What's On 21 March 2025?

Bryan Burt - Club Scribe • March 20, 2025
Dannevirke golf

Saturday March 22nd;  Dannevirke High School Ambrose Golf Tournament.  11am tee off, teams of three persons, $25 per player, $20,000 (First) Hole in One on number 3, sponsored by the Dannevirke High School.


Sunday 23rd; Golf HB Pennants Round 3. 


Golf Shop;    Patrick and Bailey Harold are thrilled to announce the opening of Harold Golf Shop on March 29th (at the Golf Club) . We’ll be offering a wide selection of golf gear and apparel, along with cold beverages, hot food, and snack options. Patrick will also be providing individual and group golf lessons, as well as a grip repair service. In the near future, we plan to launch a junior golf program and explore additional practice facility options. We can’t wait to enhance your golfing experience! Cheers Pat


Friday March 28th;   As was indicated at the Annual General Meeting, Miranda Hobbs had resigned from the position of Secretary / Treasurer.  We are now in the position to advise Bailey Harold has taken on this position and is currently learning the ropes from Miranda. At 5pm on Friday 28th, we ask members to gather in the upstairs lounge, to farewell Miranda, and welcome Bailey and Patrick. Light refreshments will be served.


Following the farewell presentation to Miranda, Patrick will be given time to speak to the gathering about his new venture, Harold Golf Shop.


Management Committee Meeting; 

Miranda's last meeting and Bailey's first.


A letter of resignation was received from Vice President and Greens Committee member Vaughan Hales, who is relocating to Palmerston North with his family. Our sincere thanks to Vaughan for his time and efforts within the Management Committee. Most notably, Vaughan over saw the implementation of the Card machine, and was recently involved with the updated water supply project.

Amongst other matters discussed, was the replacement of the Green Keepers Mule four wheeler. The Club received a $17000 grant from Pub Charity, towards the replacement, and the old machine has been sold off Our sincere thanks to the on going support of Pub Charity. 


Carts. Two of the original Scanpower carts are to be replaced this year. Options and pricing are being investigated.. On arrival, the Management Committee will tender the sale of the two older carts. (Watch this space)


Insurance. Yes I know we all hate the word, but it is a necessary evil. Our annual account has been received which for members information is just on $42k. (9k is Earthquake Levy). As part of the task now days we have to get a two yearly valuation on the replacement cost of the Clubhouse.  Our first valuation was like for like ie a two level Clubhouse, and the second being a single level replacement with the same square footage as the current downstairs total area. There is literally a million dollar difference. We are awaiting information on the difference if any this would make to our insurance cost.


Our best wishes to the Dannevirke High School for a successful fund raiser on Saturday. Too all our teams traveling for Pennants this Sunday, good luck. Likewise to the group of members heading to New Plymouth with sponsor Donald Speedy for the North Island LVA event, Monday through Wednesday. Best wishes.


Good Golfing👍

Bryan Burt

Club Scribe


By Bryan Burt - club scribe April 23, 2026
Saturday, April 25th, Anzac Day. Golf will commence at 12 noon, as we ask members not to play on the morning of Anzac Day. 11.45 am card draw. 12 noon tee off. Best member stableford of the day wins the Waitahora Cup, plus the men play the ladies for a Shield. Aggregate Stableford points. Duty Zane House Gillian. Special Event: We have a guest speaker at 4 pm. All welcome. Coronation Cup Finals Sat 23rd & Sun 24th May; Porongahau has been confirmed as the host for this year's final. Team announcement later. Trundler Shed; The committee are concerned at the continual abuse of this shed. It is supposed to be a locked place to keep clubs secure if you don't want to take them home after each round. Security is consistently compromised as the door is left unlocked and held open with the steel bar while everyone is out playing. Not much security when that happens. Last night's discussion suggested that we cease to provide this service after 1st June. Anyone with concerns etc regarding this move are asked to send a reply to sender email to me, which will be collated and considered at our next meeting. Subscriptions : Bailey reported last night that all members who pay annually have been sent an email invoice. Weekly and monthly payers will be receiving their invoices shortly. If you have a message to increase or decrease your payments, please action as soon as possible. It is very time-consuming allocating these payments, so if you account is in credit and you are asked to stop payments, please do so; likewise, if you are behind with payments, check your balance, divide it by five, and that is what you owe to be clear by 30th September, being the end of our financial year. Any queries, please email dannevirkegolf@xtra.co.nz , or talk to Patrick, please. A lot of rain this week, so if you are driving a cart, please keep to the tracks. Number 17 fairway is not to be driven on, please use the track to the right and walk across to your ball if you are not at the top of the hill. Clearly, two carts made quite a mess there last Sunday and lost traction on the hill. In short, Don't Go There. Have a great weekend, folks, and we hope to get a good muster for our Anzac Day event. Good Golfing👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe
By Bryan Burt - club scribe April 16, 2026
Saturday 18th April; Club day, card draw at 11.15 for 11.30 am tee off. Duty Match Committee, House Stephen. Saturday 18th April; Cape Turnagain 27-hole Strokeplay Tournament. 8 am tea, 8.30 am tee off. Round 3 of the Ruahine Rosebowl. Members, our attendance at the first 2 Rosebowl events have been disappointing at best. If you can get to the coast Saturday, please do so. If you are going, please let Zane know 027 299 4394, as our host want to know how many to cater for. Sunday 19th April; Round 5 Golf Hawkes Bay pennant competition. Champ 1, Dannevirke v Napier at Napier 11 am, Champ 3 Dannevirke V Hawkes Bay at Waipawa 10 am, Handicap 2 play at Maraenui and Handicap 3 at Hawkes Bay. Best of luck, guys. Final hopes are still there for 2 of the teams. Coronation Cup Result: With 6 points and 28 wins, Dannevirke are into the finals alongside Pongaroa, Napier, and Hawkes Bay Golf. A big shout-out to Takapau for hosting everyone. The course was looking sharp, and the hospitality was brilliant. Thanks to our members who caddied and were there to support the team all weekend. Three wins, Richie Stephenson, Jacob Stephenson, Raniera Hauiti, and Bryan Burt. 2, 1/2 wins Amrit Prasad, Timmy Bell, John Garnett, Harley Hauiti, and Tewai Hauiti . Finals weekend is 23rd & 24th May in Zone 3. (Course yet to be confirmed). Great effort team. Bring on the finals. Saturday 25th April; Anzac Day. 12 noon tee off. Waitahora Cup for the players with the most Stableford points. Men v Ladies Shield on aggregate stableford. As was mentioned at the Annual General Meeting, we ask members to please refrain from playing prior to midday, as a mark of respect to our fallen soldiers. Again, if you can get to Herbertville on Saturday, please do, as you will be well looked after. Best wishes to members playing pennants on Sunday. Have a great weekend. Good Golfing👍 Bryan Burt Club Scrib
By Bryan Burt - club scribe April 9, 2026
Saturday 11th April; Club competition Card draw at 11.15 am for 11.30 am tee off. Duty Pat, House Scott  Saturday 11th / Sunday 12th April; Coronation Cup Zone play at Takapau. The four Clubs involved are Dannevirke, Takapau, Porongahau, and Cape Turnagain. Draw below Team Members, leaving Mangatera Hotel carpark at 6.15 am  CORONATION CUP 2026 - see draw below Tuesday 14th April; Mangatera Hotel sponsored LVA Tournament 10 am tee off. enquiries to Donald Speedy 027 430 5620 Saturday 18th April; Cape Turnagain 27-hole Strokeplay Tournament. Round 3 of the Ruahine Rosebowl. 8 am tea & Coffee, 8.30 am Tee off. Let's get a good muster to Herbertville, always a great day. Sunday 19th April; Golf Hawkes Bay Pennants Round 5. All four teams travel for this round. Handicap 2 & 3 still have a chance of making the finals! Summer Cup; Amrit and I did battle last Saturday. Finally, I have my name on a club trophy. Great match, thanks, Amrit. Sisters Club, Queen's Birthday in Patea; S orry for missing a number of people at the proposed meeting a couple of weeks ago, I assumed it would be a normal Saturday and turned up at 5 pm to discover only a small number of people played that day, and most of those that did had gone home. I’m at golf this Saturday, so we’ll have a meeting following the prize giving. From my informal enquiries, it looks like we’ll have a group of about 24 going to Patea. I’ve booked accommodation at the Kerry Lane motel in Hawera. I’m currently looking at transport options. The most likely is a couple of vans. We will then require a couple of drivers for Saturday and Sunday. Regards Stephen Best wishes to our Coronation Cup team at Takapau, let's hope the cyclone heads out east and gives us a miss. For those turned off by the weather, there is always the Masters at Augusta to watch from the dry comfort of your lounge chair. Good Golfing👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe