To my fellow Nomads,
It is with great pleasure, on behalf of the National President Kel Hirini and the National Executive, that we invite you to register your interest for the 14th Nomads Australia National Tournament to be held at Kooralbyn Valley Golf Course in the Scenic Rim, Queensland on October 25th to 27th 2024.
Registrations will close on 16th June 2024, with final selections published by 30th June 2024. If selected, members will be emailed an invoice in early July 2024 based on their expression of interest information. Payments must be made no later than the 31st July 2024. The tournament committee will manage a waitlist if we are oversubscribed.
All registrations must be completed electronically using the below online form. Once registration has been completed, you will receive an automated email notification confirming your expression of interest has been received.
Club Allocations
Currently we have an available field of 128 players, with the individual club allocations shown below. Selection criteria will apply if the field becomes oversubscribed so, we insist you register as soon as possible.
Please note we currently have accommodation limitations, but we may be able to expand the available field if we have members staying offsite (we have already been advised that some members will chose to stay offsite, so once registrations are received, we will have a better idea on final numbers).
Correspondence
All correspondence will be through your club coordinators, if you have any issues please contact them directly. Club coordinators are listed below.
| Brisbane | Scott Philpott | scott.philpott@hotmail.com |
| New Zealand | Wayne Scholtz | wayne@fancourt.co.nz |
| Perth | Rod Mackenzie | rod.mackenzie.01@gmail.com |
| Southern Africa | Louis Lange | louis@ewbrokers.co.za |
| Sunshine Coast | Mick Endicott | mickendicott@hotmail.com |
| Sydney North | Rouan Snyman | rouansnyman@gmail.com |
| Sydney South | Kevin Adler | hellokevinadler@gmail.com |
| United Kingdom | Bryan Burger | bryanburger@me.com |
Entry Fees
Entry fees for players cover two rounds of golf, breakfast Saturday and Sunday, Friday cocktail function, Saturday lunch, Saturday formal dinner, Sunday Lunch, player shirts, hats, and goodie bags. Plus, thousands of dollars’ worth of prizes and super draw giveaways.
Entry fees for partners cover all functions, lunches, and breakfast Saturday and Sunday.
| Player Entry Fee | $540 |
| Partner Entry Fee | $250 |
| Friday Practice Round (12pm Shotgun Start) | $65 |
Accommodation
This year we are currently only offering sharing accommodation options.
However, if we do have members staying offsite and registrations are lower than expected, there may be non-sharing options available. We will only be able to offer this once we have received all registrations (this will be double the cost). If you would prefer a non-sharing room, there is an option in the registration form to select this so we can inform you if they become available.
| Accommodation Options | Price Per Night | Total 2 Nights |
| Option 1 - Sharing With Another Nomad | $135 | $270 |
| Option 2 - Sharing With Partner | $270 | $540 |
Transport
Kooralbyn Valley Golf Course is approximately 1 hour 30 minutes from the Brisbane Airport. We will be operating one bus transfer on arrival and departure between the Brisbane Domestic Airport and Kooralbyn Valley for both Friday and Sunday. Please note we have a 12pm shotgun start for the Friday practice round.
| Transport Pickup | Time | Cost |
| Friday 25th October - Pickup at Brisbane Domestic Terminal | 9am | $35 |
| Sunday 27th October - Pickup at Kooralbyn Valley | 3pm | $35 |
If you are unable to make the above times, please make your own arrangements for travel to the
course. There are flights from Sydney and Perth that arrive well before 9am.
Drinks
For those that like a beer, we have been able to negotiate a flat $6.50 for Great Northern Super Crisp beers for the entire tournament – this will be throughout the day on the course, at the bar and during all functions. We have also asked for your drink preference in the registration form,this will ensure we can have Kooralbyn stock the appropriate drinks to meet demand.
Sponsors
A tournament of this size cannot go ahead without the gracious giving of our sponsors. We would like to extend our massive thanks to everyone that has donated to help us achieve what
will be a fantastic tournament.
Future Updates
We will update you regularly through your club coordinators in our 14th Nationals Newsletters. The first to be sent at the end of June once final player selections have been confirmed.
Invoices for successful players will be emailed directly to individual members based on their expression of interest information. Please watch out for these invoices and once received double check that all information is correct.
If you have any questions, please contact your club coordinators. Sunshine Coast Nomads look forward to hosting you at this year’s Nationals.
Yours in Nomads,
Peter Jonsson
Nationals Coordinator