What's on 9 September 2022

Bryan Burt - Club Scribe • September 8, 2022

Saturday 10th September; 11am Card Draw Kitt Kerr Hape Simpson Foursomes  (explanation below)

  If you don't have a playing partner already, simply turn up on Saturday and the committee will match you up (If possible)


Explanation Kitt Kerr Hape Simpson Foursomes; 18 Hole foursomes. Two players (A & B ) make up a foursome. Player A tees off number 1, player 2 plays the second shot, player 1 the third etc until the ball is in the hole. Score equals total number of shots taken. Hole 2 player B tees off, player A plays the second shot etc. The foursomes handicap is Player A & B course handicap added and divided by two. Your nett being the total gross minus combined handicap = Nett. After 18 holes the best nett (all foursomes) wins the Kitt Cup, 2nd Nett wins the Kerr Cup, 3rd nett wins the Hape Cup and 4th Nett wins the Simpson Tray 


Cape Turnagain Golf Club.


Unfortunately we have had to cancel our Firm's Day which was to be held on Friday 9th September.

Hopefully we can have a better year next year and get all our tournaments played. Thanks Gwen Murphy


Saturday 17th September: Moving to 11.30am card draw. This will continue through the summer until the end of daylight saving.


2022 Ruahine Rosebowl.  The round of men's tournaments concluded last Saturday with the Takapau 30 hole tournament. As has been reported before each of the tournaments at Pongaroa, Cape Turnagain, Dannevirke and Takapau has a round of the Rosebowl played. Overall this year, the Ruahine Rosebowl was awarded to Pongaroa, followed by Cape Turnagain, Dannevirke and Takapau. Special thanks to our members who have supported these tournaments this year. 


Battle of the Saddle; Sunday 9th of October will be fourth occurrence of the Battle of the Saddle. This is a 10-man team match play tournament pitching Dannevirke’s best against Manawatu’s. 


This year will be at Manawatu Golf Club, tee of is at 10.21am. Matches will be off the stick so we will be taking the 10 lowest handicap players that are available to play. Will be a good chance for some of our new younger members to have a taste of competitive match play the weekend before Greenwood Cup. Dannevirke currently holds the shield so it will be great if we can defend it.


Transport arrangements will be made closer to the day.


If you are available and keen to play, please get in touch with Craig Evans, Richie Gray or Peter Gregory. 


The actual physical shield had been lost for the last two years but was found last week in a broom cupboard at Manawatu GC so apologies to both Richie Gray and Dave Hurrell who had been accused of losing it. 

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Thanks Brad Dippie


Coming Events;

Saturday 24th September; CHB 27 Hole Open. 8.30am Tee Off $35 Entry fee. Entires to Bruce Kitto 020 4463796


Saturday October 8th Sunday October 9th; Mahia Golf Club Fiordland Lobster Co Mens 2 day 36 Hole Tournament, $70 Entry fee. Extensive trophy table.


To our new members, if you haven't played foursomes before, Saturday is a good opportunity. As mentioned above, if you haven't got a playing partner, speak to the starter, and they will team you up with one. This format is played once a year, so cease the opportunity.


Good Golfing

Bryan Burt

Club Scribe

What's On 23 October 2025?

By Bryan Burt - club scribe • October 23, 2025
Saturday 25th October; Club day draw 11.15 am, Tee off 11.30 am. Duty, Richie, House, Angela. 2026 Barry Illsley Sponsored 72 Hole Matchplay Open Tournament. Preliminary work is underway for this tournament. Dates yet to be confirmed, but it looks like the Wellington Anniversary Weekend in January, starting on Friday, and concluding on Sunday. Presidents Cup Final: t o be contested between Timmy Bell and Denzil Treacy Junior. Sattrup & Brannigan, 2025 winners Mark Rosocaker & Chappy Maniapoto. Congratulations guys. Ladies Shoot Out; Completed today with Margaret Treacy winning from Margaret Stephenson. Another great day from all accounts. On Course Tee Signs: A big shout-out to our tee sponsors for their continued support of our Club. With business changes, we have 5 tee signs available for advertising your business. If any member wishes to take up one of these signs, please contact our Secretary Bailey Harold at dannevirkegolf@xtra.co.nz. Annual General Meeting; Monday 8th December. Another call please, for members to consider putting themselves forward for nomination to the various committees. Our thanks to Bailey for her work to date on the new constitution. Every Club in NZ has to update their Constitution before the end of April 2026, so we can continue to apply for Charity funding etc. Golf NZ produced a template, and we are just adding the final touches for our Club. This will need to be adopted at the AGM. At this point, we have not had any major damage on our course with the wind, but today is going to be another windy one. Fingers crossed, we get through unscathed, and the wind settles for a fine weekend with ample opportunity to play some golf. Best wishes to all who are traveling this weekend for tournaments or other golfing adventures. Travel safely and play well. Good Golfing👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe

What's On 16 October 2025?

By Bryan Burt - Club scribe • October 16, 2025
Saturday 18th October; Club day. Card draw at 11.15am tee off 11.30am Duty House Tony Saturday 8th November; Closing day and Trophy presentations. Captain Zane, sternly requests all competitions to be completed by then so trophies can be presented. Plenty of daylight now, so please make an effort. Saturday 29th November; (Date Change) Fielding Interclub @ Feilding.  Ladies Club Championships; The ladies concluded their Champions on Saturday after being rained, hailed and thundered on the week before. Congratulations , too Margaret Stephenson, (Senior) Sue Burlace (Intermediate) and Kerrie Gundersen (Junior). Runners up being , Angela Farrell, Margaret Treacy and Rainier Arnold. Greenwood Cup Rounds 1-3; Conditions at Waipukurau Golf Club were very pleasant for two rounds of golf Saturday and one Sunday. The rough at Waipukurau has for years has been dense clover and still is, which can be deceiving, as the ball looks ok, but the clover can be difficult to hit from. Saturday morning the team played Karamu having a 7 to 3 win, followed in the afternoon with an 8.5 to 1.5 win against Central Hawkes Bay. Sunday morning we came up against the first of the city Clubs Napier, and were defeated 7 to 3. Two matches concluded with draws on the 18th, and 3 finished on the 17th, so it wasn't all bad. The current standings are Hastings first on 6 points with 27.5 games, Onga Onga second also on 6 points and 23 games, Napier third with 4 points and 20 games, with Dannevirke fourth on 4 points and 18.5 games. Looking forward to the final four rounds at Hastings Golf Club on November 15th & 16th . Annual General Meeting; Monday 8th December at 7.30pm. A reminder to Committee chairman and others to have your reports to Gail by next weekend (Labour Weekend) for the Annual Report. With daylight saving now in progress, encourage any friends or relatives that are keen to maybe consider a Summer Subscription. (Runs the duration of daylight saving) For membership forms see Patrick at Harold Golf Shop, or email Bailey at dannevirkegolf@xtra.co.nz . If your game is off colour at present, again see Patrick for a lesson. Good Golfing👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe

What's On 10 October 2025?

By Bryan Burt- club scribe • October 9, 2025
Saturday 11th October; 11am Ladies resume their finals matches. Senior & Intermediate finals (4 players) 11.30 am Mens Club day. Card draw at 11.30 am, Duty Tony Peeti, House Rhea Saturday 11th October; Greenwood Cup round 1-3 at Waipukurau. 8.15am No 1 Tee Dannevirke v Karamu 1.00pm No 1 Tee Dannevirke v CHB Sunday 12th October; 8.00 am No 13 Tee Dannevirke v Napier Golf Hawkes Bay Greenwood Cup competition has rolled around for another year. With a squad of 12 players available for rounds 1-3, we have selected three different teams for each match (attached). On behalf of all members, we wish the team the very best of success for the weekend. Hopefully, the weather plays ball, and you only have to battle your opponents, not the conditions as well. Good luck also to Margaret & Angela, Sue & Margaret, finishing off your Championship matches. Good Golfing👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe

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