What's On 24 May 2024?

Bryan Burt - Club Scribe • May 23, 2024

Saturday 25th May;  Club day with card draw at 11.30am. Match Committee Duty, anyone who is around please. Wiffin Cup matches if your opponent is around. House Committee Bazil Mott. 


 Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th May;  Coronation Cup finals at Onga Onga. The four Clubs contesting the finals are Wairoa, Puketiritiri, Dannevirke and Pongaroa. The Dannevirke team in playing order is TeWai hauiti, Zane Gregory, Shane Evans, Tama Petera, Mike Matthews, Tony Neslon, Richie Gray, Eru Hauiti, Bryan Burt, Sean Edwards, Norm Evans, Gillis Te Ture, with the Reserves being, Timmy Bell and Raniera Hauiti. Unfortunately Mark Arnold had to with draw as he tested positive with Covid yesterday. Any members willing to assist as caddies? I know we start 7.30am Saturday with 2 rounds, and a slightly later start Sunday with one round to be played. Any assistance appreciated. 


Championships;   Congratulations to all the winners last weekend. Played in great autumn conditions, with the course still providing some summer run. Ladies Senior, Margaret Stephenson, Ladies Intermediate Margaret Treacy, Ladies Junior Rainier Arnold. Men Senior ( to be played 8th June) Intermediate men Amrit Prasad, Intermediate B, Max Charmley, Junior Ronnie Turner, Junior B Jim Bassett. We done winners, and well done runners up. 


Sisters Club;   Thanks to all those who have offered to help. If anyone else would like to help let me know I’ll certainly be able to find you a job. 

Members please note the course will be closed on Saturday 1 June and Sunday 2 June for the Sister Club Tournament. Regards Stephen


Greens Staff;   Given we have had 60 mils of rain in the past couple of days, things have changed at our course. The bare patches may or may not recover before winter (subject to growth) so the staff have asked for some assistance from members to protect what we have. In the short term, if there is a track, please use it, If there is a bare patch of ground, please refrain from driving carts, pulling trundlers, or simply walking on it. Treat the course like you would a newly sown lawn at home. We don't know what the winter has ahead for us, so the better we protect it now, the better our chances at keeping it open all the time. As members we are all guardians of our course, not just Mike and the match committee. If you see visitors, or green fee players treating our fairways etc badly, speak to them politely. If they don't know they are doing wrong they won't change their behaviour. The is simply no use telling everyone upstairs what you observed two weeks later. If need be, temporary fencing will be erected, but our first request is for common sense to prevail. And yes, the tee blocks will be widened slightly to assist. 


Driveway;  Management committee, met, discussed and agreed. The speed hump stays, as is where is.  If you have been into the course since sealing, you know where it is, so keep your speed down, and you won't hit it, and hit the roof of your car. Paint will be added, but when our busy committee members are free to do so, not because any individual member thinks it has to be done yesterday. Part two, regarding the surplus chip. There was a plan than has been interrupted.  The chip was swept to the middle, and a road sweep truck was going to pick it all up. Unfortunately the truck is broken down presently. Early next week, it will be swept again, and the chip will be picked up by shovel and broom. Sweeping it off the side of the road wasn't an option, as the chip would then be a problem for the mowers.


Big weekend for the Coronation Cup team. Good luck and play well.


Good Golfing👍

Bryan Burt

Club Scribe

What's On 23 April 2026?

By Bryan Burt - club scribe • April 23, 2026
Saturday, April 25th, Anzac Day. Golf will commence at 12 noon, as we ask members not to play on the morning of Anzac Day. 11.45 am card draw. 12 noon tee off. Best member stableford of the day wins the Waitahora Cup, plus the men play the ladies for a Shield. Aggregate Stableford points. Duty Zane House Gillian. Special Event: We have a guest speaker at 4 pm. All welcome. Coronation Cup Finals Sat 23rd & Sun 24th May; Porongahau has been confirmed as the host for this year's final. Team announcement later. Trundler Shed; The committee are concerned at the continual abuse of this shed. It is supposed to be a locked place to keep clubs secure if you don't want to take them home after each round. Security is consistently compromised as the door is left unlocked and held open with the steel bar while everyone is out playing. Not much security when that happens. Last night's discussion suggested that we cease to provide this service after 1st June. Anyone with concerns etc regarding this move are asked to send a reply to sender email to me, which will be collated and considered at our next meeting. Subscriptions : Bailey reported last night that all members who pay annually have been sent an email invoice. Weekly and monthly payers will be receiving their invoices shortly. If you have a message to increase or decrease your payments, please action as soon as possible. It is very time-consuming allocating these payments, so if you account is in credit and you are asked to stop payments, please do so; likewise, if you are behind with payments, check your balance, divide it by five, and that is what you owe to be clear by 30th September, being the end of our financial year. Any queries, please email dannevirkegolf@xtra.co.nz , or talk to Patrick, please. A lot of rain this week, so if you are driving a cart, please keep to the tracks. Number 17 fairway is not to be driven on, please use the track to the right and walk across to your ball if you are not at the top of the hill. Clearly, two carts made quite a mess there last Sunday and lost traction on the hill. In short, Don't Go There. Have a great weekend, folks, and we hope to get a good muster for our Anzac Day event. Good Golfing👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe

What's On 15 April 2026?

