What's on 22 April 2022

Bryan Burt - Club scribe • April 21, 2022

Saturday 23rd April; 11am Card draw. Matches are a priority please.


Sunday 24th April; GHB Pennants round 4. Championship 1 division is at home, (9 fours) tee of 11am


Monday 25th April; Anzac Day As a mark of respect, the course is closed until 12 noon please. Women v Men 12 noon tee off. Waitahora Cup, best stableford on the day.


Local Rule; The greens staff have requested a local rule be put in place for the immediate future to protect the Par 3 Tees. "Please use a Tee on all Par 3 Teeing areas"


Practice Fairway; The area behind the car park, running alongside the 5th fairway is the official practice area. Please refrain from hitting multiple balls on fairways, and onto greens. Practice on the practice area, play the game on the course proper.

Management Meeting 20th April;


Carts. Members need to book carts please. With the clubhouse not manned, members are taking carts, when we have visitor bookings. Please contact Mike, if and when you require a cart


Trundler Shed; Sadly property is going missing from the trundler shed. Some of the fault can be laid at our members feet. If you keep your clubs in there, by all means use the key pad to get your gear out, but do not walk away and leave the door open and latched back. When we have all teed of, for some time there is nobody around the club house, so whats to stop someone driving in, takings clubs etc and leaving. Captain Mike has scoured the security footage, and he's disappointed how many people appear to be snooping around with no known purpose. We need all to be more security conscious. Sadly a members electric cart was removed from this shed a couple of weeks ago. He still has the battery and charger, so it's not going to be easy to use, and if anyone local has it, they are going to stick out manually pushing an electric cart around. If any member has any information about said cart, please contact President Tony of Captain Mike. The second matter to be mentioned here is property found on the course. Yes people leave clubs behind, drop keys or phone etc. If you happen to pick them up, please notify the starter of the day, or mention it to Tony or Mike.  This equipment should always be returned to the rightful owner.  Finally on this topic, yes you should be able to leave your gear safely in the shed, but theft is nothing new unfortunately. Best option is to take your clubs and trundlers home with you.


NZ Golf; Captain Mike has been in contact with a staff member from NA Golf, regarding their new player program, "a hit for women", "a hit for men" and a High School session. The High school have been out there prior to the holidays, and will continue in term 2. The men's and ladies program will be notified closer to the time.


House Committee members; Please if you are locking up for the night check , check and check again. The external doors to the men's and ladies changing rooms are being left open. The cart shed chain and door is being left unlocked. We need to tighten our security please. Our security company comes around checking these thing and report them to Tony and Mike, sometimes at unfriendly hours, so please let our President and Captain get some sleep.


Have a great week end everyone, and again if traveling, do so safely. Good luck to members still in the Championships, and those playing Pennants on Sunday. Bring you A game for the Waitahora Cup on Monday.


Good Golfing,

Bryan Burt

Club Scribe 

What's On 11 August 2025?

By Bryan Burt - club scribe • September 11, 2025
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

What's On 4 September 2025?

By Bryan Burt - club scribe • September 4, 2025
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

What's On 29 August 2025?

By Bryan Burt - Club Scribe • August 28, 2025
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

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