The latest news from the Dannevirke Golf Club

Bryan Burt • January 24, 2019

Morning all


Saturday 26th January. Summer Cup Matchplay . / Takapau Marae Tournmanet. With a a couple of events on this Saturday, there has not been a Tee draw produced, but the following matches need to be completed before round two on February 9th . S Poole v M Priday, M Matthews v M B Lilo, R Olsen v B Poole, A Webster v B Burt, B Williams v J Edwards A Prasad v G Freeman, S Hikawai v P Greatbatch, R Munn v J Bassett, C Peck v C Fisher, C Mason v R Gray. Good Luck

From the handicapper “Occasionally we receive cards from other golf courses, while we can enter them the standard practice is to leave your card at the course at which you played and the cards will be entered at that course, We do get incorrectly completed cards, more frequently than we would like, we then go to the markers card to compare scores. A simple test is to add your nett score and stableford and the total is 107, 109 for ladies, the exception is when you have a couple of non scoring holes.”

From the management Committee meeting: Due to certain persons spreading mistruths regarding Friday Golf entry fees, we will again outline both Friday and week end competitions, and how they are paid out.

Fridays. $10 Entry Fee of which $1 goes to the Club, $2 to Twos, $2 to Jackpot $5 Competition. The Jackpot money is used to fund the last Friday of the month for the person or persons going the furtherest with 2 stableford points or better. Payout $100. Secondly any player who goes all the way (18 holes) on any Friday with 2 points or better receives $100. Ammended Rule. You do not have to have played more than 5 Fridays to quailfy for jackpot payments. All players starting earlier than normal start time of 11.30 onwards have to have entered their name on the start sheet, but can pay later. Players are not permitted to enter the competition after playing nine holes. Fridays competition is played as a single field, not split into handicap grades

Saturday Competition: $10 Entry $1 goes to the Club, $2 Twos, $7 Competition. The field is split into Senior 0-14 and Junior 15 +. Thus should we have 10 Seniors and 20 Juniors on a Saturday, the prize pools are $70 and $140 respectively.

Hopefully this clears the air for all members, but should there be any questions they should be directed at Mike Matthews Club Captian, Doug Lochead Friday Starter, or any member of the Match or Management Committee. Be very clear, neither of the Club travel groups are funded from the Club or these Competitions , and it is disapointing that such rumours have been circulated.

Looks like a great weekend coming up,

Good Golfing

Bryan Burt

By Bryan Burt - club scribe October 23, 2025
Saturday 25th October; Club day draw 11.15 am, Tee off 11.30 am. Duty, Richie, House, Angela. 2026 Barry Illsley Sponsored 72 Hole Matchplay Open Tournament. Preliminary work is underway for this tournament. Dates yet to be confirmed, but it looks like the Wellington Anniversary Weekend in January, starting on Friday, and concluding on Sunday. Presidents Cup Final: t o be contested between Timmy Bell and Denzil Treacy Junior. Sattrup & Brannigan, 2025 winners Mark Rosocaker & Chappy Maniapoto. Congratulations guys. Ladies Shoot Out; Completed today with Margaret Treacy winning from Margaret Stephenson. Another great day from all accounts. On Course Tee Signs: A big shout-out to our tee sponsors for their continued support of our Club. With business changes, we have 5 tee signs available for advertising your business. If any member wishes to take up one of these signs, please contact our Secretary Bailey Harold at dannevirkegolf@xtra.co.nz. Annual General Meeting; Monday 8th December. Another call please, for members to consider putting themselves forward for nomination to the various committees. Our thanks to Bailey for her work to date on the new constitution. Every Club in NZ has to update their Constitution before the end of April 2026, so we can continue to apply for Charity funding etc. Golf NZ produced a template, and we are just adding the final touches for our Club. This will need to be adopted at the AGM. At this point, we have not had any major damage on our course with the wind, but today is going to be another windy one. Fingers crossed, we get through unscathed, and the wind settles for a fine weekend with ample opportunity to play some golf. Best wishes to all who are traveling this weekend for tournaments or other golfing adventures. Travel safely and play well. Good Golfing👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe
By Bryan Burt - Club scribe October 16, 2025
Saturday 18th October; Club day. Card draw at 11.15am tee off 11.30am Duty House Tony Saturday 8th November; Closing day and Trophy presentations. Captain Zane, sternly requests all competitions to be completed by then so trophies can be presented. Plenty of daylight now, so please make an effort. Saturday 29th November; (Date Change) Fielding Interclub @ Feilding.  Ladies Club Championships; The ladies concluded their Champions on Saturday after being rained, hailed and thundered on the week before. Congratulations , too Margaret Stephenson, (Senior) Sue Burlace (Intermediate) and Kerrie Gundersen (Junior). Runners up being , Angela Farrell, Margaret Treacy and Rainier Arnold. Greenwood Cup Rounds 1-3; Conditions at Waipukurau Golf Club were very pleasant for two rounds of golf Saturday and one Sunday. The rough at Waipukurau has for years has been dense clover and still is, which can be deceiving, as the ball looks ok, but the clover can be difficult to hit from. Saturday morning the team played Karamu having a 7 to 3 win, followed in the afternoon with an 8.5 to 1.5 win against Central Hawkes Bay. Sunday morning we came up against the first of the city Clubs Napier, and were defeated 7 to 3. Two matches concluded with draws on the 18th, and 3 finished on the 17th, so it wasn't all bad. The current standings are Hastings first on 6 points with 27.5 games, Onga Onga second also on 6 points and 23 games, Napier third with 4 points and 20 games, with Dannevirke fourth on 4 points and 18.5 games. Looking forward to the final four rounds at Hastings Golf Club on November 15th & 16th . Annual General Meeting; Monday 8th December at 7.30pm. A reminder to Committee chairman and others to have your reports to Gail by next weekend (Labour Weekend) for the Annual Report. With daylight saving now in progress, encourage any friends or relatives that are keen to maybe consider a Summer Subscription. (Runs the duration of daylight saving) For membership forms see Patrick at Harold Golf Shop, or email Bailey at dannevirkegolf@xtra.co.nz . If your game is off colour at present, again see Patrick for a lesson. Good Golfing👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe
By Bryan Burt- club scribe October 9, 2025
Saturday 11th October; 11am Ladies resume their finals matches. Senior & Intermediate finals (4 players) 11.30 am Mens Club day. Card draw at 11.30 am, Duty Tony Peeti, House Rhea Saturday 11th October; Greenwood Cup round 1-3 at Waipukurau. 8.15am No 1 Tee Dannevirke v Karamu 1.00pm No 1 Tee Dannevirke v CHB Sunday 12th October; 8.00 am No 13 Tee Dannevirke v Napier Golf Hawkes Bay Greenwood Cup competition has rolled around for another year. With a squad of 12 players available for rounds 1-3, we have selected three different teams for each match (attached). On behalf of all members, we wish the team the very best of success for the weekend. Hopefully, the weather plays ball, and you only have to battle your opponents, not the conditions as well. Good luck also to Margaret & Angela, Sue & Margaret, finishing off your Championship matches. Good Golfing👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe

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