What's On 1st September 2023?

Bryan Burt - Club Scribe • August 31, 2023

Saturday 2nd September; Card draw 11am Duty Richie Gray & helpers


Saturday 2nd September; Takapau 30 Hole Strokeplay Tournament.  8am Cup of tea 8.30am Tee off (will notify if different). This is the final round of the 2023 Ruahine Rosebowl competition, and we and Pongaroa are currently tied in first place. Looks like we have good numbers attending. Good luck


Clubhouse;  Private Function. The club is hosting a private function, a birthday celebration, on Saturday 2 September. As a result the upstairs lounge will be closed on Friday and Saturday. Could golfers please use the downstairs facilities.  On Saturday 16 September we are hosting the Aotea Sports Club’s annual prize giving, as we’ve done for the past couple of years. The upstairs lounge will be closed on the Friday and Saturday. A reminder will be posted in the What’s on email on 14 September.  Thanks for your co operation.


Recycling;  We are about 90% there with our recycling efforts, but we are still creating a lot of work for Peter Greatbatch, who takes the bins into town . We are getting contaminated bins. Each bin holds one thing and one thing only. Cardboard, clear glass, brown glass or green glass. Nothing else. No food scraps, no bottle tops, no general rubbish. Bottle tops are easy, there is a rubbish bin in the bar for them, and there is a skip bin in the car park for for club house rubbish and food scraps.  Please lets keep it simple, so Peter can whip in, load the bins and take them to town without finding any free gifts. The bins are is under camera, so if need be, we will find the dumpers.


Eagles Golfing Society of HB Raffle 2023 (supporting the Halberg Foundation) Tickets are currently available for this years Cape Kidnappers raffle. Tickets are $5 each with 1st Prize a round of golf for four persons at Cape Kidnappers, 2nd and 3rd prizes are $250 travel vouchers (courtesy Golf encounters) and 4th to 15th are complimentary rounds on other Hawkes Bay and lower North Island courses.  Our local Eagles members were allocated 100 tickets, of which Max has sold 40, so 60 left. Local Eagles members are Stephen Prenter, Max Charmley, Rodney Henricksen, Warren Ridge, Johnny Edwards and myself. I'm heading to Takapau Saturday so these may not be at the club until next Tuesday and Saturday 9th September. Tickets can be booked via return email, and available at PGG Wrightson Monday to Wednesday.


Lui Paewai Trophy; Congratulations to Rainier Davies for winning the Lui Paewai Trophy last Saturday. 46 stablefords if I remember correctly. Thanks Margaret for the photo. Tried to attach it but not sure I have been successful.


Best of luck to our members heading to Takapau. For those staying closer to home, head on out and enjoy the start of spring golf. The frosts this week will have helped dry the top of the course a bit. 


Good Golfing, 👍

Bryan Burt

Club Scribe 

What's On 19 March 2026?

By Bryan Burt - club scribe • March 19, 2026
Saturday 21st March; Club Championships Round 1 Matchplay. Duty, Match Committee, House ?. If you have a Match, please convey that to the starters. Round 2 is not until May 2nd, so please keep communication with your opponent open so the matches can all be completed. Thank you to all who put names forward for the Championships. We have four draws, Senior, Intermediate A & B, and Junior A (all attached) compiled from names entered. Thanks, Pat Harold, for putting the draws together. Any questions or queries, please contact captains Zane or Peter. Sunday 22nd March; Pongaroa 27 Hole Strokeplay Tournament, Round two of the Ruahine Rosebowl. 8 am, tea & Coffee, 8.30 am tee off, $35 includes competition and food. Can we get a good muster, please, especially those looking for Coronation Cup selection. We require more than three, which we had at Norsewood, please. High School Ambrose: A thank-you note from the High School says it all. " Kia ora e te whānau, our golf tournament last weekend was awesome, with 105 golfers turning up to support our school and try their luck at winning $20 000! Unfortunately, no one was able to ‘sink a hole in one’ and win the money. A big thank you to Mr Amrit Pasad and all the staff and students who helped to make this event a success. We would also like to thank the Dannevirke Golf Course, our generous sponsors and our community for entering the tournament and participating in the fundraising activities held on the day. All profits of this event will go towards our students’ sports travel." Special General Meeting; Thank you to the 55 members who turned out Monday night for the purpose of " Setting the annual member subscription fees for the 2026 / 2027 year. " The conclusion being the annual subscriptions for 2026 / 2027 is $665 for full playing members. The Management Committee acknowledges their error in not advertising this as an Agenda item at the AGM in December. Matter sorted, repeat of error to be avoided, move on. We are in the thick of Match Play golf with GHB Pennants and now Club Champs, and in April, the Coronation Cup. I hope all participants enjoy the experience. Good Golfing👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe

What's On 13 March 2026?

