Whats on 11 July 2024?

Bryan But- club scribe • July 11, 2024

 Evening all,


Saturday 13th July;  Card draw 11.30am Please continue with Wiffin Cup and Sattrup & Brannigan Matches. Match Committee duty, Zane & Bryan House Bazil 


Presidents Cup; draw will be completed and in the shop Saturday morning

Sisters Club;  Meeting with a beer, Saturday after prize giving. A revue of the 2024 event, and the start of planning for 2025 in Blenheim


Match Committee Meeting;  Sunday 4pm at the Clubhouse.


House Committee;  Assistance required Sunday 4pm to empty the tables and Piano from the dining area, so the carpets can be cleaned Monday


House Committee Meeting;   A member of the Committee is only on duty on a Saturday so on other days could someone take responsibility and ensure the lounge area and bar are left tidy and lights and heaters are turned off. If you get a chance please restock the bar, particularly the main items.


The duty person has sole discretion about the closing time. We did discuss that after a certain time quart bottles will no longer be served and only stubbies will be available.


The bar will only open at the end of play.


Smokers please keep to the back of the club house, not the entrance and definitely not in the building. Please keep the area tidy, it’s not a good look when we have visiting players and cigarette butts litter the grounds.


There is food in the kitchen fridge, we have no idea who it belongs to, if it’s still there on Sunday it will be binned.


I appreciate the above comments may be taken as negative, please remember we’re all volunteers, we all want the Club to succeed and we all want to contribute. Please reciprocate by showing a little consideration for all members of the Club and the Club itself.


Saturday 27th July, The Aotea Sports Club are having their prize giving on Saturday 27 July so the upstairs lounge will be closed on Friday 26 and Saturday 27 July.


The frosts and great winter days this week will have helped the course dry out. The newly germinated grass is relatively obvious to most, that being the light green areas. Please where possible, take bikes, carts and trundlers around these areas, to assist with keeping this grass alive over winter. Again if you see someone take their trundler between the green and a bunker, or over tee's, ask "didn't you get the email" which is a friendly reminder that we shouldn't do this. Likewise any bare patches, they only get worse if we keep walking over them, please walk around them.


The forecast is not too bad for the week end, so if time allows, come on out and get a game in.


Good Golfing👍

Bryan Burt

Club Scribe


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
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
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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