What's on this week 30/10/2020?

Bryan Burt - Club Scribe • October 29, 2020

Coring update; The wet week has made coring difficult. Moving wet sand around on the greens is not easy, so the greens will be difficult on Saturday. Understanding by members is required please.

Thanks Gail for the bacon & egg pie. Much appreciated

 

Saturday 31st; Reminder St Joseph's School Fundraiser 3 Ball Ambrose Golf Tournament. 10.30am Tee off:

One of two days per year when our Club donates the use of our course to a local school for fundraising purposes. Entry fee $20 per head

 

Sunday 1st November; Cape Turnagain 18 hole Mixed Foursomes; Cup of tea 11.15am tee Off 12 noon Entry fee $30.00 per couple, includes two's, approaches and light meal afterwards. Entries and enquires to Gavin Cook 06 3743828 or email sgcook@inspire.net.nz

 

Saturday 7th November; Fielding Inter club at Dannevirke 11am Morning tea, 11.30am tee off

 

Sunday 8th November  Southern Hawkes Bay 36 Hole Mixed foursomes;  8am Tee off

 

Black Beauty Tour; A group of 16 who pay into the Black Beauty fund for each discretion are off on tour playing Temarua Saturday, and Otaki Sunday. Have a great weekend guys

 

Sattrup & Branigan (Four ball best ball) The final was played last weekend, with the victors being Tony Peeti & Peter Drummond, beating Vaughan Hales & Warren Ridge. Believe it or not, all four players shot 84 on Saturday. Tony on a 19 handicap, Drummy on 12, Vaughan on 11 and Ridgy on 15. Subsequent to say Tony and his net 65 or 41 points was what did the damage. Congratulations. TP & Drum

 

HB Eagles Golfing Society; Halberg Fundraising Tournament; Last Thursday along with fellow Eagles Stephen Prenter, Max Charmley, Warren Ridge, Rod Henricksen and Robin Dailey (positioned on a drinks and raffle hole) plus Gill & Joy Charmley and Ian Mckenzie, we played the annual Halberg Foundation fundraising tournament at Napier Golf Club. A booked full field of 144 minus the odd late scratching, scoring was not all that flash with both the men's groups top scoring with 38 points, ladies I believe was 37. At the dinner following the tournament a cheque was presented to the Halberg Foundation for $20,000, taking the fundraising total for the past 41 years to just over $400,000. With an Application going to Pub Charity and using those funds to purchase prizes from Waipukurau Mitre 10, there was an excellent prize table. The Cape Kidnappers Raffle also generates a substantial amount for this event with Honorary Member Julian Robertson donating four rounds plus carts at the the Cape. Added to this another 20 odd Club from HB and the extended Lower North Island also donated rounds for four. Three of those prizes came to Dannevirke. Stephen Prenter has the vouchers and will present them to the winners in due course. To our members, thankyou for your support with this raffle. We can all be proud of the amount donated to the Hallberg Foundation

 

Coronation Cup Finals. Saturday 28th Sunday 29th November. This years final was delayed because of Covid 19. Golf HB thanks Dannevirke for making their course available for the finals. There is input required from our Club, so please assist Captain Mike with this. Full support from both the match and House committee is requested. Catering and the bar are our only sources of income, so lets make the most of it. Further details and requests to follow.

 

Number 7 Tee garden; Thanks to the four ladies who spread the bark around this week. Apparently looks very good. Once the new shrubs get established, it will be a really nice corner to our course. Thanks to everyone who either worked on this project or sponsored plants etc.

 

From Caleb Shuker & Chris Stuart. Longest day Golf Challenger

 

We are taking on the Longest Day Golf Challenge for New Zealanders with cancer and would love your help.


Playing as part of a team, we are Caleb Shuker and Chris Stuart


We’re taking on the toughest challenge in golf and attempting to play four rounds in one day to raise money for the Cancer Society. We’ll be spreading the word about our challenge, and of course giving a huge thank you and word of mouth advertisement to the course we have chosen to play the 72 holes on. We would really love to play on your golf course, so we are hoping you will help us get tee times across the day on Saturday the 19th of December


We are personally attempting to do four rounds in one day because we have both lost family members to cancer and it affects most New Zealanders in one way or another.


How can you help?

  1. Kindly let us know you’re happy for us to take on the challenge at Dannevirke golf club. It would really help if you would consider waiving green fees, and opening a little earlier (first light)
  2. Promote the event – we can provide a poster to pin up to let people know that you are making our fundraising for Cancer Society possible. You could also consider writing about the event in any newsletter or on your social media if you have them.


Our fundraising will help the Cancer Society to ensure no New Zealander goes through cancer alone. They provide specialist nurse visits to patients in their home to offer advice on every aspect of life after a cancer diagnosis. They help patients get to their medical treatments and provide accommodation for those undergoing treatment who live far away from their health provider. They also fund world-class research to prevent and treat the symptoms of cancer and the side effects of cancer treatments and medicine.


We want to help support the Cancer Society to do this vital work, so will you be our club when we take on this epic challenge? Please let us know on calebshuker@gmail.com


Thank you and best wishes,

Caleb and Chris


What a brilliant idea, from two of our youngest members. Caleb & Chris played in the Kitt, Kerr, Hape Simpson Foursomes this year, and are both members of our club. You have our full support, so please send me any updates or requests and I will publish them in our weekly What's On


Good Golfing my friends.


Bryan Burt

Club Scribe

What's on 18 Febuary 2026?

By Bryan Burt - club scribe • February 12, 2026
Saturday 14th February; Club day at 11.30 am, Cards in please by 11.15. House Committee Gillian. Please keep going withthe Summer Cup Matches. Monday 16th February; Match Committee Meeting Mangatera Hotel 5 pm Result; On Friday, 6th, we played the annual Maori v Pakeha competition. 55 in the field, with a win this year to our Maori members with a Stableford average of 32.7 versus the Pakeha,& friends team with 29.1. Great win, folks. After 4 years of this competition, you have finally cracked it. Golf HB Pennants; Competition starts Sunday 22nd. Teams and Managers this year are Championship 1, Willie Harold, Championship 3, and Handicap 2, Tama Petera, Handicap 3, Tony Peeti. Any members wishing to play Pennants who have not already done so, please contact Captain Zane or any of the Managers. Veterans; We are now receiving entries for the Classic Days. (Dannevirke and Waipukurau). If you want to get an entry in, now is a good time. Monday/Tuesday 2nd/3rd March at Waipukurau, Thursday/Friday 5th/6th March at Dannevirke. Please note: this is for the very first time, a 9-hole competition, which is only available at Dannevirke. To enter, follow the formula as follows: Go to NZ vet’s website, Go to Homepage, Click on Entry Forms, Answer the questions that have an asterisk. e.g., Email, Name, Golf ID, Phone No, Gender, 18 or 9 hole option, Amount of payment, which is $60 at Waipukurau, $50 at Dannevirke, $30 at Dannevirke 9 Holes. SUBMIT. If all else fails, contact Warren Ridge or Gus Terry. Marae Tournament: This year’s tournament is on Saturday, 28 February. Proceeds from this year’s tournament will go to the Makirikiri Marae. You can enter by putting your name on the list is in the foyer. I’ve been given a certificate for a round of golf for 4 people at Cape Kidnappers. It has been decided to raffle this prize; tickets are available from Stephen Paewai, Tim Bell or Patrick Harold. (Notebook on the bar on competition days) The raffle will be drawn during the prize giving for the Marae Tournament. Regards Stephen. Carts: We have already had two disappointing incidents this year. Our new carts are there to use and be respected. Last Sunday (unknown driver) obviously drove up to another cart on number 14 tee and tried to push it, leaving black tyre marks and holes in the lime track. Just dumb! Appreciate we have visitors and members using our carts, but any such behaviour will be dealt to by the Management Committee. "Use them, don't abuse them" Greenstaff; With Kierane being a fully qualified Green Keeper, the committee and he decided it was a good time to start another Apprentice. The role was advertised before Christmas, and so it is good to welcome Liam Making to our Club. Great to have you on board, and all the best for the next few years, gaining a qualification. Kierane Given the amount of water we now have available, our greens are being well watered. Being softer than normal, please be aware of pitch marks on the Greens. They may not always be yours, but please make a habit of repairing any you see. Thanks That wraps up this week. Have a good weekend, and hopefully the weather is not as bad as predicted. Good Golfing,👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe

What's On 6 February 2026?

By Bryan Burt - club scribe • February 5, 2026
Friday 6th February; Card draw 11.30 am, Maori versus the rest shield. Bring your " A" game, combined stableford for each team Saturday 7th February; Club day. Card draw at 11.30 am. House duty, Stephen. Summer Cup matches to be played if possible, please. Marae Tournament: This year’s tournament is on Saturday, 28 February. Proceeds from this year’s tournament will go to the Makirikiri Marae. You can enter by putting your name on the list in the foyer. I’ve been given a certificate for a round of golf for 4 people at Cape Kidnappers. It has been decided to raffle this prize; tickets are available from Stephen Paewai, Tim Bell or Patrick Harold. The raffle will be drawn during the prize giving for the Marae Tournament. Regards Stephen. The course is in great condition at present, so get out and have a game if you can. Have a great long weekend. 👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe

What's On 29 January 2026?

By Bryan Burt - club scribe • January 29, 2026
Evening all, Saturday, January 31st; Card draw 11.30 am Duty Zane, House Scott. Summer Cup matches as advised last week to be continued . Friday, February 6th (Waitangi Day) 11.30 am tee off; Maori v the rest match. Always a great day with plenty of before and after banter. Golf HB Pennants 2026. Dannevirke has 4 teams playing in this competition, in the Championship 1 & 3 grades, plus Handicap 2 & 3 grades. These are teams of 6 playing match play all over the Golf HB Region, commencing Sunday 22nd February. Any new members interested in being part of a team, please advise Zane on Saturday. NZ Ambrose Golf Cup, round 12 qualifier at Saint Andrews Golf Club, Hamilton. Congratulations to "Young Boys" Te Wai, Graiden, Rani, and Eru Hauiti of their 1st place last weekend. 68 Gross 57.5 nett. Off to the finals Twilight Golf; Don't forget Twilight Golf is played every Thursday, 4.30 to 5.30 pm tee off during daylight savings months. Great opportunity to try out the game, introduce family and friends to golf, or hone a few new skills over 9 holes. The weather gods have been much kinder to us, than in some areas of the country. With approximately 112 mils of rain this month, the course has gone from a dry, plenty of run summer track to a lush green autumn track in a couple of weeks. Plenty of visitors keeping Pat busy, so come on out and enjoy our great course. See you soon. Good Golfing👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe