What's on 30 July 2021

Bryan Burt - Club scribe • July 30, 2021

Good Evening


Saturday 31st July; Card draw 11am. Continuation of matches in the Wiffin Cup, Presidents Cup, plus Sattrup & Brannigan 4bbb


Sunday 1st August; Inter club with Pahiatua golf club. Morning tee at 10am onwards, tee off 11am. Please come along early and assist with hosting our guests


Seniors; A reminder that we are visiting Takapau next Tuesday August 3rd. As usual the clubhouse will be open for a cuppa at about 9.30 and tee off time is 10.30. A fine sunny day is predicted with a temperature of 15 degrees.


Saturday 7th August; SHB 27 hole Stroke play tournament. Round 3 Ruahine Rosebowl. Greenwood Cup trial tournament. As has become customary over the past few years, can club members please bring a plate for a shared dinner with our country club guests. We all know how well the feed us, so please assist with a plate. Lunch is being catered for as part of your entry fee. Any members who aren't playing but can assist Captain Mike with cards etc, please contact him. 


Eagles Golfing Society of HB Raffle; The said Association is again running the Cape Kidnappers raffle, along with rounds of golf at various other North Island courses., and a $250 travel vouchers courtesy of Golf Encounters. Tickets are $5 each, and will be at the club house the week end and until our allocation is sold.


Subscriptions; Anyone with issues etc regarding paying their subs, please contact our Secretary Miranda, at dannevirkegolf@xtra.co.nz.  Secondly please advise Miranda of any address changes, so that correspondence and accounts continue to go to the correct address (email updates as well please)


Club House;   On Friday 6 August the lounge has been hired out for a private function, they will be decorating the lounge on the Thursday. Could Thursday and Friday golfers please use the new downstairs lounge. Thanks for your cooperation. Regards Steve.

 

Golf HB / Poverty Bay Ladies Golf Association Annual General Meeting . I attended the said meeting tonight at the Maraenui Golf Club. President Russell Burn has retired after many years as a member of the Association and in later years the Board that runs the finances and Representative fixtures. New President is Dave Lawrence. Our Association is one of five in New Zealand that is anything like financial. NZ Golf have indicated levies will increase next year in line with inflation, but our own Association has voted to keep ours at this years level. Charity applications assist with some of the team travel and accommodation, as well as updating some uniforms. The meeting had its challenges, but to be fair, the challenges were brought due to Constitutional errors, which may appear light at hand, but are necessary, for correct operation of our Association.  . Dave Lawrence concluded the meeting by proposing Life Membership for Russell Burn, which was passed unanimously. Congratulation Russell 


That's it for this week folk. Having not played golf the past two weekends, I'm looking for to a game Saturday, either rough or fresh. 


Good Golfing

What's On 12 December 2025?

By Bryan Burt - club scribe • December 12, 2025
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

What's On 4 December 2025?

By Bryan Burt - club scribe • December 4, 2025
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

What's On 28 November 2025?

By Bryan Burt - club scribe • November 27, 2025
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

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