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Saturday June 14th; Wiffin Cup Round 2 matchplay. Duty, Match Bernie, House Basil A subtle reminder from our captains, that some round 1 Wiffin Cup matches are still outstanding. Please get these completed as soon as possible. Please let the person waiting to play the winner know what is happening, so they are aware. Sattrup & Brannigan; The draw is up in the club house. The weather was not that great last Saturday for first round matches, but again please keep in contact with your opponents, and get these games played before round 2 on June 28th. Given we are now in winter conditions, please use metal tracks etc where possible, especially if you are in a cart or on a bike. Skid marks take forever to grow grass in the winter, and your fellow golfers won't be happy playing off the bare dirt. Not a lot to report tonight, so I'll sign off. Good Golfing👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe

Evening all, Saturday 31st May; Card draw 11.30am, duty Zane, House Majken. Saturday 21st May / Sunday 1st June, Sisters Club tournament in Rarangi (Blenheim). A group of 23 players will represent Dannevirke at this years event. Saturday 7th June; Sattrup & Brannigan Round 1 4BBB. An Entry sheet will be up in the foyer. This is a four ball best ball match play competition. Find yourself a partner and put you names in. Competition is handicap match play, just like playing for a beer on Saturday. Coronation Cup Results; The competition was very strong last weekend with Pongaroa coming out on top, Results for our team were Pongaroa 7 Dannevirke 5, Karamu 6.5 Dannevirke 5.5, TePohue 6.5 Dannevirke 5.5, meaning we were right there until the end in each match. Congratulation to Amrit Prasad and Timmy Bell for 3 wins each, with Eru Hauiti 2.5 wins. Over the two weekends of zone play and finals, Amrit was unbeaten on 6 wins, as was Eru with 5.5 wins. A great effort from all, well done. Greenwood Cup; With Pennants and Coronation Cup now completed, our next Hawkes Bay competition is Greenwood Cup in October / November. Always looking for members wishing to be considered for this team. The dates being October 11th & 12th ( 3 rounds at Waipukurau), November 15th & 16th (4 rounds at Hastings GC). Any member wanting further information on this competition can contact Captains Zane & Peter, Clay myself or Patrick in his shop. Greenwood is a team of 10, playing in a competition of 8 teams, with Championship match play (off the stick). A great competition to aspire too. Green Keeper Comments; Two things for this week please. The staff have done some turf repairs by the bunker on number 6, and by the steps on number 13. The are marked GUR, so please don't play off or walk on these areas. There is a new sign on number 17, as regards the track, please observe and comply. Thanks . Being a long weekend, we have members heading of in different directions for tournaments, in Rarangi, Taumaranui, and Onga Onga and others. Wishing you all the best of luck in your various competitions. Good Golfing👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe

Evening all,  Championships; Mens Championships were concluded last weekend with the winners being Senior / Open Rhys Harold, Intermediate A Thomas Kuggeleijn, Intermediate B Jarrard Stephenson, Junior A Glen McClelland, Junior B Hamish Illsley. Congratulations guys. A new list of names for the honors board. Saturday 24th May; For those at home, card draw at 11.30am, Duty Chalky and House Johnny If Wiffin Cup matches can be played, please do so Saturday 24th / Sunday 25th; Coronation Cup finals, to be played at Hawkes By Golf Club. Clubs involved being, Dannevirke, Pongaroa, Karamu and Te Pohue. Congratulations to our team, who have all been selected following their success at the Zone finals. In playing order, John Garnett, Amrit Prasad, Te Wai Hauiti, Zane Gregory, Tony Neilson, Timmy Bell, Eru Hauiti, J J Carberry, Gillies Te Ture, Denzil Treacy Jnr,, TeAwa Albert, Joe Clarke. Reserves, Bazil Mott, Raniara Hauiti, Norm Evans The draw for the weekend is Saturday playing Pongaroa, Saturday afternoon Karamu, Sunday morning Te Pohue. Support in the way of caddies, or simply observers will be appreciated. Saturday 31st May; Kings Birthday weekend. Dannevirke South School is having a major reunion, and as such we have four groups of 4 playing nine holes at 9am. Please extend a warm welcome to our visitors. Saturday 31st / Sunday 1st June; Sisters Club Inter Club being played at Rarangi (Blenheim) We have a team of 20 heading south for this annual event, which is being played for about the 53rd time? Pine Trees; The Club has 6 plantations of pines which have been there for many years. The original intention being to plant these for harvest, and time has come for this process to begin. In the very near future, there will be felling carried out in three areas. Firstly some pines that need to come down at the back of number 11 green, by the railway, the plantation to the right of 13 (Lands End,) and a couple of pines to the left of number 13, which shade the green during winter. This work will have minimal effect on fairways, as the trees at the back of 11 will be trucked out via the farm, the lands end plantation will go out through the former Ministry of Works yard, the ones to the left of Lands end will go out along the river bank again to the MOW yard. The question of replanting, particularly the right of Lands End will be considered and proposals put to the December 2025 Annual General Meeting. All tree felling will be done early in the morning, and only trimming and log removal will carry on during the day. Please, If any area is fenced off, and No Entry signs are in place, then they are there for yours and the contractors safety. Such areas are not a recommendation, they are a rule, and any members seen entering these areas will be severely spoken too ! Another big weekend for Dannevirke mens golf. On behalf of our members, best wishes to our Coronation Cup team. Good Golfing,👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe

Saturday 17th May; Club Championship finals. Match duty Peter Gregory, House ? Club member draw 11.30am. Please remember, Championship matches have right of way. Please let them through if the catch your group up. Draw 8.30am Junior B Stephen Paewai v Hamish Illsley 8.36am Junior A Glen McClelland v Denzil Treacy Snr 8.42am Senior Rhys Harold v William Harold Intermediate, These matches are being played Sunday, owing to a family event Saturday. . Intermediate A Thomas Kuggeleijn V Jacob Stephenson, Intermediate B Jarrod Stephenson v Chris Peck. Saturday 24th - Sunday 25th; Coronation Cup finals at Hawkes Bay Golf Club. Another great weekend of golf. Details of matches etc will be advised in next weeks What's On Pennants Finals; Our Handicap 4 team of Tony Peeti, Amrit Presad, Shaun Edwards, Bazil Mott, Bernie Williams and Denzil Treacy Junior, were successful in the final against Onga Onga at Napier last Sunday. Congratulations to you all for a successful Pennant season. Interesting that Napier Golf Club won 5 of the 8 grades, with a clean sweep in the Championship grade.. Thank you to all involved in Club Championships this year. Great to see all grades have completed the necessary matches to have finalists ready to finals day. Best wishes to all involved on Saturday and Sunday . Good Golfing,👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe

Saturday 10th May; Wiffin Cup Round 1 Matchplay. Duty, Tony Peeti, House Tony Neilson Wiffin Cup Draw; C Mason v N Butterfield, T Neilson v V Hales, A Maniapoto v D Makan, JJ Carberry v J Bassett, R Henricksen v W Gyde, D Walker v J Clarke, P Drummond v Z Gregory, N Evans v A Kaye, J Garnett v B Williams, T Petera v T Hauiti, T Bell v R Te Ture, E Hauiti v W Ridge, G Hauiti v D Stewart, M Arnoild v T Albert, D Treacy Jnr v C Peck, A Prasad v M Matthews Sunday 11th May; GHB Pennant finals in Napier, Our Handicap Division 4 team, lead by TP is in the finals playing Onga Onga. Greenwood Cup 2025; With the Pennant competition winding up for the year, it would be good to see the players wishing to play Greenwood this year, keeping playing golf over the next few months, and leading into the first round in October. We will get something going after the Championship finals on May 17th. Keen to get any thoughts from prospective players over the next couple of weeks. Captains Zane & Peter are keen to hear from you. Thank you too all who have participated in this years Club Championships. The level of involvement is still at a good level, and although a few games get forfeited, our participation rate is still very good across the Club. The Match committee had some discussion last Monday around Championships. While summer and autumn golf has become very popular, it has jammed a lot of golf into the first four or five months of the year. This includes our Summer Cup, GHB Pennants, Coronation Cup, and three rounds of the Ruahine Rosebowl. and Championships. We will look to use more of May and possibly June for some of our competitions before winter really sets in. In regards to Golf Hawkes Bay, I can assure you, the programme is decided by the 17 club delegates. We sometimes go into battle for our Club, but at the end of the day, it is a democracy, and the majority rules when put to a vote. I don't see any appetite from Golf Hawkes Bay clubs to go back into winter golf for the likes of Pennants and Coronation Cup at this stage. For all involved in Matches this weekend, good luck. To Tony Peeti and his team, good luck in the Pennats final. Good Golfing, 👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe

Saturday May 3rd; Club day, Club Championship Semi Finals. Card draw at 11.30am. House Duty Angela. Sisters Club; There will be a meeting following golf on Saturday 3 May. Sunday May 4th; Round 5 GHB Pennants. Championship 1 play Hawkes Bay at Napier, Champ 3 plays Hawkes Bay at Dannevirke, Handicap 2 plays Wairoa at Dannevirke, and Handicap 4 plays Ongo Onga at Maraenui. We still have teams who can make the finals, so good luck everyone; Greens Staff; With winter fast approaching, and a bit of moisture around this past week, a reminder please for those using carts and bikes, to stay 5 meters away from the greens please. Do not take carts or bikes between bunkers and greens, and do not ride over tees.. Noticeable last weekend was the marks from carts going up the grass bank on number 9 and 17and skidding. Please use the metal tracks from now on. Kierane commented today that just doing their work was showing up tyre marks in the soft spots. Congratulations to all who have made Semi finals in the Club Championships. Good luck this weekend, any issues with getting games played talk to your opponent first or Captains Zane or Peter. Best of luck to our Pennant teams. Good Golfing👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe

Friday 25th April; Anzac Day. Waitahora Cup, (best stabeford on the day). Men versus Ladies aggregate stableford. 12 noon Card draw. Saturday 26th April; Wiffin Cup Qualifying. Top 32 nett scores go through to the Matchplay rounds. House Duty Rhea Clubhouse; The clubhouse has been booked this weekend for a wedding. On Friday and Saturday can members please use the downstairs bar. Please take the time this weekend to get any Championship matches up to date. Saturday May 3rd is set down for Semi Finals, with Finals day set for Saturday May 17th. Any issues, please contact our Captains Zane or Peter Gregory. Forecast looks good for those heading to Anzac Services tomorrow morning. Our 12 noon card draw is only for tomorrow as a show of respect. A minutes silence will be observed prior to play commencing. Have a great weekend, for those golfing or traveling. Good Golfing👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe

Friday 18th April; Good Friday. A Friday competition will be held. Tee off from 10.30am, card draw at 12 noon for those interested in joining. Saturday 19th April; Card draw 11.30am. Anyone from the Match Committee present, please assist. House Duty is Basil Friday 25th April; Waitahora Cup, plus men v women aggregate stableford. 12 noon tee off/ card draw Saturday 26th April; Wiffin Cup Qualifying. Coronation Cup Finals, The teams and venue for the finals of the 2025 Coronation Cup are Te Pohue, Karamu, Pongaroa and Dannevirke, to be held at Hawkes Bay Golf Club on May 25th & 26th. A long weekend to look forward too, but not sure about the weather. If you feel like braving the conditions, come on out and have a round. If you are heading away over the weekend, travel safely. Have a great Easter everyone. Good Golfing,👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe

Evening all, Saturday 12th April; Cape Turnagain 27 Hole Strokeplay Tournament (Round 3 Ruahine Rosebowl). &.30am cup of tea, 8.30am Tee off Saturday 12th April; Round 2 Club Championship Matchplay. We do have a glitch in the programme, so for the 32 person draws, we are one round short. Please play these games as soon as you possibly can, as we want to continue and have the final Saturday 17t May. Duty Zane & Peter Gregory, House Stephen Sisters Club; Quick meeting to be held downstairs Saturday after prize giving please. Sunday 13th April; Round 4 Golf H B Pennants Competition. Champ 1 are playing at Wairoa, Champ 3 at swairoa. Handicap 2 at Hawkes By Golf Club, and Handicap 4 are at home. Coronation Cup; Congratulations to the Dannevirke team for winning the Zone competition at Porangahau last weekend. This now takes our team with the other Zone winners to finals week end on May 24th and 25th. Venue and the other 3 competing teams to be notified. Again please keep Championship matches moving, Easter next weekend, may provide opportunity to catch up if necessary. Best wishes for players going to Herbertville, as well as members playing Pennants Sunday. Good Golfing,👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe