What's On 12 September 2024?

Bryan Burt - Club Scribe • September 12, 2024
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Friday 13th September;  Firms day at Cape Turnagain. 11am Cup of Tea, 12 noon tee off;


Saturday 14th September;   Kitt, Kerr, Hape Simpson Foursomes. For the newer members, this competition is alternate shots, with the 2 handicaps added and divided by 2. You play a net round, and at the end the best net wins Kitt, etc etc If you haven't organised a partner, ask the Match committee duty persons to make up a pairing. Duty is Mark & Joe, House Dipak


Saturday 28th September;  Visit from Manawatu Golf Club. We believe they have a bus with 40 players coming. It would be nice to have as many from Dannevirke to host our guests 


Coring;  Our staff and helpers cored our greens and tees on Tuesday. Our thanks to all who assisted. Kierane informed me the course will be prepared and ready for play from 11am tomorrow. Please let common sense prevail around areas that have been affected by coring or machinery tracks. The rules of Golf cover such situations.


Congratulations;  Speaking of Kierane, Our heartiest congratulations to Kierane, Emma, and older brother Ario, on the arrival of their twin daughters and sisters Stella and Brielle.  All is well with mother, father and daughters. Kierane will be taking some time off when the twins get to come home, with plans and people in place to keep our course groomed.


Rosebowl;  The Ruahine Rosebowl competition was completed last weekend at the Takapau 30 Hole Tournament, with Pongaroa being the 2024 winners. Can I say, there was a little bit of disappointment and embarrassment shown to our captain Mike and Zane at the weekend. Many of you said you were going to this event, and Mike phoned through to secure numbers for our members, then on Saturday Zane waiting patiently at the Mangatera Hotel at 7am, to take a ute load of players up. Only thing is, not one turned up!, so while we needed at least three, we only had two players from Dannevirke. The final blow being, at least 6 of you played at Dannevirke on Saturday. PLEASE, if you say you are going to an event, commit and go. If for some reason you can't attend, after saying you will, at lease have the good manners to inform someone you can't make it.


Dannevirke  Youth Programme.  As mentioned previously, Captain Mike has been in discussions to get a Junior programme running. Below are the details as provided today. Any members willing to be part of this , and or any member wanting their children to be involved, please talk to Mike in the first instance.


Where Dannevirke Golf Club

Who  Dannevirke youth, ages 8-13 years 25 youth max

When  Monday 21st October – 25th November 2024 4.00pm – 5.00pm

Equipment  Golf Club Sets, Balls, Tee. Rope/hoops etc

Coach development sessions, 2 x coach development session to up skill volunteers prior to deliver the programme

Personnel Coach developer, Coaches, 3 x coaches required per session, 1:10 ratio 

Funding; Sport Manawatu – Tu Manawa Fund


Budget:

Delivery costs                        Coach development workshops            $200

                                                 X 2 prior to programme


Equipment                             Clubs – 4 x Junior 2x Mens                     $3800

                                                2 x ladies


           Balls/Tees                                                   $100

 

Total                                                                                                            $4100

 

 How; Coaching and play, Coaching - 45min session, Play holes – 1 hour session


Week 1

Ice breaker games

Skills and Drills

·        Putting

·        chipping

Week 2

Introduction to the course

·        Greens

·        Fairways

·        Driving

Week 3

Skills and drills

Play 2 holes – with on course coaching

Week 4

Skills and Drills

·        …..

·        …..

Week 5

Play 2 holes – with on course coaching

Week 6

Play 6 holes


Celebration of programme.


If you are heading to the coast tomorrow, have a great day. If you are contesting the Kitt, Kerr, Hape Simpson foursomes on Saturday, good luck, and remember, if you have a duff, don't say sorry, because what goes round comes round. Enjoy


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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