By Bryan Burt - club scribe • April 16, 2026
Saturday 18th April; Club day, card draw at 11.15 for 11.30 am tee off. Duty Match Committee, House Stephen. Saturday 18th April; Cape Turnagain 27-hole Strokeplay Tournament. 8 am tea, 8.30 am tee off. Round 3 of the Ruahine Rosebowl. Members, our attendance at the first 2 Rosebowl events have been disappointing at best. If you can get to the coast Saturday, please do so. If you are going, please let Zane know 027 299 4394, as our host want to know how many to cater for. Sunday 19th April; Round 5 Golf Hawkes Bay pennant competition. Champ 1, Dannevirke v Napier at Napier 11 am, Champ 3 Dannevirke V Hawkes Bay at Waipawa 10 am, Handicap 2 play at Maraenui and Handicap 3 at Hawkes Bay. Best of luck, guys. Final hopes are still there for 2 of the teams. Coronation Cup Result: With 6 points and 28 wins, Dannevirke are into the finals alongside Pongaroa, Napier, and Hawkes Bay Golf. A big shout-out to Takapau for hosting everyone. The course was looking sharp, and the hospitality was brilliant. Thanks to our members who caddied and were there to support the team all weekend. Three wins, Richie Stephenson, Jacob Stephenson, Raniera Hauiti, and Bryan Burt. 2, 1/2 wins Amrit Prasad, Timmy Bell, John Garnett, Harley Hauiti, and Tewai Hauiti . Finals weekend is 23rd & 24th May in Zone 3. (Course yet to be confirmed). Great effort team. Bring on the finals. Saturday 25th April; Anzac Day. 12 noon tee off. Waitahora Cup for the players with the most Stableford points. Men v Ladies Shield on aggregate stableford. As was mentioned at the Annual General Meeting, we ask members to please refrain from playing prior to midday, as a mark of respect to our fallen soldiers. Again, if you can get to Herbertville on Saturday, please do, as you will be well looked after. Best wishes to members playing pennants on Sunday. Have a great weekend. Good Golfing👍 Bryan Burt Club Scrib

What's On 9 April 2026?

By Bryan Burt - club scribe • April 9, 2026
Saturday 11th April; Club competition Card draw at 11.15 am for 11.30 am tee off. Duty Pat, House Scott  Saturday 11th / Sunday 12th April; Coronation Cup Zone play at Takapau. The four Clubs involved are Dannevirke, Takapau, Porongahau, and Cape Turnagain. Draw below Team Members, leaving Mangatera Hotel carpark at 6.15 am  CORONATION CUP 2026 - see draw below Tuesday 14th April; Mangatera Hotel sponsored LVA Tournament 10 am tee off. enquiries to Donald Speedy 027 430 5620 Saturday 18th April; Cape Turnagain 27-hole Strokeplay Tournament. Round 3 of the Ruahine Rosebowl. 8 am tea & Coffee, 8.30 am Tee off. Let's get a good muster to Herbertville, always a great day. Sunday 19th April; Golf Hawkes Bay Pennants Round 5. All four teams travel for this round. Handicap 2 & 3 still have a chance of making the finals! Summer Cup; Amrit and I did battle last Saturday. Finally, I have my name on a club trophy. Great match, thanks, Amrit. Sisters Club, Queen's Birthday in Patea; S orry for missing a number of people at the proposed meeting a couple of weeks ago, I assumed it would be a normal Saturday and turned up at 5 pm to discover only a small number of people played that day, and most of those that did had gone home. I’m at golf this Saturday, so we’ll have a meeting following the prize giving. From my informal enquiries, it looks like we’ll have a group of about 24 going to Patea. I’ve booked accommodation at the Kerry Lane motel in Hawera. I’m currently looking at transport options. The most likely is a couple of vans. We will then require a couple of drivers for Saturday and Sunday. Regards Stephen Best wishes to our Coronation Cup team at Takapau, let's hope the cyclone heads out east and gives us a miss. For those turned off by the weather, there is always the Masters at Augusta to watch from the dry comfort of your lounge chair. Good Golfing👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe