What's on 24 Feb 2022

Bryan Burt - Club scribe • February 24, 2022

Saturday 26th February; Marae tournament;  There’s still plenty of room in the draw for Saturday so preferably let me know or just turn up on Saturday for a 11am shotgun start. Stephen  PS All the golf club carts are booked for the tournament


Sunday 27th February; Round 1 GHB Pennants 2022; Our 5 teams are all away, Championship 1 @ Hastings, Championship 3 @ Wairoa, Handicap2 Maeranui, Handicap 3 Hastings, Handicap 4 Napier


Saturday 5th March; Club Championships Round 1 Match Play  Draws attached.   There are 15 matches required, to get down to 16 person draws. Next week end it would be great to get as many of those out of the way as possible, plus any first round matches that can proceed.


Seniors;  Great to see so much rain and see the courses getting back to their original green colour. The 5 course classic only 2 weeks away and have only 7 spots left. For those members who which to play please ring me on 0275878424 to enter ,other than that please let me know at Dannevirke on the 1 st March Tuesday. Yes the next get together is on the Tuesday the 1st March at Dannevirke starting at 10.30am it will be great to see a good turn out on a great course. PeterJohnston Club Captain

Sister’s Club; I need to get orders in for the commemorative shirt by Monday. See the example on the board by the door to the men’s locker room. Also keen to get numbers for Patea so I can finalise transport and accommodation. Stephen


Management Committee Meeting 23/2/22;


Miranda;  Subscription notices are due to go our shortly. If you have moved house recently and not notified Miranda, please do so urgently so that you account goes to the correct address. email dannevirkegolf@xtra.co.nz . Members with email address loaded will receive their account via email. Over the next week or two, Membership cards, Bag tags, and programmes for all the AP paying members will be available in the office. President Tony will assist you to get your cards. Ladies, Captain Glenys has yours


New Tractor; the delay with the new tractor is getting rims to hold turf tires. These are currently being built, as they simply could not get them imported. As soon as they are built, the tires will go on and the tractor will be on course.


Carts. Currently we only have 3 carts capable of doing 18 holes. You may remember the batteries were over charged and cooked during the last lock down. New batteries have been ordered, but again Covid has delayed their import. President Tony has inquired, and yes the damage is covered by our insurance.


Trees;  Our contractor is due onsite shortly, and will remove whats required without interfering with the course. In particular, the row between the old walk way to number three on the left of number two green


Open Championship; The term Open Championship has been banded around the clubhouse lately.  The theory being if someone from outside the Senior grade wanted to compete in that Championship grade, it became Open, and qualifying was required. As it was nobody outside the handicaps of 0 - 8 requested to play, so the draw was completed as it has over the past several years, by handicap index. A couple of points here. Can anyone point the Match Committee to the rules of, if there are any regarding this "Open Championship". There is definitely nothing about competitions/ Championships in the Constitution. The honours board and Cup both state Senior Championship. The handbook that ceased around 2006 mentioned Club Championships under the page (Notes on events Men) The 5 grades mentioned here were Senior, intermediate, Intermediate B, Junior and Junior B, again no mention of an Open grade. If you can lay your hands on anything in writing which mentions an Open Championship, the committee would appreciate you assistance.


An early start this year, with GHB Pennants starting this week, and our Championships next week.  With the current system for Championships, of all in unless you advise otherwise, it is great to see 92 names in our Championship draw. Maybe 100 next year, which is a great effort, not seen since last century.


Have a great week end. Good luck and safe traveling if you are playing pennants, and get some practice in before next weeks Champs


Good Golfing

Bryan Burt

Club Scribe

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What's On 27 March 2026?

By Zane - Club Captain • March 26, 2026
Saturday 28th - Club Day DUTY: House: Angela, Match: Chalky Please keep your Club Champs matches on track for the second round on 2nd May. Sisters' club meeting after play on Saturday. Thanks, Stephen. Pennants Round 4 - please take note of days! Saturday 28th Champ 3 plays Waipawa Handicap 3 plays Hastings at Karamu Sunday 29th Champ 1 plays Maraenui at Ongaonga Handicap 2 plays Wairoa at home 10am #1Tee Dannevirke vs Wairoa 10 am #10 Tee Maraenui vs Napier 10.21am #1Tee Waipuk vs Hawkes Bay Members wishing to play, please tee off early or after these tee times. Rosebowl Thank you to the two Dannevirke players who made it to Pongaroa last Sunday. Thanks also to Pongaroa for a well-run, well-fed day, as always we were well looked after. Thanks, Mark and Ranier, for stepping in to play for Dannevirke when we were short on numbers. RESULTS: 1st Norsewood 2nd Cape Turnagain 3rd Pongaroa 4th Dannevirke 5th Takapau A Brief history: the Rosebowl has been taking place for 30+ years and is a meaningful tournament for local interculb golf. We appreciate there is a lot of golf at this time of the season, however, it is a shame when such days are not well supported by our members. Any thoughts or suggestions on how this event can be better attended, please reach out to Zane, Peter, or any match committee member. We do not want to see these tournaments fall off the annual calendar. Coronation Cup A team will be selected by Thursday, 2nd April. First round is in Takapau on Saturday, 11th April Twilight The end of Twilight season was postponed this week due to the weather and will be held next Thursday (weather permitting). Weather looking good for another great weekend of golf! Good luck to our Pennants teams.  Cheers, Zane CC.

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