By Bryan Burt - club scribe • March 12, 2026
Sat, March 14th, Dannevirke High School Ambrose Tournament, 11 am Tee off. I'm sure there will be space in the field for members not involved in the Ambrose, but I can't guarantee that, sorry. Sun, March 15th; Golf HB Pennants Round 3. Championship 1 Dvke v Hastings @ Dannevirke, Champ 3 Dvke v Maraenui at Maraenui, Handicap 2 Dvke v Maraenui at HB Golf Club, Handicap 3 Dvke v Napier at Hastings. Championship 1 grade play at home, tee off 8.30 am. Club members can commence after Pennant tee off, but please be mindful that fours coming through the turn have right of way. Sun, March 15th; (Reminder) This one is for the ladies!! Come and have a go! Bring a friend, or we'll find you a new one to play with. Make some "me" time and celebrate International Women's Day at Dannevirke Golf Club - come down and have some fun and laughs, followed by a drink or two after SOCIAL AMBROSE. 7 HOLES, 2 players per team. Sunday, March 15th, 2.30 pm. Register on the day, $5 per person. Thank you, Wendy Stratford Mon, March 16th; Special General Meeting, Clubhouse at 7.30 pm with one agenda item. " Setting the annual member subscription fees for the 2026 / 2027 year. " Looking forward to supporting our local High School with its annual fundraiser. If you don't have a team yet, please consider getting one together. Good luck to our Pennant teams on Sunday. Good Golfing👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe

What's On 5 March 2026?

By Bryan Burt - club scribe • March 5, 2026
Friday, March 6th; As the course is closed until 1.30pm tomorrow, the Friday golfers are heading to Onga Onga. Leaving Mangatera Hotel car park at 10.30am. Saturday March 7th, Club day 11.15 am card draw for 11.30 am tee off. Duty Patrick & Peter Gregory. Saturday, March 7th ; Norsewood 27-hole Strokeplay Tournament. Round 1 of the 2026 Rosebowl. 8am tea/ coffee, with a start time of 8.30 am Coronation Cup; For all players that have put their names forward for Selection, there is a meeting this Saturday, Club day, 10.45 am in the dining room. Very quickly it will be! If any of these players are going to the Norsewood Rosebowl, well done, we will catch up with you during the week or the following weekend; otherwise, we will see the rest on Saturday. If you can't make it for any other reason, ring Tama 021408105 or Patrick in the shop, please don’t contact Zane, he is on holiday, leave him alone till he's back. Cheers Tama Pennant Results from last Sunday; Champ 1 had a 5/4 win, Champ 3 had a 9/0 loss, Handicap 2 lost 5/4 and Handicap 3 lost 6/3 Saturday, March 14th, Dannevirke High School fund raising 18 hole 3 ball Ambrose Tournament. Entries to Amrit, or the High School Office. Marae Tournament Results: On Saturday, 62 golfers participated in the 29 th playing of the Marae Tournament. Results Senior 1 st H Ruwhiu nett 67, 2 nd H Morris nett 71 Intermediate 1 st C Maniapoto nett 63, 2 nd D Treacy snr nett 68, 3 rd M Matthews nett 70 c/b, 4 th D Te Huki 70 c/b, 5 th D Stewart 70 nett, 6 th M Arnold 71 c/b Junior 1 st N Butterfield 41 stb, 2 nd J Timu 40 stb c/b, 3 rd O Apatu 40 stb, 4 th C Groom 38 stb Ladies 1 st C Timu 41 stb c/b, 2 nd K Camden – Peeti 41 stb, 3 rd D Ruwhiu 39. Long drives T Petera, T Bell, C Maniapoto and S Te Huki. Approaches JJ Carberry and K Camden – Peeti. Two's D Stewart 3 and 7 The Cape Kidnappers raffle was won by S Paewai. On behalf of the Makirikiri Marae we thank the Dannevirke Golf Club for the continued use of their facilities, that allows us to conduct one of our major fundraising ventures. Thanks to those that participated, those that sponsored the tournament and those that helped on the day, all contributing to a very successful day. Regards Stephen. Sunday, March 15th; This one is for the ladies!! Come and have a go! Bring a friend or we'll find you a new one to play with. Make some "me" time and celebrate International Women's Day at Dannevirke Golf Club - come down and have some fun and laughs, followed by a drink or two after SOCIAL AMBROSE. 7 HOLES, 2 players per team. Sunday, March 15th, 2.30 pm. Register on the day, $5 per person. Thank you Wendy Stratford Monday 16th March; Special General Meeting, Clubhouse at 7.30 pm. Agenda:  Setting the annual member subscription fees for the 2026 / 2027 year. That sums up another week, folks. As you can see, plenty is happening. Good luck to our team heading to Norsewood. Good Golfing👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe