What's On 9th February 2024?

Bryan Burt - club scribe • February 8, 2024
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Friday 9th February;  Friday competition this week will be played at the Norsewood Golf Club. Vehicles departing Mangatera car park 10.30am. Tee of from 11am


Saturday 10th February;   Card draw 11.30am. Second round Senior / Open Championship Qualifying. Match Committee duty Mark / TP, House Committee Drum


Saturday 17th February;   Marae Tournament. The popular Marae Tournament is being held next Saturday, 11.00 am start. Please put your name on the sheet on the noticeboard.


GHB Pennants Competition 2024;  Starting Sunday 25th February. This year we have 4 teams entered Championship 1, Handicap 2, 3 and 4. All Pennants competitions are Sundays, except for Handicap 3 which has a Saturday round at Karamu on Saturday 13th April. The confirmed dates for this years competition are Sunday 25th February, Sunday 10th March, Sunday 24th March, Sunday 14th April, Sunday 28th April, Finals day Sunday 12th May. Members wishing to be involved in this years competition, please add your name to the list in the foyer. 


 Entrance off Tamaki River Road; Work has commenced on repairing the entrance off Tamaki River Road. Contractors have dug out the entrance, which will be concreted, to stop the area being ripped up by trucks turning around there after unloading metal in the pitt across the road. Temporary Entrance.  Members can cross the grassed area, on the main road side of our normal entrance, and enter through the gates as normal. Please approach the area slowly, and beware of traffic coming toward you. It has been made as idiot proof as possible. We will be off it for at least a week after the concrete is poured .Please observe and follow signage etc.


Member request; One of our lady members is a very keen sauce maker. . If you have any large clean empty clear bottles with lids, please leave them on the table in the office for collection. We are talking spirit bottles Gin or Vodka, and clear wine bottles etc with lids. I know they are collectors item now, but if you have any flagons, she would love a couple of them too please. We will advise when the collection has been over supplied, so there is no rush to empty that new bottle of Gin.


We've had a great week out at our Club, with the three day Tararua District Council sponsored 3 day Motor Homes Association tournament concluding at Dannevirke on Monday.. The event brought 40 something players and spouses to our District for 3 days of golf at Eketahuna, Pahiatua, and Dannevirke. Thanks to Michael and his team who arranged the golf and prize giving on Monday evening, and to the members, who prepared, presented and washed up following a roast dinner for our guests. Thanks also to our bar staff.  Tuesday being Waitangi day, we had a field of 78 for the annual Maori v Pakeha match. Thank you so much to our members for your support, in what has become a very popular event each year. Some very good scoring saw the Pakeha team come out on top with a Stableford aggregate of 38 point something, with the Maori team about 3 stableford points behind. Sport at its best, coming together for a game of golf, a bit of banter, a bit of sledging, and a beer or two..  Great day.


Conditions are starting to prevail for those sneaky long players who enjoy a bit of Summer run. Summer at its best, is playing 9 holes around 7pm on the tranquil fairways of the Dannevirke Golf Club.

Great to see our members new and old, and our many guests playing our course. Its there to be played and enjoyed.


Good Golfing

Bryan Burt

Club Scribe👉

What's On 16th June 2025?

By Bryan Burt - club scribe • June 12, 2025
Saturday June 14th; Wiffin Cup Round 2 matchplay. Duty, Match Bernie, House Basil A subtle reminder from our captains, that some round 1 Wiffin Cup matches are still outstanding. Please get these completed as soon as possible. Please let the person waiting to play the winner know what is happening, so they are aware. Sattrup & Brannigan; The draw is up in the club house. The weather was not that great last Saturday for first round matches, but again please keep in contact with your opponents, and get these games played before round 2 on June 28th. Given we are now in winter conditions, please use metal tracks etc where possible, especially if you are in a cart or on a bike. Skid marks take forever to grow grass in the winter, and your fellow golfers won't be happy playing off the bare dirt. Not a lot to report tonight, so I'll sign off. Good Golfing👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe

What's On 29 May 2025?

By Bryan Burt - club scribe • May 29, 2025
Evening all, Saturday 31st May; Card draw 11.30am, duty Zane, House Majken. Saturday 21st May / Sunday 1st June, Sisters Club tournament in Rarangi (Blenheim). A group of 23 players will represent Dannevirke at this years event. Saturday 7th June; Sattrup & Brannigan Round 1 4BBB. An Entry sheet will be up in the foyer. This is a four ball best ball match play competition. Find yourself a partner and put you names in. Competition is handicap match play, just like playing for a beer on Saturday. Coronation Cup Results; The competition was very strong last weekend with Pongaroa coming out on top, Results for our team were Pongaroa 7 Dannevirke 5, Karamu 6.5 Dannevirke 5.5, TePohue 6.5 Dannevirke 5.5, meaning we were right there until the end in each match. Congratulation to Amrit Prasad and Timmy Bell for 3 wins each, with Eru Hauiti 2.5 wins. Over the two weekends of zone play and finals, Amrit was unbeaten on 6 wins, as was Eru with 5.5 wins. A great effort from all, well done. Greenwood Cup; With Pennants and Coronation Cup now completed, our next Hawkes Bay competition is Greenwood Cup in October / November. Always looking for members wishing to be considered for this team. The dates being October 11th & 12th ( 3 rounds at Waipukurau), November 15th & 16th (4 rounds at Hastings GC). Any member wanting further information on this competition can contact Captains Zane & Peter, Clay myself or Patrick in his shop. Greenwood is a team of 10, playing in a competition of 8 teams, with Championship match play (off the stick). A great competition to aspire too. Green Keeper Comments; Two things for this week please. The staff have done some turf repairs by the bunker on number 6, and by the steps on number 13. The are marked GUR, so please don't play off or walk on these areas. There is a new sign on number 17, as regards the track, please observe and comply. Thanks . Being a long weekend, we have members heading of in different directions for tournaments, in Rarangi, Taumaranui, and Onga Onga and others. Wishing you all the best of luck in your various competitions. Good Golfing👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe

What's On 22nd May 2025?

By Bryan Burt - club scribe • May 22, 2025
Evening all,  Championships; Mens Championships were concluded last weekend with the winners being Senior / Open Rhys Harold, Intermediate A Thomas Kuggeleijn, Intermediate B Jarrard Stephenson, Junior A Glen McClelland, Junior B Hamish Illsley. Congratulations guys. A new list of names for the honors board. Saturday 24th May; For those at home, card draw at 11.30am, Duty Chalky and House Johnny If Wiffin Cup matches can be played, please do so Saturday 24th / Sunday 25th; Coronation Cup finals, to be played at Hawkes By Golf Club. Clubs involved being, Dannevirke, Pongaroa, Karamu and Te Pohue. Congratulations to our team, who have all been selected following their success at the Zone finals. In playing order, John Garnett, Amrit Prasad, Te Wai Hauiti, Zane Gregory, Tony Neilson, Timmy Bell, Eru Hauiti, J J Carberry, Gillies Te Ture, Denzil Treacy Jnr,, TeAwa Albert, Joe Clarke. Reserves, Bazil Mott, Raniara Hauiti, Norm Evans The draw for the weekend is Saturday playing Pongaroa, Saturday afternoon Karamu, Sunday morning Te Pohue. Support in the way of caddies, or simply observers will be appreciated. Saturday 31st May; Kings Birthday weekend. Dannevirke South School is having a major reunion, and as such we have four groups of 4 playing nine holes at 9am. Please extend a warm welcome to our visitors. Saturday 31st / Sunday 1st June; Sisters Club Inter Club being played at Rarangi (Blenheim) We have a team of 20 heading south for this annual event, which is being played for about the 53rd time? Pine Trees; The Club has 6 plantations of pines which have been there for many years. The original intention being to plant these for harvest, and time has come for this process to begin. In the very near future, there will be felling carried out in three areas. Firstly some pines that need to come down at the back of number 11 green, by the railway, the plantation to the right of 13 (Lands End,) and a couple of pines to the left of number 13, which shade the green during winter. This work will have minimal effect on fairways, as the trees at the back of 11 will be trucked out via the farm, the lands end plantation will go out through the former Ministry of Works yard, the ones to the left of Lands end will go out along the river bank again to the MOW yard. The question of replanting, particularly the right of Lands End will be considered and proposals put to the December 2025 Annual General Meeting. All tree felling will be done early in the morning, and only trimming and log removal will carry on during the day. Please, If any area is fenced off, and No Entry signs are in place, then they are there for yours and the contractors safety. Such areas are not a recommendation, they are a rule, and any members seen entering these areas will be severely spoken too ! Another big weekend for Dannevirke mens golf. On behalf of our members, best wishes to our Coronation Cup team. Good Golfing,👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe
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