Dannevirke Golf Clubs latest news 10/8/18
Bryan Burt - Club captain • August 9, 2018
Evening all,
SHB 27 Hole Strokeplay Tournament:
Last Saturday saw the playing of this years 27 Hole Strokeplay Tournament. 47 players including a small field of 4 ladies played in damp conditions in the morning, but dryer in the afternoon. Underfoot conditions were a challenge late morning, but not too bad playing the second part of the tournament on holes 1-9 being the afternoon round. SHB Strokeplay Champion is Clay Lochead with 119 all day gross Senior nett winner was Richard Te ture, morning Stableford Doug Lochead, and pm par Peter Gregory. In the Junior field Gross Winner was Richard Greaves (Pongaroa) nett Amrit Prasad, Stb Mike Matthews and Par Mike Wall (Takapau).
Thanks to Brian & Kieran for an early start mowing the greens. Our greens are in great order and quick. Malcolm for raking bunkers. Thanks also to our Sponsor Adam Webster (Steinlarger) starter Brendan, lunch cooks Margaret Treacy , Wendy & Brendan, and Wendys mum. plus our evening cooks Lulu, Aggi, Lizzy and co. Scorers Gwen and Bernice, and last but not least our members for your support of the tournament, plus the plates you brought for our evening meal. Days like Saturday show the true spirit of our Club, something we can all be proud of.
Saturday 11th August; Sattrup & Brannigan Round 2;
Matches to be played are
T Bell & D Makan V B Mott & R Grey
M Priday & J Garnett V R Martin & R Munn
G Freeman & I Harrowfield V R Ward & S Hikawai
Z Gregory & C Mason V W Ridge & V Hales
We will use the first four tee times off No1 for these matches, Card draw on No10 and 5
I believe our overseas travelers have returned, so there are three first round Championship matches to be played prior to Sat 28th.
Saturday 18th August Lui Paewai Trophy.
Stableford competition A stunning trophy, that any member would be proud to get their name on
Upcming Tournaments
Sunday 19th August; Porangahau 18 Hole Mixed Foursomes 12 noon tee off
Saturday 25th August. Waipawa 12 hole Day / Night Tournament 4pm tee off, "Glow-in-the-dark golf balls"
Saturday 1st September Takapau 30 Hole Strokeplay Tournament 8am start. Final round of the Ruahine Rosebowl Pongaroa lead on 15.5, Dannevirke and Cape Turnagain on 14 each.
Sunday 9th September GHB & Poverty Bays Womens 36 Hole Strokeplay at HB Golf Club. $4000 House of travel sponsored prize table !!!
Notices for all these will be on the Club Notice Board Saturday morning
Good Golfing
Bryan Burt
Club Captain
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👉Saturday 26th July; Matches please. Competitions still running are Wiffin Cup, Sattrup & Brannigan and Presidents Cup. Card draw 11.30am Duty Zane, house Majken 👉 Saturday 2nd August. SHB 27 Hole Strokeplay Tournament. Entries close Wednesday 30th July, for the draw publication on Thursday 31st July.. No post entries (No entries on the day) We currently have about 70 entries. Reminder; Members are asked to bring a plate for a shared meal after our 27 hole tournament. 👉 Saturday 9th August; Lui Paewai Trophy. Best stableford by a club member on the day. The Lui Paewai is a sort after Trophy. The forecast looks good for the weekend. If we have heavy frosts, please delay your start time so as not to burn the fairways and greens. Good Golfing👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe
Evening all, Saturday 19th July; Presidents Cup Round 1 Matchplay . Duty Match Committee Chalky, House Johnny Sunday 20th July, HGC event. A travel group from Hawkes Bay who visit a course once a month. Approximately 50 - 55 golfers, staring at 9am on Tees 1, 5, 10 and 16. Still plenty of room for locals. Please be aware that players are coming from four directions, so don't just jump on a tee, make sure you they are at least half a fairway away before starting in front of them. Captain Zane is looking for anyone who can help prepare 50 burgers for our visitors around 1pm. Please call Zane on 027 299-4394 if you are available Saturday 2nd August; SHB 27 hole Strokeplay Tournament 9Round 4 Ruahine Rosebowl). Kindly Sponsored by Metalform (tow and collect) and Clay Lochead Electrical . . Men & Women, all handicaps welcome . $35 Entry fee . Free Entry to green keepers (Sponsored by tow and collect) . Lunch & Dinner provided . Net prizes and Cash prizes - up to 8th place for Open Gross . Entries (name & handicap ) by Wednesday 30th July to dannevirkegolf@xtra.co.nz . Draw & Tee times published Thursday 31st July via email and facebook All inquiries, please contact Zane Gregory 027 299 4394 Presidents Cup draw; A Prasad v C Martin, P Drummond v A Maniapoto, C Lochead v B Williams, J Garnett v T Albert, B Dias v T Peeti, W Baylis v N Evans, G Brown v C Peck, J Farrell v T Bell, J Bassett v R He nricksen, D Walker v P Gregory, D Treacy Jnr v C Bone, M Seatter v Billy Te Ture, T Petera v A Brown, H Hauiti v W K Newland, S Hikawai v B Burt, M Arnold v J Edwards. All these matches need to be completed before round 2 on 16th August please. Greens Staff. A message from Kierane. Can members please stay clear of the areas where new turf has been laid on numbers 4 and 15. Walking over these areas is not going to help with establishment! Score Card Sponsor; After many years as our card sponsor, Aon Insurance Brokers wish to discontinue. We produce a three panel card. The front panel of 15cm has a club house photo and club details, with a 4cm advertisement at the bottom. The centre panel is a full 15cm advertisement, and panel three remains with the course layout and local rules. Anyone willing to discuss advertising or sponsorship options, please email our Secretary Bailey at dannevirkegolf@xtra.co.nz, in the first instance. A warm welcome to new members who have joined our Club and been added to What's On over the past few weeks. If you are receiving this email, and no longer wish to be on the email list, please flick me a return email and I will delete your details. What's On is also posted on our Facebook page by mid morning every Friday. Here's hoping we get a good day Saturday so we can get plenty of matches played. Good Golfing👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe
Evening all, Saturday 12th July; Presidents Cup Qualifying, Top 32 nett scores go through to seeded matchplay competition. Tom Irwin Putter. Please count your on the green putts, the player with the least putts wins the Tom Irwin Putter competition. Duty, Math committee Peter Gregory, House committee ? Sunday 20th July; The HGC Tour group will be playing Dannevirke at 9am. Between 50 and 55 players using a 4 tee start. Still room for our members, but please be aware of the players on the 9th and 18th fairways, as they may be carrying on, so don't assume they are stopping, and jumping in front of them. Saturday 2nd August; SHB 27 hole Strokeplay Tournament 9Round 4 Ruahine Rosebowl). Kindly Sponsored by Metalform (tow and collect) and Clay Lochead Electrical . . Men & Women, all handicaps welcome . $35 Entry fee . Free Entry to green keepers (Sponsored by tow and collect) . Lunch & Dinner provided . Net prizes and Cash prizes - up to 8th place for Open Gross . Entries (name & handicap ) by Wednesday 30th July to dannevirkegolf@xtra.co.nz . Draw & Tee times published Thursday 31st July via email and facebook All inquiries, please contact Zane Gregory 027 299 4394 Looks like it may be another horrible weekend weather wise. If the rain eventuates and then clears, please treat our course with respect, as any damage done now, won't grow out until the spring. With the sofy ground, please ensure all divots are replaced and stamped down, to maintain the quality of our fairways. Good Golfing👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe