Presented in a striking, 

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ideas as diverse as Desmond Tutu, craft 

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African creativity, focusing on what makes it 

a unique and valuable resource; ideas that 

showcase the best of our creative industries. 

100 Good Ideas is edited by Brendon Bell- 

Roberts, who is recognised as one of the 

leading colour experts and designers of art 

publications in South Africa. 

The books reviewed are all published by Random House Struik - www.randomstruik.co.za 


Humour 

By James Clarke 

Out of the Mouths of Babes 

I was recently at a friend’s lodge in 

Ingwelala Game Reserve, next to 

Kruger Park, and a little girl, Mia (6), 

was crouched alone in a corner, talking. 

Her mother said to me, philosophically, 

“An only child...” 

Mia looked up sharply and said 

indignantly, “I was not talking to myself! 

I am talking to this ant!” 

Another friend, Suzy Broadley, tells me 

that her small son, Alex, for a “show and 

tell” event, took her wedding photograph 

to school. She asked him afterwards 

how he described it. 

“He told me he said it was his mom and 

dad getting married with him and his 

sister in his mommy’s tummy! That’s 

one hell of a shotgun wedding – Alex is 

5 and Ash is 2!” 

And over the Christmas holiday, friends 

in Parkview had a couple visiting from 

the United Kingdom. The visiting wife 

was unusually short. 

My friends’ granddaughter, Caroline 

(aged 4), on being introduced, looked 

the visitor up and down carefully and 

asked, “Didn’t you eat your vegetables?” 

The incident reminded me of Sally (4) 

who persisted in sucking her thumb. Her 

mother warned, “Thumb-sucking will 

make your tummy blow up like a balloon 

and pop.” 

Next day Sally spotted their very 

pregnant neighbour and shouted: “I 

know what you’ve been doing!” 

The late Nita Eberlin of Johannesburg, 

inspired by something amusing that her 

grandchild said, began collecting cute 

things children say. 

She told me how her grandchild was 

being weighed and having watched 

goods being weighed in shops, had 

asked, “How much do I cost?” 

Nita, years ago, published a book with 

that quote as the title. The collection 

included many exchanges between 

small children and elderly people. 

An example: Lee, aged five, was with 

her parents when a lady her mother 

knew greeted them. The mother said to 

Lee, “Say hello to Aunty Dora – she is 

one of Granny’s old friends”. 

The smiles disappeared all round when 

Lee said, “Yes, I can see”. 

Karen, aged five, was having a chat 

with her dad on the way to nursery 

school and said, “Dad you’re old, hey?” 

He grudgingly admitted this. Karen then 

asked, “What was Moses really like?” 

And one of the most pathetic anecdotes 

recounted by Nita illustrates how careful 

one must be in explaining something 

to a child. I’ll quote directly from Nita’s 

book: 

For weeks, Lenny, aged six, kept telling 

his first grade teacher about the baby 

brother or sister that was expected 

at his house. One day his mother 

allowed him to feel her tummy and the 

movements of the unborn child. 

Lenny, obviously impressed, said 

nothing but he stopped talking about the 

impending event. 

The teacher, worried, finally sat him 

on her lap and said, “Lenny, whatever 

became of that baby brother or sister 

you were expecting at home?” 

Lenny burst into tears and confessed, “I 

think Mommy ate it”. 

A story I used in this column a year or 

two ago: 

A mother took her five-year-old son 

to the bank and they stood behind a 

very large woman in a pin-striped suit 

wearing a pager. 

The little boy said, “Isn’t that lady fat!” 

The mother told the boy to be quiet. 

Minutes passed. The boy stretched out 

his arms as far as he could and said, 

“Her bum’s this wide!” 

The fat lady turned and glared and 

the mother told him off. Just then the 

woman’s pager went “beep, beep, 

beep”. 

“Look out, Mum!” cried the boy. “She’s 

reversing!” 

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List of Reciprocity Clubs 

SOUTH AFRICA 

CAPE TOWN CLUB 

Leinster Hall, Weltevreden Street, Gardens, Cape Town 

8001 

PO Box 50, Cape Town 8000. 

