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 16th June 2025?

By Bryan Burt - club scribe • June 12, 2025
Saturday June 14th; Wiffin Cup Round 2 matchplay. Duty, Match Bernie, House Basil A subtle reminder from our captains, that some round 1 Wiffin Cup matches are still outstanding. Please get these completed as soon as possible. Please let the person waiting to play the winner know what is happening, so they are aware. Sattrup & Brannigan; The draw is up in the club house. The weather was not that great last Saturday for first round matches, but again please keep in contact with your opponents, and get these games played before round 2 on June 28th. Given we are now in winter conditions, please use metal tracks etc where possible, especially if you are in a cart or on a bike. Skid marks take forever to grow grass in the winter, and your fellow golfers won't be happy playing off the bare dirt. Not a lot to report tonight, so I'll sign off. Good Golfing👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe

What's On 29 May 2025?

By Bryan Burt - club scribe • May 29, 2025
Evening all, Saturday 31st May; Card draw 11.30am, duty Zane, House Majken. Saturday 21st May / Sunday 1st June, Sisters Club tournament in Rarangi (Blenheim). A group of 23 players will represent Dannevirke at this years event. Saturday 7th June; Sattrup & Brannigan Round 1 4BBB. An Entry sheet will be up in the foyer. This is a four ball best ball match play competition. Find yourself a partner and put you names in. Competition is handicap match play, just like playing for a beer on Saturday. Coronation Cup Results; The competition was very strong last weekend with Pongaroa coming out on top, Results for our team were Pongaroa 7 Dannevirke 5, Karamu 6.5 Dannevirke 5.5, TePohue 6.5 Dannevirke 5.5, meaning we were right there until the end in each match. Congratulation to Amrit Prasad and Timmy Bell for 3 wins each, with Eru Hauiti 2.5 wins. Over the two weekends of zone play and finals, Amrit was unbeaten on 6 wins, as was Eru with 5.5 wins. A great effort from all, well done. Greenwood Cup; With Pennants and Coronation Cup now completed, our next Hawkes Bay competition is Greenwood Cup in October / November. Always looking for members wishing to be considered for this team. The dates being October 11th & 12th ( 3 rounds at Waipukurau), November 15th & 16th (4 rounds at Hastings GC). Any member wanting further information on this competition can contact Captains Zane & Peter, Clay myself or Patrick in his shop. Greenwood is a team of 10, playing in a competition of 8 teams, with Championship match play (off the stick). A great competition to aspire too. Green Keeper Comments; Two things for this week please. The staff have done some turf repairs by the bunker on number 6, and by the steps on number 13. The are marked GUR, so please don't play off or walk on these areas. There is a new sign on number 17, as regards the track, please observe and comply. Thanks . Being a long weekend, we have members heading of in different directions for tournaments, in Rarangi, Taumaranui, and Onga Onga and others. Wishing you all the best of luck in your various competitions. Good Golfing👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe

What's On 22nd May 2025?

By Bryan Burt - club scribe • May 22, 2025
Evening all,  Championships; Mens Championships were concluded last weekend with the winners being Senior / Open Rhys Harold, Intermediate A Thomas Kuggeleijn, Intermediate B Jarrard Stephenson, Junior A Glen McClelland, Junior B Hamish Illsley. Congratulations guys. A new list of names for the honors board. Saturday 24th May; For those at home, card draw at 11.30am, Duty Chalky and House Johnny If Wiffin Cup matches can be played, please do so Saturday 24th / Sunday 25th; Coronation Cup finals, to be played at Hawkes By Golf Club. Clubs involved being, Dannevirke, Pongaroa, Karamu and Te Pohue. Congratulations to our team, who have all been selected following their success at the Zone finals. In playing order, John Garnett, Amrit Prasad, Te Wai Hauiti, Zane Gregory, Tony Neilson, Timmy Bell, Eru Hauiti, J J Carberry, Gillies Te Ture, Denzil Treacy Jnr,, TeAwa Albert, Joe Clarke. Reserves, Bazil Mott, Raniara Hauiti, Norm Evans The draw for the weekend is Saturday playing Pongaroa, Saturday afternoon Karamu, Sunday morning Te Pohue. Support in the way of caddies, or simply observers will be appreciated. Saturday 31st May; Kings Birthday weekend. Dannevirke South School is having a major reunion, and as such we have four groups of 4 playing nine holes at 9am. Please extend a warm welcome to our visitors. Saturday 31st / Sunday 1st June; Sisters Club Inter Club being played at Rarangi (Blenheim) We have a team of 20 heading south for this annual event, which is being played for about the 53rd time? Pine Trees; The Club has 6 plantations of pines which have been there for many years. The original intention being to plant these for harvest, and time has come for this process to begin. In the very near future, there will be felling carried out in three areas. Firstly some pines that need to come down at the back of number 11 green, by the railway, the plantation to the right of 13 (Lands End,) and a couple of pines to the left of number 13, which shade the green during winter. This work will have minimal effect on fairways, as the trees at the back of 11 will be trucked out via the farm, the lands end plantation will go out through the former Ministry of Works yard, the ones to the left of Lands end will go out along the river bank again to the MOW yard. The question of replanting, particularly the right of Lands End will be considered and proposals put to the December 2025 Annual General Meeting. All tree felling will be done early in the morning, and only trimming and log removal will carry on during the day. Please, If any area is fenced off, and No Entry signs are in place, then they are there for yours and the contractors safety. Such areas are not a recommendation, they are a rule, and any members seen entering these areas will be severely spoken too ! Another big weekend for Dannevirke mens golf. On behalf of our members, best wishes to our Coronation Cup team. Good Golfing,👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe
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