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 18 Febuary 2026?

By Bryan Burt - club scribe • February 12, 2026
Saturday 14th February; Club day at 11.30 am, Cards in please by 11.15. House Committee Gillian. Please keep going withthe Summer Cup Matches. Monday 16th February; Match Committee Meeting Mangatera Hotel 5 pm Result; On Friday, 6th, we played the annual Maori v Pakeha competition. 55 in the field, with a win this year to our Maori members with a Stableford average of 32.7 versus the Pakeha,& friends team with 29.1. Great win, folks. After 4 years of this competition, you have finally cracked it. Golf HB Pennants; Competition starts Sunday 22nd. Teams and Managers this year are Championship 1, Willie Harold, Championship 3, and Handicap 2, Tama Petera, Handicap 3, Tony Peeti. Any members wishing to play Pennants who have not already done so, please contact Captain Zane or any of the Managers. Veterans; We are now receiving entries for the Classic Days. (Dannevirke and Waipukurau). If you want to get an entry in, now is a good time. Monday/Tuesday 2nd/3rd March at Waipukurau, Thursday/Friday 5th/6th March at Dannevirke. Please note: this is for the very first time, a 9-hole competition, which is only available at Dannevirke. To enter, follow the formula as follows: Go to NZ vet’s website, Go to Homepage, Click on Entry Forms, Answer the questions that have an asterisk. e.g., Email, Name, Golf ID, Phone No, Gender, 18 or 9 hole option, Amount of payment, which is $60 at Waipukurau, $50 at Dannevirke, $30 at Dannevirke 9 Holes. SUBMIT. If all else fails, contact Warren Ridge or Gus Terry. 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 is 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. (Notebook on the bar on competition days) The raffle will be drawn during the prize giving for the Marae Tournament. Regards Stephen. Carts: We have already had two disappointing incidents this year. Our new carts are there to use and be respected. Last Sunday (unknown driver) obviously drove up to another cart on number 14 tee and tried to push it, leaving black tyre marks and holes in the lime track. Just dumb! Appreciate we have visitors and members using our carts, but any such behaviour will be dealt to by the Management Committee. "Use them, don't abuse them" Greenstaff; With Kierane being a fully qualified Green Keeper, the committee and he decided it was a good time to start another Apprentice. The role was advertised before Christmas, and so it is good to welcome Liam Making to our Club. Great to have you on board, and all the best for the next few years, gaining a qualification. Kierane Given the amount of water we now have available, our greens are being well watered. Being softer than normal, please be aware of pitch marks on the Greens. They may not always be yours, but please make a habit of repairing any you see. Thanks That wraps up this week. Have a good weekend, and hopefully the weather is not as bad as predicted. 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