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
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
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
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