What's on 25.9.20
Bryan Burt Club Scribe • September 24, 2020
Saturday 26th September
11am card draw. Sattrup & Brannigan match between Wendy Poole & Margaret Treacy v Syd Hikawai & R Ward
Sattrup & Brannigan. Three pairs are ready for the semi finals with the fourth coming from the match above. Those waiting for the semi finals draw being Tony Peeti & Peter Drummond, Warren Ridge & Vaughan Hales, Jamie Middlemass & Ben Neilson
Presidents Cup Final. Last Saturday Timmy Bell was the winner over Doug Stewart on the 20th hole. Congratulations Timmy
Eagles Golfing Society. A delayed Halberg Tournament is to be held in November at Napier Golf Club. This tournament has a field in excess of 120, and last year $15000, was past over to the Halberg Foundation for assisting children with disabilities into sport. Part of this donation comes from a raffle sponsored by Julian Robertson (Honorary Member HB Eagles) for 4 round of golf at Cape Kidnappers with carts. Many of the other HB Clubs including Dannevirke, and others around the North Island also donate rounds. Dannevirke Eagles Stephen Prenter, Warren Ridge, Max Charmley, Rod Henricksen, Carn Berry and I will be selling these tickets Friday & Saturday this week end, so please support us and the Halberg Foundation Tickets $5 each.
Management Committee meeting
23rd September;
Security. This was raised again last night. Please if you are getting your clubs from the trundler shed, do not walk away and leave the door pinned back and unlocked. I shouldn't happen, but we are aware of a pair of golf shoes, and two clubs being removed from this shed. Camera footage will hopefully find the culprit. So please this door needs to be locked at all times.
Functions, Two weeks ago, the Club hosted the Aotea Sports Club prize giving on the Friday evening, and Graham Lunds 60th birthday on the Saturday. Thanks to our bar staff Stephen Paewai & Dipak Makan for Friday, and Dipak and Zane Gregory on the Saturday. A reminder, if you are able to assis as bar staff, please contact Stephen Paewai, so the work load can be shared.
Fences
on 10th and 11th. With the contract work now completed, our thanks to James Walker and Roger Ransom for taking down some of the old fence, plus trimming the back of the trees to allow the tractor to move along the fence line. Also Max Charmley for collecting all the old material and tidying up the paddock .
Downstairs Lounge; Progress is being made on this area for use when upstairs is booked out. Building labour is being sponsored by Greatbatch Builders, Materials by ITM Tumu Timbers, electrical work by Clay Lochead.. Work to date includes repairing the damage to the ceiling panels, Putting a new doorway into the bar area, and moving the southern wall. Removing the lino from the bar top and floor behind the bar.
In the bar itself, the window will have a security grate put up, the wall and ceiling will be lined, new lino laid on the bar top and floor, a glass front fridge will be installed, as well as a sink. Decoration. The question has been asked, and a decision will be forthcoming if we just paint the lounge area, or repaint the dining room and the lounge' Lighting will be tidied up as well.
Front Gates, Tony has an idea, and has commenced his work. Watch this space.
House;
The house on Tamaki River Road has been surveyed off now and fencing installed for the area to be sold. A tidy up of the kitchen and bathroom will be next, before going to market.
Our thanks to the named sponsors above of goods and labour, and as always, please support them in return.
Greenwood Cup;
A reminder we are hosting the first three rounds on October 17 and 18th. Anyone who can assist in any way over the weekend, please give your names to Captain Mike.
Our numbers on Saturday are very encouraging, giving our Club a great feel. Make the most of it and come along and join in.