Tel: (021) 424 5586/3180 

DURBAN CLUB 

PO Box 915, Durban, 4000 

Tel: (031) 304 2651 

Fax: (031) 304 4246 

E-mail: dbnclub@global.co.za 

HUMEWOOD GOLF CLUB – PORT ELIZABETH 

Marine Drive, Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth 

Tel: (041) 583 2137 

KIMBERLEY CLUB 

PO Box 622, Kimberley, 8300 

Tel: (053) 832 4224 

PIETERSBURG CLUB 

PO Box 115, Polokwane, 0700 

Tel: (015) 291 2900 

Fax: (015) 295 3887 

Email: Pburgclub@mweb.co.za 

RAND CLUB 

PO Box 1032m JHB, 2000 

Tel: (011) 870-4260 

Fax: (011) 834 1247 

Email: randclub@worldonline.co.za 

ROYAL JOHANNESBURG & KENSINGTON GOLF CLUB 

Fairway Ave, Linksfield North, Johannesburg 

Tel: (011) 640 3021 

SEVEN SEAS CLUB - SIMONSTOWN 

St George Street, Simontown, 7995 

PO Box 177 Simonstown, 7995 

Tel: 021 786 2989 

ST. GEORGE'S CLUB - PORT ELIZABETH 

12 Bird Street, PE 6001 

Tel: (041) 585 1919 

Fax: (041) 585 1966 

WANDERERS GOLF CLUB - JOHANNESBURG 

PO Box 55005, Northlands 

Cnr Corlett Drive & Rudd Road, Illovo, Sandton 

Tel: (011) 447 3311/2/3 

VICTORIA COUNTRY CLUB – PIETERMARITZBURG 

PO BOX 203 

PIETERMARITZBURG, 3200 

TEL: 033 347-1942//3; 033 347 1996, 033 347 2774 

FAX: 033 347 0023 

E-MAIL: manager@victoria.co.za 

Contact: General Manager Martin Rose 

UNITED KINGDOM 

CARLTON CLUB 

69 St James's Street, London, SW1A 1PJ, UK 

Tel: +44 (0)20 7493 1164 

HAWKS' CLUB 

69 St James's Street, London SW1AAPJ England 

Tel: 020 7493 1164 

Fax: 020 7495 4090 

Email: secretary@carltonclub.co.uk 

MARYLEBONE CRICKET CLUB 

Lord's Ground, London NW8 8QN, England 

Tel: (0944) 207 2891611 

Fax: (0944) 207 2899100 

PHYLLIS COURT CLUB 

Marlow Road, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire RG9 2HT 

Tel: 01491 570500 

Email: enquiries@phylliscourt.co.uk 

THE NEW CLUB 

86 Princess Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH2 2BB 

Tel: (0944) 131-226-4881 

Fax: (0944) 131-225-9649 

THE ULSTER REFORM CLUB 

4 Royal Ave, Belfast, BT1 1DA Ireland 

Tel: (028) 9032 3411 

Fax: (028) 9031 2833 

Email: info@ulsterreformclub.com 

THE WESTERN CLUB 

32 Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow Scotland G1 3AB 

Tel: (0944) 141 221 2016 

Fax: (0944) 141 248 6630 

Website: www.westernclub.co.uk 

TRAVELLERS CLUB 

106 Pall Mall, London SW1Y 5ep, England 

Tel: (0171) 930 8688 

Fax: (0171) 930 2019 

ST JAMES’S HOTEL AND CLUB 

7-8 Park Place, St James’s, London, SW1A 1LS 

Tel: +44 (0) 207 316 1600 

Direct: +44 (0) 207 316 1608 

E-mail: pa@stjameshotelandclub.com 

Website: www.stjameshotelandclub.com 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

THE UNION CLUB OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 

P805 GORDON STREET 

VICTORIA BC, V8W 1Z6 

TEL: 250 384 1151 

FAX: 252 384 0538 

WEBSITE: www.unionclub.com 

EMAIL: reservations@unionclub.com 

Contact: David Hammonds 

CHICAGO ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 

12 SOUTH MICHIGAN BOULEVARD, 

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60603-3294 

TEL: (091) 312-236-7500 

FAX: (091) 312-236-7537 

EPPING FOREST YACHT CLUB 

JACKSONVILLE, 

FLORIDA 32217 

TEL: (904) 739-7200 

FAX (904) 733-0054 

FOREST LAKE COUNTRY CLUB 

1401 CLUB DRIVE, BLOOMFIELD HILLS, 

OAKLAND COUNTY, 

MICHIGAN 48302 

TEL: (248) 332-830 

GEORGE TOWN CLUB 

1530 WISCONSIN AVENUE, N.W. 

WASHINGTON DC, USA 

TEL: (202) 333-9330 

FAX: (202) 333-3183 

ZIMBABWE 

MUTARE CLUB 

112 Main Street, Mutare, Zimbabwe 

Tel: (263) 206 2540 

THE BULAWAYO CLUB 

Corner 8th Avenue and Fort Street 

P.O. Box 9266, Hillside, Bulawayo 

Tel: (263) 964 868 

THAILAND 

THE BRITISH CLUB 

189 Suriwongse Road, Bangrak, Bangkok 10500 

Tel: +66 (0) 2234 0247 

Fax: +66 (0) 2235 1560 

Email: info@britishclubbangkok.org 

AUSTRALIA 

ATHENAEUM CLUB 

87 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000 

Tel: (03) 9654 3200 

Fax: (03) 9650 3756 

Email: secretary@athenaemclub.com.au 

QUEENSLAND CLUB 

George Street, Brisbane, Queensland 4000 

Box 4, GPO, Brisbane, 4001 

Tel: (07) 3221 7072 

Fax: (07) 3221 9996 

TATERSALL’S CLUB - SYDNEY 

181 Elizabeth Street, Sydney, NSW 2000 

Tel: (0961) 2-9264-6111 

Fax: (0961) 2-9267-8312 

Email: administration@tattersallsclub.org 

TATTERSALL’S CLUB - BRISBANE 

215 Queen Street, Brisbane QLD 4000 

Tel: (617) 3331 8888 

Fax: ( 617) 3221-3913 

Email: administration@tattersallsclub.org 

THE AMERICAN CLUB 

Level 15, 131 Maquarie Street, Sydney, NSW 2000 

Tel: (0961) 2-9241-2015 

Fax: (0961) 2-9251-4658 

Email: generalmanager@amclub.com.au 

THE UNION CLUB 

25 Bent Street, Sydney 2000 

GPO Box 153, Sydney NSW 2001 

Tel: 61 2 9232 8266 

Fax: 61 2 9232 1814 

Email: info@unionclub.org.au 

CHILE 

CLUB DE VINA DEL MAR 

Plaza Sucre, Vina Del Mar, Chile 

Tel: (56) 32-680016 Fax: (56) 32 76 for 49 

Email: clubvina@vtr.net 

Website: www.vina.cl 

INDIA 

INTERNATIONAL CLUB 

Joymat Nagar, Hilltop, Edathala, Cochin 683561 

Kerala, India 

Tel: 0484 680290 

Fax: 0484 680490 

UMED CLUB - JODHPUR 

Umed Club, Old Public Park Road, Near Gaushala 

Grounds, 

Jodhpur (Rajasthan) 342006, India 

Tel: +91-291-2511010 

Fax: +91-291-2512024 

Email: secretary@umedclub.com 

KENYA 

MUTHAIGA CLUB 

PO Box 16526, Nairobi, 00620 Kenya 

Tel: 376 7754/6/7 

Fax: 376 2178 

Email: secretary@mcc.co.ke 

Website: reservations@mcc.co.ke 

NEW ZEALAND 

TAURANGA CLUB 

Level 5, Devonport Towers, 72 Devonport Road, 

Tauranga 

Tel: 07 571 0585 

Fax: 07 571 0586 

THE AUCKLAND CLUB 

34 Shortland Street, Auckland NZ 

Po Box 187 Auckland 

Tel: 64 9 303 1526 

Fax: 64 9 366 7168 

SINGAPORE 

THE BRITISH CLUB 

73 Bukit Tinggi Road, Singapore, 289761 

Tel: 6467 4311 

Fax: 6468 6161 

Email: enquiries@britishclub.org.sg 

SPAIN 

CASINA DE MADRID 

Calle De Alcala, 15, 28014 Madrid Spain 

Tel: (0934) 91 521 1735 

Fax: (0934) 91 523 0272 

REAL CLUB DE GOLF SOTOGRANDE 

URB Paso Del Parquet, 11310 Sotogrande, San 

Roque, Cadiz 

Tel: 959 7850 14 

CHINA 

Placid Rivers Club & Boutique Hotel 

Puxin NanLi, Lucheng Town,Beijing 

Tel: (86 10) 89576888 

Fax: (86 10) 89576999 

Email: info@almeria.asia233 

Ha n Yuan Resort & Yacht Club 

Old Chengdu Club & Boutique Hotel 

No.28 Wuyuegong Street, Chengdu, 610017, CN 

Tel: (86 28) 8695 6688 

Fax : (86 28) 8691 4122 

Email: service@oldchengduclub.com 

HONG KONG 

Butterfield’s 

2-4/F Dorset House, Taikoo Place, 979 King’s Road 

Quarry Bay, Hong Kong

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