What's On this week at the club....
Bryan Burt - Club Scribe • August 27, 2020
Saturday 29th August;
Card draw 11am. Continue President Cup and Sattrup & Brannigan matches.
Click Here to download NZMCA Tournament entry form.
Sunday 30th August; Alliance Meat workers tournament.
Note; Club Captain Michael will be absent on Saturday so can the Match Committee arrange starting and results please.
Saturday 5th September;
Kitt Kerr Hape Simpson foursomes. Check in with match committee if you require a partner.
Ace; Congratulations Tim Small on your Hole In One last Saturday on the 3rd.
NZMCA Tournament
February 6th - 8th 2020. Poster and registration attached. Please forward to family and friends with camper vans caravans etc. This is a Tararua District Council sponsored Tournament, aimed at bringing visitors to our district Starting in Eketahuna and finishing in Dannevirke February 8th (Entry form down load below).
Management Committee;
Meeting last night. Ladies are into their Championship rounds now, NZ Covid Tracer QR codes. Please if you have a capable phone, check in via the QR code each time you visit the Golf Club as you would any other business in town. The Management Committee is liable for tracking all visits to our Course, so please assist.
Funding, Miranda is working through recent changes with funding applications. The Infinity fund no longer has machines in Dannevirke. The same fund has a new name and an increased area, so we may struggle with funding from them going forward.
Applications are going to the new Foundation with machines in the Merrylees Hotel, plus the larger requests will still go through Pub Charity (Mangatera Hotel machines) .
Golf HB & Poverty Bay Ladies; Our Association will attempt to hold their AGM next Thursday 3rd September. The previous date did not meet the necessary numbers to continue. (Debatable, but one city Club President would not let it continue)
Bottom Bar Area; While there was some disappointment this hasn't progressed as well as expected. The Covid closure, and Petes new hip haven't helped, so please members patience is requested.
Cart Shed; The new door has been installed. Any member with a valid reason for holding a key to this shed, please see either President Tony, or Peter Greatbatch
Gates, Inspiration and time are still in progress
With 20mm of rain this week, there may be some softer spots around the Course, so please be mindful where you walk, tow your trundler, or drive your carts.. The Course looks great at the moment, so please don't spoil it this late in the winter. Spring Golf starts Tuesday, Come on out, join in and enjoy our Club and Course.
Good Golfing
Bryan Burt
Club Scribe
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
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
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