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What's on at the Dannevirke Golf Club this week?

Bryan Burt - Club Scribe • Aug 08, 2019

SHB 27 Hole Strokeplay Tournament. I can report on a very Tournament last Saturday. Despite the wind and rain Friday and right through the night, the day dawned calm yet cool, and in the afternoon, clear blue sky's. A field of 42 men , 20 senior and 22 junior plus 3 ladies. SHB Champion for 2019 is Brad Truesdale. Result sheets are at the Club and I didn't have time today to retrieve them, so apologies about the lack of results. Mike Matthews asked that I acknowledge Kieran and Billy T for mowing the greens, and finishing in time for Billy to play. To Barbara, and Nola the lunch and evening meal cooks, the members who arrived early and checked all the bunkers, and his scoring assistants Willie Veitch and Timmy Bell. Also Tony Peeti and his helpers for running raffles upstairs. Lastly our sponsor Adam Webster from Lion, and of course Mike himself who had everything under control when I contacted him Thursday with an old check list of actions required. Good work Mike .

Saturday 10th August. Card draw 11am Sattrup & Brannigan matches to be continued please, along with any first round Wiffin Cup matches that haven't been played yet.

Saturday 17th August: Lui Paewai Trophy. A spectacular trophy to have your name on. Best Stableford on the day. Defending Champion Zane Gregory. In racehorse terms, the track didn't suit him last Saturday. May have needed the run. A repeat of his 41 points from last year is there somewhere.

Saturday 31st Takapau 30 Hole Strokeplay Tournament. Round 4 Rosebowl Competition.

Manawatu v Hawkes Bay @ Dannevirke

Pacific Golfer July 2019 Edition: Interesting articles in this magazine with copies just inside the door at the Club house. One on Royal Wellington being involved in a video on improving air quality. They are planting out of the way areas in native grasses rather than mowing. The other article of interest was the answer from Dave Mangin GM of Championship and Golf Operations, answering a queston on placing.

Questions "The preferred lie or placing is for the condition of the course, so how can placing on your own mowed fairway be correct" "If the condition of the course is such that a placing is needed, surely 15cm place on all closely mowed fairways" would be the correct rule ! Answer from Dave, The Local rule should read. "When a players ball lies in a part of the general area cut to fairway height or less the player may take free relief once by placing the original ball or another ball in and playing it from the relief area" Specify the size of the area, such as one club length, one scorecard length or 15cm.

In essence what Dave is debating is, If you want to protect your fairways, and have placing, then the placing should be on the surface you are playing, not the hole you are playing. Interesting!!

Take a copy of the magazine home, have a read then return it to the table for someone else. We get about 10 or do copies each month. Always a good read.

Good golfing folks

Bryan Burt

Club Scribe

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By Bryan Burt - Club scribe • 13 Dec, 2019 •

Evening all,
Annual General Meeting, A good muster of members attended last Mondays AGM, where the business section flew through, with finances in good heart, and obviously members are more than happy with the course, as no one raised any negative issues regarding the Club or the Course. Recognition of service in the form of Life Memberships were bestowed on Helen Martin, Max Charmley and Ian McKenzie. Speaking to these members were Gail Borlase, John Mackay and Ken Barnett. All three new Life Members have been members of the Club since the 70s or 80s, and since joining have spent countless years on Committees, I congratulate Helen, Max and Ian on an outstanding effort A list of the 2020 committee is attached for your interest. (It may be headed 2019, but it is in fact the 2020 list)
The Match committee are working on the 2020 programme. We have some dates through from GHB but not all, and April is a difficult month to programme around as this year both Easter and Anzac weekends fall in that month. With Anzac Day on a Saturday, Monday becomes an observed day, so we have a 4 day and a 3 day weekend within two weeks of each other
Saturday 14th December: Christmas Cheer 12 noon Shot Gun Start, $20 Entry fee. The entry sheet has plenty of names on it, looks like a good field. Marcus & Glen are again running their Hagggle, food and drinks hole, so come along one and all and enjoy the day
2020:
Saturday January 11th Summer Cup Qualifying (top 32)
Christmas Message. Wishing all members a safe and happy Christmas and New Year. If you are travelling, please do so safely. Enjoy your time with family and friends. If time allows, hit the fairways
Good Golfing,
Merry Christmas,
Bryan Burt
Club Scribe
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