What's on 6 June 2024?

Bryan Burt - club scribe • June 6, 2024

Evening all,


Saturday 8th June.   Match Committee duty, Mike Matthews, House Committee Tony Neilson Sattrup & Brannigan Round 1 4bbb. Draw to be completed at 11.10am. If you haven't got your pairing in yet, you have until 11am Saturday to do so. For the pairs available Saturday Round 1 matches can be played. Wiffin Cup, all round 1 matches should be completed now as round 2, is scheduled for Saturday 15th June. For members not in Wiffin or Sattrup & Branigan, card draw at 11.30am


Saturday 8th June; 8.30am.  Syd Hikawai & Craig Nash are playing their delayed Senior Mens 36 hole Championship Final. Good luck gentleman


Saturday 22nd June; THE WOBURN LODGE 25 AND THE RAWHITI LODGE 66.  charity golf Tournament. All proceeds going to the Dannevirke & Waipukurau Community Patrols (Details to follow)


Sister Clubs Report;   We had a very successful tournament with a field of 93 on Saturday and 95 on Sunday.. Sunday was competition day and the final scores were Dannevirke 30.77, Patea 30.7, Weedons 29.4 and Rarangi 28.5. Therefore Dannevirke received the Friendship Plaque. The top individual was Mike Matthews with 39 stableford points. Next year the tournament is to be hosted by the Rarangi Golf Club

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On Sunday afternoon the traditional Court session was held with people being fined for misdemeanours that had been observed over the weekend. It was decided the proceeds would be donated to a couple of local families. With this worthy cause an auction of team shirts followed and along with some generous donations , $3,720.00 was raised and will be split equally between the 2 families. Shane Smyth is 33 years old and has recently had a liver transplant. He is out of hospital but has to stay in Auckland under observation. Shane and wife Bec have 4 children aged from 20 months to 13 years old

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Lockie Harris is 4 years old, 8 months ago he was diagnosed with Wilms Tumour, cancer of the kidney a rare disease that is found in children. Clarke and partner Kate also have a 2 year old daughter. His Dad is self employed, he told me he’s lost count of the number of trips to Starship. I have spoken to both families and they really appreciate the gesture by the golfers. They’re amazed that total strangers have offered support.


I met with Dave Murdoch yesterday and I encourage everyone to look for the Bush Telegraph article in the next couple of weeks.


Our visitors all enjoyed playing on our course and appreciated the Dannevirke hospitality. Thanks to everyone that came out and helped ensuring we had a memorable and successful tournament.

 Regards Stephen


Tonight has been a computer fail night. I have a flyer for the Lodge Tournament, but for the life of me I can't get it to attach. I'll work on it for next week. I,m sure members will flock to our course this week end following last weeks closure for the Sisters Club event. Remember if you are entering Sattrup & Brannigan, entries close 11.00am, If you are entering the Club field on Saturdays, please be on course no later than 11.15, as that is when the groups are being made up for 11.30am tee off.


Good Golfing👍

Bryan Burt

Club Scribe

 

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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