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 27 March 2026?

By Zane - Club Captain • March 26, 2026
Saturday 28th - Club Day DUTY: House: Angela, Match: Chalky Please keep your Club Champs matches on track for the second round on 2nd May. Sisters' club meeting after play on Saturday. Thanks, Stephen. Pennants Round 4 - please take note of days! Saturday 28th Champ 3 plays Waipawa Handicap 3 plays Hastings at Karamu Sunday 29th Champ 1 plays Maraenui at Ongaonga Handicap 2 plays Wairoa at home 10am #1Tee Dannevirke vs Wairoa 10 am #10 Tee Maraenui vs Napier 10.21am #1Tee Waipuk vs Hawkes Bay Members wishing to play, please tee off early or after these tee times. Rosebowl Thank you to the two Dannevirke players who made it to Pongaroa last Sunday. Thanks also to Pongaroa for a well-run, well-fed day, as always we were well looked after. Thanks, Mark and Ranier, for stepping in to play for Dannevirke when we were short on numbers. RESULTS: 1st Norsewood 2nd Cape Turnagain 3rd Pongaroa 4th Dannevirke 5th Takapau A Brief history: the Rosebowl has been taking place for 30+ years and is a meaningful tournament for local interculb golf. We appreciate there is a lot of golf at this time of the season, however, it is a shame when such days are not well supported by our members. Any thoughts or suggestions on how this event can be better attended, please reach out to Zane, Peter, or any match committee member. We do not want to see these tournaments fall off the annual calendar. Coronation Cup A team will be selected by Thursday, 2nd April. First round is in Takapau on Saturday, 11th April Twilight The end of Twilight season was postponed this week due to the weather and will be held next Thursday (weather permitting). Weather looking good for another great weekend of golf! Good luck to our Pennants teams.  Cheers, Zane CC.

What's On 19 March 2026?

By Bryan Burt - club scribe • March 19, 2026
Saturday 21st March; Club Championships Round 1 Matchplay. Duty, Match Committee, House ?. If you have a Match, please convey that to the starters. Round 2 is not until May 2nd, so please keep communication with your opponent open so the matches can all be completed. Thank you to all who put names forward for the Championships. We have four draws, Senior, Intermediate A & B, and Junior A (all attached) compiled from names entered. Thanks, Pat Harold, for putting the draws together. Any questions or queries, please contact captains Zane or Peter. Sunday 22nd March; Pongaroa 27 Hole Strokeplay Tournament, Round two of the Ruahine Rosebowl. 8 am, tea & Coffee, 8.30 am tee off, $35 includes competition and food. Can we get a good muster, please, especially those looking for Coronation Cup selection. We require more than three, which we had at Norsewood, please. High School Ambrose: A thank-you note from the High School says it all. " Kia ora e te whānau, our golf tournament last weekend was awesome, with 105 golfers turning up to support our school and try their luck at winning $20 000! Unfortunately, no one was able to ‘sink a hole in one’ and win the money. A big thank you to Mr Amrit Pasad and all the staff and students who helped to make this event a success. We would also like to thank the Dannevirke Golf Course, our generous sponsors and our community for entering the tournament and participating in the fundraising activities held on the day. All profits of this event will go towards our students’ sports travel." Special General Meeting; Thank you to the 55 members who turned out Monday night for the purpose of " Setting the annual member subscription fees for the 2026 / 2027 year. " The conclusion being the annual subscriptions for 2026 / 2027 is $665 for full playing members. The Management Committee acknowledges their error in not advertising this as an Agenda item at the AGM in December. Matter sorted, repeat of error to be avoided, move on. We are in the thick of Match Play golf with GHB Pennants and now Club Champs, and in April, the Coronation Cup. I hope all participants enjoy the experience. Good Golfing👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe

What's On 13 March 2026?

By Bryan Burt - club scribe • March 12, 2026
Sat, March 14th, Dannevirke High School Ambrose Tournament, 11 am Tee off. I'm sure there will be space in the field for members not involved in the Ambrose, but I can't guarantee that, sorry. Sun, March 15th; Golf HB Pennants Round 3. Championship 1 Dvke v Hastings @ Dannevirke, Champ 3 Dvke v Maraenui at Maraenui, Handicap 2 Dvke v Maraenui at HB Golf Club, Handicap 3 Dvke v Napier at Hastings. Championship 1 grade play at home, tee off 8.30 am. Club members can commence after Pennant tee off, but please be mindful that fours coming through the turn have right of way. Sun, March 15th; (Reminder) This one is for the ladies!! Come and have a go! Bring a friend, or we'll find you a new one to play with. Make some "me" time and celebrate International Women's Day at Dannevirke Golf Club - come down and have some fun and laughs, followed by a drink or two after SOCIAL AMBROSE. 7 HOLES, 2 players per team. Sunday, March 15th, 2.30 pm. Register on the day, $5 per person. Thank you, Wendy Stratford Mon, March 16th; Special General Meeting, Clubhouse at 7.30 pm with one agenda item. " Setting the annual member subscription fees for the 2026 / 2027 year. " Looking forward to supporting our local High School with its annual fundraiser. If you don't have a team yet, please consider getting one together. Good luck to our Pennant teams on Sunday. Good Golfing👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe