Welcome to What's On for 2025.

Bryan Burt - Club Scribe • January 9, 2025
Putting at Dannevirke Golf Club

Saturday January 11th;  Summer Cup Qualifying, top 32 scores, go through to Matchplay. Duty Zane & Bryan A reminder, you can qualify for the above on Friday, Saturday or Sunday. The rules being, if you are unavailable over the weekend, you can Qualify Friday, provided you state so before commencement of play, and that after entering your card into the system, the card is left at the till in the shop for inclusion in the draw. Weekend play. If you play Saturday and write on Summer Cup Qualifying, then Saturdays card counts, you cannot enter another card Sunday. If Sunday is your first card of the weekend, then again after entering put it with the others in the shop so you can be included.. No card no entry. 


Club Championships; An early update. Mens Club Championship Match play commences on Saturday 15th March. Draws will again be produced on everyone in, except if you ask not to be included. Previous exclusions still apply. Club Open Championship. This is for anyone wanting to participate in the Open / Senior grade. There will be two seeding rounds this year. The first is Saturday 15th February, and the second is Thursday 27th February (qualifying round for the Barry Illslie sponsored 72 hole match play event) Any questions regarding this are to be directed to Captains Zane & Peter.


Marae Tournament. This popular tournament will be held on Saturday 22 February. Please save the date, a sheet will be going up shortly, so if you want to play, please put your name down


Sister Club.   The annual Sister Club Tournament is being held at the Rarangi Golf Club north of Blenheim on Kings Birthday weekend. We’ll be travelling down on Friday 30 May returning on Monday 2 June. We need to know numbers so we can finalise travel and accommodation. A sheet will soon be in the foyer seeking names for the trip. We’ll also have a meeting on Thursday 6 February following the annual Waitangi day tournament.


Friday 7th & Saturday 8th February;   Clubs NZ North island Womens Golf Teams Championship. Dannevirke Services & Citizens Club, and the Dannevirke Golf Club are hosts for this event this year. We have 20 teams of 3 playing plus a handful of supporters. Carts. All 8 carts are booked and being used for this event. We simply couldn't host it if we didn't have 8 carts, which are all booked with two players. Each day play commences off tees one and ten at eight thirty, last tee time 9.12am. Members are welcome to use the course, but please be aware the Tournament players have right of way. 


A big start to our season with the Clubs NZ tournament, and the 72 Hole Matchplay. More information and or requests for help may come closer to the events taking place. Please help the organisers who are show casing our beloved course, and putting some money back into the local economy with our many visitors. 


Good Golfing👍

Bryan Burt

Club Scribe 

What's On 24 July 2025?

By Bryan Burt club scribe • July 24, 2025
👉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

What's On 17 July 2025?

By Bryan Burt - Club scribe • July 17, 2025
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

What's On 10 July 2025?

By Bryan Burt - Club Scribe • July 10, 2025
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