What's On 24 February 2023

Bryan Burt -Club Scribe • February 23, 2023

Saturday 25th February; Marae Tournament 11am Shot Gun Start.  Make up your own four, or present at the office and Stephen Paewai will put you into the field. Please be there early to assist getting the field started on time.


Sunday 5th March; Norsewood 27 Hole Strokeplay Tournament, Round 1 Ruahine Rosebowl. Normally an 8.30am start, but I will confirm that next week


Golf Hawkes Bay Update;  All Pennant competitions run by the association have been cancelled for 2023. Nine of our 17 clubs have either damaged courses, or damaged roads, making it dangerous to travel.


Coronation Cup;  This competition is still under review, with confirmation due in the next week or two. 


NZ Motor homes Association Tararua Tournament; Another great result with this tournament, bringing motor home owners to the Tararua district.  Funding for this event comes from the Tararua District Council, and entrants. Our management committee wishes to express our sincere thanks to captain Mike & Barbara, and all the club members who assisted on Monday 6th February, to provide a roast meal and enjoyable prize giving at our Club. The intention when this tournament started was that the final night would move around the three participating clubs, but because of the efforts of Mike and Barbara, and the so so attitude of Eketahuna and Pahiatua, this will not be happening any time soon. The Dannevirke hospitality is second to none. Thank you all


Difficult times ahead for many of our Association Clubs and members. It is difficult to comprehend, when our course is in such great order., and such a short distance from the extensive damage. Your Committee last night, offered free green fees to members of damaged courses across GHB. We are unsure what the uptake will be, but please make any such guests welcome. Clubs help each other during adversity, with machinery etc, so this is our way of paying forward, should we require help in the future.


Wishing Stephen and his Marae hosts a great Tournament on Saturday, for their annual fundraiser.


Good Golfing

Bryan Burt

Club Scribe 

What's On 6 February 2026?

By Bryan Burt - club scribe • February 5, 2026
Friday 6th February; Card draw 11.30 am, Maori versus the rest shield. Bring your " A" game, combined stableford for each team Saturday 7th February; Club day. Card draw at 11.30 am. House duty, Stephen. Summer Cup matches to be played if possible, please. Marae Tournament: This year’s tournament is on Saturday, 28 February. Proceeds from this year’s tournament will go to the Makirikiri Marae. You can enter by putting your name on the list in the foyer. I’ve been given a certificate for a round of golf for 4 people at Cape Kidnappers. It has been decided to raffle this prize; tickets are available from Stephen Paewai, Tim Bell or Patrick Harold. The raffle will be drawn during the prize giving for the Marae Tournament. Regards Stephen. The course is in great condition at present, so get out and have a game if you can. Have a great long weekend. 👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe

What's On 29 January 2026?

By Bryan Burt - club scribe • January 29, 2026
Evening all, Saturday, January 31st; Card draw 11.30 am Duty Zane, House Scott. Summer Cup matches as advised last week to be continued . Friday, February 6th (Waitangi Day) 11.30 am tee off; Maori v the rest match. Always a great day with plenty of before and after banter. Golf HB Pennants 2026. Dannevirke has 4 teams playing in this competition, in the Championship 1 & 3 grades, plus Handicap 2 & 3 grades. These are teams of 6 playing match play all over the Golf HB Region, commencing Sunday 22nd February. Any new members interested in being part of a team, please advise Zane on Saturday. NZ Ambrose Golf Cup, round 12 qualifier at Saint Andrews Golf Club, Hamilton. Congratulations to "Young Boys" Te Wai, Graiden, Rani, and Eru Hauiti of their 1st place last weekend. 68 Gross 57.5 nett. Off to the finals Twilight Golf; Don't forget Twilight Golf is played every Thursday, 4.30 to 5.30 pm tee off during daylight savings months. Great opportunity to try out the game, introduce family and friends to golf, or hone a few new skills over 9 holes. The weather gods have been much kinder to us, than in some areas of the country. With approximately 112 mils of rain this month, the course has gone from a dry, plenty of run summer track to a lush green autumn track in a couple of weeks. Plenty of visitors keeping Pat busy, so come on out and enjoy our great course. See you soon. Good Golfing👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe

What's On 23 January 2026?

By Bryan Burt - club scribe • January 22, 2026
Saturday 24th January; Summer Cup Round 1 Matchplay. Duty Match Committee House Baz Mott Summer Cup Draw; Byes, Johnny Edwards, Bryan Burt, Amrit Prasad, Tama Petera. G Freeman v D Treacy Jnr, S Hikawai v Marg Treacy, Z Gregory v T Neilson, B Williams v T Peeti, V Hales v R Henricksen, J Bassett v B Mott, C Peck v S Beale, R Martin v T Albert, P Drummond v T Crawford, T Bell v N Evans, D Maken v M Filer, Billy Te Ture v M Matthews. Barrie Illsley Building sponsored 54 Hole Matchplay Tournament; A great weekend was had by all. Starting Friday with the Qualifying round, Pat Harold took out the Gross prize, with Mark Illsley the nett. The five par 3 approaches plus a wild card (me) went 100 metres down the 18th for a chip out for $1000. Congratulation Pat for your win here. Division winners Group 1, Tama Petera beat Micheal Seatter, Group 2 Caleb Jensen (Cape Turnagain) beat Tewai Hauiti, Group 3 Mike Matthews beat Barry Illsley, Group 4 Eru Hauiti beat Ben Neilson, and group 5 Hamish Illsley beat Basil Prestege (visitor). Ladies, Margaret Treacy beat Margaret Stephenson. Our thanks once again for the sponsorship for this event put forward by Barry Illsley Buiilding. Great work by Peter Gregory and his committee, ladies for the catering, local sponsors, and all the members who participated. Bring on 2027. Summer Cup draw is out and matches are ready to go. Not sure what the weather is going to do Saturday, but if you can, please get these matches played. Have a great weekend.! Good Golfing👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe