This week at the club...
Bryan Burt - Club Scribe • August 13, 2020
Saturday 15th August Lui Paewai Trophy Card draw 11am. The Lui Paewai trophy is one of those must win trophies. Presented to the player with the best Stableford on Saturday.
Championships: The delayed men's Senior final was played last Sunday between Brad Truesdale and Syd Hikawai. Congratulations to Syd Hikawai, taking out the match 2 and 1. A new name to be engraved on the Senior Trophy. Well done Syd
Covert 19; level 2 has no major implications for us, except that we are again asked to social distance ( keep 2 meters apart). The competition starting sheet will be used for contract tracing. Our Prime Minister will make a statement at 5.15pm tomorrow as to what's next. We can only operate on the information we have to date, so if that changes, we will await the filtration of recommendations from NZ Golf. Our President and Club Captain will discuss options and set a plan going forward. Please if and when this happens we ask that members respect their decisions and abide by their requests.
Matches: With several competitions under way, we ask that matches are kept up to date, so that if we do require a close down, when we resume they can be completed.
Cart Shed. We are getting reports from our security company that the cart shed is being left unlocked. Please if you are parking a cart in there and locking the door, the key apparently goes anti clock wise to lock. Please check by lifting the door to ensure it is locked.
New Members. Tonight the emails of Philip Champion and Garry Palmer have been added to members list. Welcome to our Club gentlemen. Hope to see you joining any of our days that suit your golfing desire.
Speaking of days, just an update for any new members. Golf is available any day at our Course, but if you wish to join club days etc, they are as follows. Tuesday Seniors 10am Start (Men over 55 ladies over 50) younger members wishing to play with our seniors are more than welcome. Wednesday, Ladies Day Any questions regarding Ladies competitions etc can be forwarded to Glenys Nicol or Jad Suttor. Thursday, unofficial Seniors competition, again at 10.30am. There can be two or three groups play on Thursday, so again if you are available and want to join them please do so. Friday, 12 noon card draw on number one tee. Doug Lochead runs this competition, and as always is open to all members. Many of our farmer golfers take Friday afternoons off to play, along with a few trades people.
Saturday; Men's Club Day. During the winter months we have an 11am Card draw tee off, and in summer months 11.30am ( Daylight saving dates signal the change of tee time) Sunday, A very relaxed day, but a competition sheet will generally be available in the office. The early players tee off around 10.30, and the later groups at 11.30am. The yellow tee course has been rated for men, so the competition alternates between the yellow and white course.. Both handicap indexes are displayed in the foyer.
If anyone has any questions they wish to raise regarding these days and times etc, please email our captains, Men's, Mike Matthews mikematthews058@gmail.com Ladies Glenys Nicol glenysnicol@hotmail.co.nz
That wraps up tonight's news. Hopefully we stay at Covert level 2 or better level 1, but that is unfortunately out of our hands. We don't have to agree with the rules, we have to abide by them.
Good Golfing
Bryan Burt
Club Scribe
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
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
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