Good Golfing
Bryan Burt
Club Scribe
Saturday 13th December; Shires Fruit & Vege market sponsored Christmas Cheer. 12 noon Shotgun Start. A draw will be posted on our Facebook page on Friday. As we already have 120 in the field and tees allocated, no further entries will be accepted. Please present early at the office to pay your entry fee of $30 and be at your starting tee ready to go at 12 noon. House Committee; Duty Tony Neilson Bar roster 4 pm Tony, Baz and Scott, 4.45 pm Gillian, Angela and Norm, 5.30 pm Tony and Drum, 6.15 pm Stephen and Depak We’re expecting a full field on Saturday, and committee members will be playing and would like to enjoy the evening with their fellow members so we would like your assistance, please. Ask if you can help, for example, if you are heading downstairs,s take a box of empties and put in the recycling, ask if the chiller needs restocking, pick up empty bottles. These little things would be really appreciated, and we can all enjoy the occasion. With large numbers, we quickly run out of $2 coins, so if you have a pocket full of coins, go to the bar and exchange them for notes. Ma pango ma whero ka oti ai te mahi – many hands make light work! Thanks, Stephen. Annual General Meeting; Last Monday saw a muster of around 40 members attend our AGM. A sign of the times, perhaps, but members don't appear to see the significance of this once-a-year meeting. Decisions are made that carry the Club forward and report on the previous year. The committee nominations all went through, and Bernie Williams has been nominated as a Vice President, following Vaughan Hales' resignation earlier in the year. An increase in Subscriptions was approved, and I will report next week for those paying monthly, fortnightly, and weekly, what changes need to be made to keep you up to date. Carts: The last two of our replacement carts arrived on course today. That gives us a fleet now of 8 new and one older cart. These carts are part of our business growth strategy, as a great deal of visiting green fee players request carts at the same time as they book to play, especially group bookings. This forms part of the package we can offer travelling players. Secondly, for various reasons, younger members who have joined clubs since Covid prefer to play in carts. Greenfees & carts this year brought 87k into our club, compared to 62k the previous year. Having Patrick (Harold Golf) on course potentially captures more green fees and cart hire. Cart for Sale; We have one of our original carts for Sale at $500. Batteries may need replacing. Call Captain Zane or ask Patrick for an inspection when he is on course. Next week's What's On will be the last for the year. Looking forward to Christmas Cheer! Good Golfing'👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe
Saturday 6th December; Club day 11.30 am. Card draw at 11.15 am, Match committee on duty, House committee, anyone available?, as your roster expired on 29th November. Monday 8th December; Annual General Meeting; 7.30 pm at the Clubhouse. The booklet was emailed to you all by Bailey last Monday evening. Saturday 13th December; Shires Fruit & Vege Market sponsored Christmas Cheer Tournament. Our biggest event of the year. If you haven't done so already, please enter your fours on the Entry sheet in the foyer, so a draw can be produced and sent out next Thursday night. Sorry folks, all of our carts have been booked, so no more carts are available. Result : Interclub with Feilding Golf Club last Saturday. For the 7th year in a row, Feilding were the winners on the day. Thank you to the 19 players from Dannevirke who participated. Congratulations to Jacob Stephenson, 75 off the stick and 45 stablefords. Even Jacobs score couldn't lift our average! The rain over the past two days has possibly taken the sting out of the ground, so we may miss the run for a couple of days. Never mind it will be back. Have a great weekend, and see you all on Monday at the AGM. Bryan Burt Club Scribe
Saturday 29th November; Feilding interclub at Feilding. 11.30 am tee off. Tony Peeti & Eru Hauiti are both taking vans, so there may be rides available. Contact these gentlemen directly, please. Tony's van leaves the golf club at 9.50 am. Saturday 29th November; Club day, 11.30 am card draw. Duty Richie House Basil Sunday 30th November; Pongaroa are hosting their Prize Giving and Christmas Cheer Tournament. I believe it is a 12 noon start for anyone interested in attending Saturday 13th December : Shires Fruit & Vege Market sponsored Christmas Cheer. 12 noon shotgun start, entry sheet in the foyer at the Clubhouse. All carts are booked. Once again, our haggle hole (no. 14) will be manned by the formidable team of Glen McClelland & Marcus Ransom. This team of two has given up their time for the past 7 or 8 years to man the haggle hole and donate their proceeds to worthy causes around our community or club. Thanks also to the ham sponsors for the haggle hole. Originally, Vet Services and PGG Wrightson. Vet Services have continued, and I took over the PGG Wrightson sponsorship some years ago. Maybe a bit damp tomorrow, but the forecast for the weekend is good. We are bearing down on 100 years of inter-club fixtures with Feilding (next couple of years I believe). Maybe we can turn the clock back 100 years and go to Feilding by train or horseback and stay for a week!, Watch this space. Happy 40th for yesterday Captain Zane. Good Golfing👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe