Whats on this week at the club 28-2-20
Bryan Burt - Club Scribe • February 27, 2020
Saturday 29th February: Summer Cup Semi Finals
Adam Webster & Majken Sparks Wedding. On behalf of the Club our best wishes to you for Saturday and the future. (Wedding on Course at 3pm then upstairs after. Upstairs lounge closed to Members Friday & Saturday)
Sunday 1st March ; Round 1 GHB 2020 Pennant Competition
It is time for the Pennants season to start for 2020. Below is the hosts for this week.
Championship 1: Hawkes Bay
Championship 2: Takapau
Championship 3: Waipukurau
Handicap 1: Napier
Handicap 2: Dannevirke
Handicap 3: Maraenui
Handicap 4: Napier
All the divisions start times will be at 11:30am unless otherwise stipulated
Marae Tournament:
Thanks to all those that participated, there were 55 in the field. Congratulations to Dipak Makan shot an 85 for 49 stableford points to win the Dave Barber Memorial Cup.
Saturday 29 February, Adam Webster is getting married with the wedding ceremony and reception at the Golf Club, so the upstairs lounge will be closed Friday and Saturday, so golfers please drink downstairs. The No. 9 tee will be closed from 2 pm on Saturday so no one is to start on No. 10 tee, so no one finishes on No. 9. Starting tees will be Nos 1, 5 and 16. Thanks for your co operation. This is the last confirmed booking for the year so if anyone knows of someone looking for a venue for a birthday, wedding, staff training event or a seminar please tell them of the golf club. Last year the club’s net bar takings were up 42%, almost all of which is attributable to the venue hire, so a good source of revenue for the Golf Club.
Regards
Stephen
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Battle Of The Saddle
(Played last Saturday) Report from Craig Nash
On a beautiful day in Palmy last Saturday, Dannevirke challenged for the battle of the Saddle trophy. Led gallantly by ‘back of steel’ Dippy and bolstered (or weighed down) by us ‘more mature’ multi members and Super Sub Ewan Westergaard, we went done narrowly to Manawatu 7.5 to 5.5.
Good performances from Ewan and Pat Harold with two wins each, Surfie a victory and Greg ‘Top Flight’ Vigers a half on the day. The precocious young punks who dismembered Chris Edsall and myself, obviously were never taught to respect their elders and wont be picked again while I’m in charge…….. Missing in action was Hamish (who missed a great chance to test his marriage early), Brad Adonis Truesdale (who was last seen flouncing around in the bay with his new squeeze) and Clay (gone fishing) Lochead who figured a day up to his chest in fish guts was more appealing that being with us…..unbelievable, but then you all know his father.
Very enjoyable day with a great bunch of people coming together to play this game we love, was followed by pool, refreshing ales and trash talk that would make Tyson Fury sound angelic. Scheming already underway for next year when we host Manawatu back on our track.
Craig(still tender) Nash
Seniors;
Next Tuesday 3rd March is the first round of the
Spinley and Pukenui Trays at the Dannevirke Golf Club. As usual the
clubrooms will be open from about 9.45am for morning tea and tee off
will be at 10.30am. New members welcome.
When the prize giving is completed there will be a meeting for
those concerned with the running of the 4 Course Classic.
Cheers
Gus.
TRADIES GOLF TOURNAMENT, PAHIATUA FRIDAY 27th March
Poster attached
Empiraical Stroke Holes. When I didn't have much for this weeks What's On I spoke to Gus Terry to print me the White and Yellow Course Hole Statistics Reports. The four reports show the white Course with the present and Empirical (How they actually play) scores for 0 to 24 Handicaps and 25 to 36 Handicaps and we have repeated the exercise for the Mens Yellow Course 921 cards entered for 0-24 Handicaps and 296 cards for the 25-36 handicap men. This information provides evidence for setting the correct Stroke Holes for the Yellow course for the future, as we are currently using the White course stroke holes on the yellow course. Some interesting reading
North Island LVA Golf Tournament: On Staurday a group of 16 heads off with Donald Speedy to the Annual LVA this year in Whangarea. Twelve of the group come from Dannevirke, with the non drinking members listed in brackets. ( ) . Best of luck and have an enjoyable week
That's it for this week folk. Thanks for the contributions, which make life easier to put this newsletter together.
Good Golfing everyone, and have have great day at the first round of pennants.
Bryan Burt
Club Scribe
Friday, April 3rd; There will be a Friday competition run tomorrow. Own groups up until 12 noon. Card draw at 12 for those looking for a game at that time. Saturday 4th April; Club day for those who are around over the weekend. 11.15 am card draw for 11.30 am tee off. Starter Zane, House Basil. Any members playing Club Championship matches, please contact the starter. Saturday 10th / Sunday 11th April; Coronation Cup Zone play at Takapau. The selectors have named the following players. We would like to thank all those that have put their names forward for this year's Coronation cup team. The selection for this was not an easy task as we started with 23 names to select from, but we got there. So this year's team for 2026, in no particular order, are: John Garnett Amrit Prasad Zane Gregory John Garnett Tiwai Hauiti Timmy Bell Eru Hauiti Jacob Stephenson Richard Stephenson Denzel Treacy Bryan Burt Ranieri Hauiti Harley Hauiti Graiden Hauiti Tama Petera Congratulations to all players named for this year's team. They play three rounds next Saturday, 11 and Sunday, 12 April 2026 at Takapau Golf Club. Selectors would like a meeting this Saturday at 10.30 am to go through team order, travel etc. We understand that it is Easter weekend and you may not be able to attend, if so please contact Zane, Patrick or Tama. Cheers Congratulations, guys, wish you all well next weekend. Have a great Easter, everyone, and if you are traveling, stay safe. Good Golfing👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe
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.
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