What's On 31 January 2025?
Saturday 1st February, Summer Cup matches to be continued, Card draw 11.30am Duty Peter Gregory and Tony Peeti. House Johnny Edwards
Thursday 6th February; Our annual Maori versus Pakeha challenge. 11.30am card draw. I spoke with one of our local kaumatua tonight and he sees no reason why this event can not go ahead. Looking forward to it. Match Committee on duty, House is Stephen Paewai.
Sisters Club (Kings Birthday weekend in Rarangi) A brief meeting will be held after golf on Thursday 6th to get numbers and discuss transport options
Friday 7th and Saturday 8th February; Clubs NZ North Island Women's Golf Teams Championship. We have a field of 60 for this event, being 15 groups of 4, playing from the first and tenth tee starting at 8.30am. The course remains open to members to follow the ladies field, or commence around 11.30 when the last groups have gone through the turn. Carts are fully booked for this event, both days, but would be available possibly after the ladies finish around 12.30 through till 1pm. ( Ask Bernie, who will be running the shop). We ask that members do not jump in between ladies groups on either side of the course. It is only two days, and the Club is again being show cased, and paid to do so.
Sunday 9th February; NZ Motor Homes Association round three of their Tararua three course event. There is 40 something in the field teeing off from 10.30am. Again members are requested to play before or after. the commencement of this event. Mike Matthews is host of this event, and as is customary, we provide a roast dinner Sunday evening for the campers. Mike is asking for members to assist from 4pm until around 6pm to serve up dinner and attend to the dishes. He has sufficient staff to cook, but wants to avoid a repeat of last year, when people took far too much meat, leaving us in an embarrassing situation. Meats will this year be served by us, preventing the free for all being repeated.
Roadway Entrance; The management committee last year requested improvements to the driveway tar sealing job. This was to have happened on a Monday, but as the season has not yet provided suitable conditions, this could happen any day during the week. The contractor will operate traffic management on the drive way, and where possible will get members to pass on the grass verge. Subject to where the tar and metal trucks happen to be at any given time, some delays may occur. Expect delays.
Saturday 22nd February. Marae Tournament 11am Shot Gun Start. (apologies, this event was not included in last weeks up and coming event list)
It is not often that we share our course with outside events, but it just so happens next weekend (7th, 8th and 9th) we have three days where the course is being used for such tournaments. Our course remains open to members, but please tournament groups have right of way. You will get to play, but you may not be able to walk from the car park to number one tee and expect to tee off . Please check in with Bernie in the shop.
For this coming weekend, no such restrictions, so get out their and enjoy our course. Tonight's rain may just slow up the summer run for the next couple of days?
Good Golfing,👍
Bryan Burt
Club Scribe
