What's on 27 January 2022?

Bryan Burt - Club Scribe • January 27, 2022

Saturday 29th January; Summer Cup Round 1 Matches, card draw 11.30am. Please advise the starter, if you and your opponent are present and playing Summer Cup.  I appreciate some matches have already been played, but here is the full draw again from last weeks edition of What's On. 


Draw, J Edwards v S Paewai, T Dela Harpe v D Maken, C Evans v G Freeman, J Clarke v B Dippie, B Williams v A Prasad, R Henricksen v W K Newland, W Petera v B Burt, R Olsen v D Hurrell, D Stewart v T Peeti, S Hikawai v G Stringer, M Filer v P Gregory, W Ridge v V Hales, N Evans v C Mason, J Bassett v L Hurrell, Z Gregory v R Te Ture, L Paewai v S Evans.


Saturday 5th February;  We have a wedding reception at the Golf Club on Saturday 5 February. Therefore the upstairs lounge will be closed from Thursday. Can players please use the new downstairs bar. Thanks Stephen. 


Events Coming Up; On Monday 7th February Dannevirke will host the third round of the Tararua Open, Motor Home Association Tournament. Players will have already played Eketahuna and Pahiatua, so the camping area, and car park will have plenty of motor homes parked up. Captain Mike advises, we will be providing a roast meal for all players on the Monday evening. Mike is looking for members or partners who can assist during the afternoon to prepare, serve and clean up after the meal. If we have to break up into cooks servers and washing up duties, then so be it. Please indicate to Mike if you can and will assist. Captain Mike has other duties with this event, so please members lend him a hand, so that he and his good wife Barbara are not lumbered with doing the lot.


Sisters Club; The 50th playing of the Sisters Club Quadrangular Tournament will be played in Patea on 4 and 5 June this year. One of the original Clubs Greymouth, have been invited to attend. As accommodation will be at a premium I’m keen to get definite numbers for the tournament so our booking can be confirmed. Please contact me if you are keen to come to Patea. A commemorative shirt has been designed and I enclose a picture, the cost is $40.00 I need numbers and sizes by the 20th of February. (Hmm how do I attach that) Stephen Paewai <steveandmoira@xtra.co.nz>


Championships; These are due to get started in early March. For any new members in the past year, please advise Stephen Paewai <steveandmoira@xtra.co.nz> if you Do Not wish to be included in the draw.

Secondly there has been discussion recently regarding the Senior Championship being an Open Championship. If you wish to qualify for the Open Championship there will be a qualifying round on Saturday February 19th. Note; if you play in this round and do not qualify, you are not eligible to then be included in your usual grade. Please advise Captain Mike in the next week or so if you wish to play the qualifying round.


Coronation Cup; On Tuesday at the GHB Association Mens Committee Meeting, date for this years Coronation Cup were finalized.  Our zone play will be at Norsewood April 2nd and 3rd, with finals week end in Zone three on May 21/22. Fact. Interesting that the Association has 17 clubs, and they all participate in Coronation Cup. For nearly fifty years the zone play has been in May, finals June. There was a definite call to move play from the shortest day, to earlier in the season, and to move zone play away from Duck Shooting. Unfortunately the draft programme went too far, and had zone play in March before some of the nine hole clubs opened.  Discussions were frank but calm, and a resolution was found. In future years I beleive a finals date in mid to late May will be set, and the zones will be left to discuss and set their own zone play date.


GHB Pennants;  Confirmed dates are Round one 27th February, Round two 13th March, Round three 10th April, Round four 23/24 April (Anzac Week end), Round five May 1st, and Finals May 15.  April 23rd Karamu hosts Champ 2 and Handicap 1 grades, all other grades play Sunday 24th . April this year is difficult to programme, with two long week ends two weeks apart. 


I think I've covered everything I was asked to tonight, If not there's always next week, or the reply to all button.


Good Golfing


Bryan Burt

Club Scribe 

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