There is plenty going on at the Dannevirke Golf Club

Bryan Burt - Club Scribe • March 29, 2019

It has been a busy few days at the Golf Club, and for members First up last weekend was the second round of Club Championship Match Play, and the first round of Plate play. Both competitions have sheets up in the men's changing rooms, so please have a look, and get any outstanding matches played as soon as possible. We have a bit of breather space, with Easter and Anzac Day before the next round on April 27th, so there is no reason why these matches can't be played.

Sunday also saw the car park fill up with camper vans as golfers arrived to play Round 1 of the Central and Southern HB Seniors 4 course tournament. Round 1 was on Monday at Dannevirke with 72 players (second hand information) Monday night the vans moved north for round 2. The other 3 participating courses being Takapau, Waipukurau and Waipawa.


Coring; Coring commenced Tuesday, after the Seniors event. Kieran ran coring this time round as part of his apprenticeship course. From all accounts the job was almost complete by Tuesday night with coring finished and picked up, sand spread and brushed. Max informs me that now the club owns a tractor trailer, and with his and James Walkers tractors, on the course, the sand is kept up to the spreader, which greatly increases the speed of the operation. Our thanks to these two gentlemen for the use of their machinery, and time, and to all other members who helped in the process. I have attached some photos of the job being done. The corer and pick up machine are hired, the sand spreader two JD tractors and one trailer belong to the club.

Ladies day Wednesday. With the Course closed for coring, the ladies headed away on a mystery bus trip. They were seen gathering at the rural bus car park at 8am. The rest is unknown

Saturday 30th Card draw 11.30am (If there is any reason the Course will not be open by Saturday I will send a note out tomorrow night)

Upcoming Events;

Saturday 6th April. Round 3 GHB Pennants

Sunday 7th April. Pongaroa 27 hole strokeplay tourmanent. round 1 Ruahine Rosebowl

Tuesday 9th April (Note the date differs from our programme) Mangatera Hotel sponsored LVA Tournament. Morning tee from 9.30 with Tee Off from 10am. Make up your own fours, or present at the office to be put into a four. After golf, their will be raffles etc upstairs, prior to moving to Mangatera Hotel for a light meal.

Saturday 13th April. Pahiatua Inter club at Dannevirke. 10.30 Cup of tea, 11.30am Tee off. Can we have a couple of batches of scones please. I will bring the jam and whipped cream

Sunday 14th April Pike Cup at Waipukurau. we hosted this event last year, and it is one of the largest tournament hosted by GHB. We are looking for 12 players (possibly 18) to represent us at this event. It is a Strokeplay event for men 50 years and over. Competition is for the best Gross team (5 best scores count) and Best Nett. Individual Best Gross and Best Nett. Can willing players either reply to this email, or give your names to the starters on Saturday. The Tournament is limited to 24 teams,

A plea to the other sections of our Club, I beleive your have emails going around yourselves for information results etc. Please if you feel they are applicable, send them to me and I will copy and past them into this weekly email. The better informed our members are, the bigger our fields appear to be. With What's On going onto our Club facebook page every friday, it is heartening to hear just who is looking at it. As the saying goes 'use it or lose it" .

Good Golfing

Bryan Burt

Club Scribe

What's On 11 August 2025?

By Bryan Burt - club scribe • September 11, 2025
Coring; Kierane and his team had a good run early in the week and got the course open for golfing today. Thanks to our staff and all who helped out. Friday 12th September; (3 options) 1 Our course is open, so weather permitting, there will be golf at Dannevirke 2 Cape Turnagain are hosting the Annual Firms Day. 18 holes 10 am Morning tea, 11 am Tee off. $30 entry fee; 3 Onga Onga, Our very own Jim Hickey (aka Doug) thinks the weather here tomorrow is going to be horrid, but a bit further away from the ranges at Onga Onga, things look better with rain not predicted until later in the day. Anyone wanting to go north, leave from the Mangatera Hotel car park at 10.45 am, Tee off at Onga at 11.30 am. Saturday 13th September; Kitt, Kerr, Hape, Simpson foursomes. Duty Zane, House Johnny. Zane has a copy of the rules for those who are not sure on them. 11.30am tee off Green Staff: There is a rule that states "Greens Staff have the right of way". There is only so many hours in a week, and the staff have lots to do to get everything groomed. If a tractor is heading towards you, please wait for them to get out of your range before hitting your ball. You wouldn't hit a ball at someone walking towards you, so don't do so to someone on a tractor. They can't jump out of the way of an oncoming ball if that were to happen. If a green is being mowed, wave the green staff to carry on; it only takes a few minutes to mow a green. A couple of minutes' delay for your round of golf is nothing compared to consistent stopping and starting for the staff. Common sense should prevail. If in doubt, " Wait, thank you. Spring weather is really upon us at present. Tomorrow looks ugly, but who knows? If you wish to brave the conditions, there are plenty of options this weekend. Good Golfing👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe

What's On 4 September 2025?

By Bryan Burt - club scribe • September 4, 2025
Evening all, Saturday 6th September; Card draw at 11.30 am, Duty? House Tony Saturday 13th September; Kitt, Kerr, Hape, Simpson 4somes over 18 holes. This has been mentioned previously, so make up a pair and come along for an 11.30 am start. Takapau 18 Hole Strokeplay Tournament. Thanks for the support from the 20 members who went through to Takapau last Saturday. We made up close to a quarter of the field, so great support for our friends at Takapau. The gross winner was J McGillicuddy. Pongaroa were the 2025 winners of the Ruahine Rosebowl.  That's it for tonight, folks. Have a good weekend. Good Golfing👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe

What's On 29 August 2025?

By Bryan Burt - Club Scribe • August 28, 2025
A few bits and pieces to mention. Friday 29th August; Course Closed. The course is closed tomorrow for a Master Builders Ambrose Tournament. There is 90-something players in the field starting on multiple tees, so best we keep clear for them . Friday Boys Mid-Day Competition: Doug has suggested playing in Takapau tomorrow. Gather at the Mangatera Hotel car park for an 11 am departure, 11.30 am tee off at Takapau. Saturday 30th August; Takapau 18-hole Stroke play tournament. (Final Ruahine Rosebowl). The draw for this event is attached (click) . Please ignore the numbers down the left side . The top part of the draw is teeing of Dardanelles with the junior field going off Westwood Ho. It looks like a late start but given they have allowed 11-minute gaps, I am sure the field will start quicker than written. I would suggest being early as I can't see 11-minute times being adhered to. For those interested, a van is leaving Drums at 9.15am. Saturday 30th August; At home, Duty Richie House Angela. Seniors, because of the impending visit by Central and Southern to Cape Turnagain on Tuesday, September 2 nd , we will have a full Club day on Thursday, 4 th , complete with raffles, approaches, etc. On the 9 th September, we are unable to play because of coring. We are looking at a visit to Fielding or Eketahuna on that day. We shall advise next week as to where we are going, and see who are interested. Monday 8th September; Coring. The course will be closed until this job is complete. Kierane will advise when the course is reopened Hole In One; Congratulations Jolanda Van Viliet for holing out on number 14 yesterday. Great effort, Jolanda. Plenty happening as we head into spring golf. Good luck to the 22 heading to Takapau on Saturday. Hopefully, this isn't their last Tournament, but that is a matter for the members to sort. Good Golfing👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe

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