What's on 10 June 2022

Bryan Burt - Club scribe • June 9, 2022

Saturday 11th May; Card draw 11am Round 1 Sattrup & Brannigan 4bbb match play (Draw below)


Saturday 18th May; Members from Golf HB Eagles Golfing Association will be visiting and joining our Saturday Field.


S Hikawai & R Ward v M Matthews & J Edwards, Gillian Daily & P Gregory v W Ridge & V Hales, N Evans & A Prasad v R Gray & B Mott, K Barnett & F De schweitzer v S Evans & T Delahaepe, R Te Ture & C Peck v C Evans & R Olsen, T Treacey & Mayo v R Munn & R Martin, T Peeti & P Drummond v G Terry & K Jameson, J Garnett & M Priday v R Henricksen & D Stewart, W Petera & T Petera v C Mason & Z Gregory, D Makan & T Bell v M Lilo & S Paewai


Championships; Our finals have been played, in brillliant autumn conditions. Congratulations too; Junior ladies, Lorraine Akast b Chrissy Riddell, Intermediate, Elaine Swanney b Margaret Treacey, Senior Margaret Stephenson b Sue Burlace. Men Junior B Tama Petera Jnr b Grayden Hauiti, Junior Waka Petera b Eru Hauiti, Intermediate B Doug Stewart b Ronnie Turner, Intermediate John Garnett b Micheal Seatter and Senior Brad Truesdale b Greg Vigers. Thanks to Captains Mike and Glenys for getting the competitions completed for finals day to go ahead as scheduled. Barbara and helpers for the lunch, and all the members and friends who joined in for the Trophy presentation at the conclusion of play. 


Sisters Club; (Report from Stephen Paewai)   Fun, frivolity and friendship, these are the three overriding objectives of the annual Sisters Club tournament. There was plenty of it at the fiftieth playing of the event over Queens Birthday weekend at Patea. 23 golfers represented the Dannevirke Golf Club, in the 15 years I’ve been involved this is the most golfers that I’ve travelled with to this tournament. While I can report their behaviour was exemplary the performance on the field didn’t reach the high standards we are used to, the result being that for the 3rd year in a row we brought home the Piston Trophy or is that Pissed on trophy? We couldn’t blame the conditions, the weather was great for June with hardly a cloud in the sky on Saturday though quite a strong south easterly made things a little difficult, then we had near perfect conditions on the Sunday. There was over a hundred in the field and one score of 40 points and only 3 twos scored over the two days. Our best were Drum with 35 on Saturday and Sid had the same score on Sunday.



Patea were excellent hosts, the course was a picture with their members having put in hours of hard labour mowing the rough and trimming all the box thorn. There was generous placing of a club length through the green but no one was able to get any advantage as seen by the scores. There was so much food and I’m not sure if that was designed to upset our golf or slow our drinking down! The cake baked to celebrate the occasion had to be seen to be appreciated. It was about 400 x 700 an expertly iced chocolate cake, decorated in the colours of the four participating clubs. An iced white feather, a special symbol for Maori, particularly Taranaki Maori, representing spirituality, mana and power, sat on top. Peter Greatbatch who first attended the tournament about 46 years ago was Dannevirke’s representative in the ceremonial cutting of the cake. I can report the cake was delicious!

 

It was unanimously agreed to continue the tournament and Weedons will be hosting the event in 2023 and it would be great to get an even bigger contingent travelling to Christchurch particularly as we will be hosting the 2024 tournament. So start saving and get practising! Regards Stephen.


Not sure the weekend weather forecast is ideal for golfing, but I'm sure if possible a few hearty souls will venture out there. As the course is in winter conditions now with soft spots here and there, please be mindful where carts and trundlers are taken. Unless your ball is between a bunker and the green, please take your trundler around the outside of the bunker. Keeping trundlers off the mown fringes keeps them in good condition for playing from.  Our staff work very hard in presenting our course to the level they do, please assist them by keeping trundlers and carts well clear of greens. Thanks


Good Golfing

Bryan Burt

Club Scribe 

What's On 23 October 2025?

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

What's On 16 October 2025?

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

What's On 10 October 2025?

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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