Whats on at the club this week?

Bryan Burt - Club scribe • March 2, 2019


Plenty of news tonight, so put your glasses on an have a read.


The Kaitoki Marae hosted the annual Marae golf tournament on Saturday 23 February and despite the forecast of wind and rain Tawhirimatea smiled upon us and the weather was fine with little or no wind meaning ideal conditions for golf and the scores reflected the conditions. 76 players made up 4 divisions, this being the best turnout for many years. The Dave Barber trophy was won by Richard Howearth with 44 points and he becomes the only two time winner in the 22 years the tournament has been running. The senior division was won by Billy Te Ture with a nett 66, the intermediate winner was Jim Bob Holm with a nett 65 and the women’s division was won by Charlie Timu with 47 points. The inter marae trophy was won by the Matahi o te Tau Marae, of Te Araroa, this team was led by Henry Ruwhiu and included Mike Wall, Monette Ellmers, Jo Ruwhiu, Myra White and Debbie Ruwhiu.

My thanks go to the Ngati Pakapaka whanau who fed us during the day, the Dannevirke Golf Club members who supported the tournament in a variety of roles, the sponsors who continue to give generously to support the marae, all the golfers who turned up to play and in particular those that travelled to support our tournament.

Regards

Steve


Saturday March 2nd Summer Cup Semi Final. Chris Peck v Timmy Bell, Norm Evans v Brendan Poole. Card Draw 11.30am


Sunday March 3rd GHB Pennants. Round 1 An update from a couple of weeks ago. Seeing a vacancy in Handicap Division 5, Stephen Paewai talked to the Tuesday seniors about putting in a team, which was welcomed by GHB. Hawkes Bay Golf Club also rallied and have put an extra team in to fill the gap in Handicap Division 3, so they no longer have a bye in that grade. It is great to see Dannevirke having 6 teams in a competition with 8 grades. Well done, particularly when we see Waipukurau reduced to just one team this year. Attached tonight are 1 the full draw for week one, 2, the revised draw for handicap 3 and 5 with the extra teams, plus the Dannevirke High School Fundraiser Tournament. Good luck to all teams on Sunday.


Mike Matthews Captain; asks that all players from handicaps 1, 3 and 4 playing at dannevirke on Sunday, contribute $10 towards providing a meal for the Wairoa players, as they always put a meal on for us

Secondly if any other members are thinking of having a round on Sunday, please tee off No 10, as at 11.30am there will be 9 groups off No1 and No10, and 6 groups off No 5 .


Saturday 9th March. Club Championships Round 1 Matchplay. Please if for any reason you don't wish to play, please contact urgently Mike Matthews or Stephen Paewai, as we opeerate an all in draw.

Grade cut offs will be worked through early next week, then group draws will be finalised, and a tee draw commencing 11am Saturday 9th will be made available via What's On at the later date of next Friday morning.


Mike Matthews Captain: Can the Match Committee meet at Mike's Monday 5.30, to assist with Championship draws.


Saturday 16th March Dannevirke High School Golf Tournament. (Flyer attached) which includes First Hole in One On Number 9 = $10,000 Sponsored by Aon. This is one of two Ambrose Tournaments we host each year, as a School Fundraiser, so all High School Old Girls and old Boys, plus those with children, granchildren etc at Dannevirke High, please support this event, where the High School is putting in an effort to help themselves.


North Island LVA. Ohope Golf Club Monday 4th .Wednesday 6th. All the best to Donald Speedy (President North Island LVA) and the other 13 players heading to Ohope on Saturday for this years Tournament Keeping your heads down shouldn't be a problem,, just hope there is only one ball in your vision.


We are really hitting the busy Autumn period with lots of golf, and lots of travel, so please travel safely, and enjoy the courses you get to play on


Good Golfing


Bryan Burt

Club Scribe .

What's On 23 October 2025?

By Bryan Burt - club scribe • October 23, 2025
Saturday 25th October; Club day draw 11.15 am, Tee off 11.30 am. Duty, Richie, House, Angela. 2026 Barry Illsley Sponsored 72 Hole Matchplay Open Tournament. Preliminary work is underway for this tournament. Dates yet to be confirmed, but it looks like the Wellington Anniversary Weekend in January, starting on Friday, and concluding on Sunday. Presidents Cup Final: t o be contested between Timmy Bell and Denzil Treacy Junior. Sattrup & Brannigan, 2025 winners Mark Rosocaker & Chappy Maniapoto. Congratulations guys. Ladies Shoot Out; Completed today with Margaret Treacy winning from Margaret Stephenson. Another great day from all accounts. On Course Tee Signs: A big shout-out to our tee sponsors for their continued support of our Club. With business changes, we have 5 tee signs available for advertising your business. If any member wishes to take up one of these signs, please contact our Secretary Bailey Harold at dannevirkegolf@xtra.co.nz. Annual General Meeting; Monday 8th December. Another call please, for members to consider putting themselves forward for nomination to the various committees. Our thanks to Bailey for her work to date on the new constitution. Every Club in NZ has to update their Constitution before the end of April 2026, so we can continue to apply for Charity funding etc. Golf NZ produced a template, and we are just adding the final touches for our Club. This will need to be adopted at the AGM. At this point, we have not had any major damage on our course with the wind, but today is going to be another windy one. Fingers crossed, we get through unscathed, and the wind settles for a fine weekend with ample opportunity to play some golf. Best wishes to all who are traveling this weekend for tournaments or other golfing adventures. Travel safely and play well. Good Golfing👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe

What's On 16 October 2025?

By Bryan Burt - Club scribe • October 16, 2025
Saturday 18th October; Club day. Card draw at 11.15am tee off 11.30am Duty House Tony Saturday 8th November; Closing day and Trophy presentations. Captain Zane, sternly requests all competitions to be completed by then so trophies can be presented. Plenty of daylight now, so please make an effort. Saturday 29th November; (Date Change) Fielding Interclub @ Feilding.  Ladies Club Championships; The ladies concluded their Champions on Saturday after being rained, hailed and thundered on the week before. Congratulations , too Margaret Stephenson, (Senior) Sue Burlace (Intermediate) and Kerrie Gundersen (Junior). Runners up being , Angela Farrell, Margaret Treacy and Rainier Arnold. Greenwood Cup Rounds 1-3; Conditions at Waipukurau Golf Club were very pleasant for two rounds of golf Saturday and one Sunday. The rough at Waipukurau has for years has been dense clover and still is, which can be deceiving, as the ball looks ok, but the clover can be difficult to hit from. Saturday morning the team played Karamu having a 7 to 3 win, followed in the afternoon with an 8.5 to 1.5 win against Central Hawkes Bay. Sunday morning we came up against the first of the city Clubs Napier, and were defeated 7 to 3. Two matches concluded with draws on the 18th, and 3 finished on the 17th, so it wasn't all bad. The current standings are Hastings first on 6 points with 27.5 games, Onga Onga second also on 6 points and 23 games, Napier third with 4 points and 20 games, with Dannevirke fourth on 4 points and 18.5 games. Looking forward to the final four rounds at Hastings Golf Club on November 15th & 16th . Annual General Meeting; Monday 8th December at 7.30pm. A reminder to Committee chairman and others to have your reports to Gail by next weekend (Labour Weekend) for the Annual Report. With daylight saving now in progress, encourage any friends or relatives that are keen to maybe consider a Summer Subscription. (Runs the duration of daylight saving) For membership forms see Patrick at Harold Golf Shop, or email Bailey at dannevirkegolf@xtra.co.nz . If your game is off colour at present, again see Patrick for a lesson. Good Golfing👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe

What's On 10 October 2025?

By Bryan Burt- club scribe • October 9, 2025
Saturday 11th October; 11am Ladies resume their finals matches. Senior & Intermediate finals (4 players) 11.30 am Mens Club day. Card draw at 11.30 am, Duty Tony Peeti, House Rhea Saturday 11th October; Greenwood Cup round 1-3 at Waipukurau. 8.15am No 1 Tee Dannevirke v Karamu 1.00pm No 1 Tee Dannevirke v CHB Sunday 12th October; 8.00 am No 13 Tee Dannevirke v Napier Golf Hawkes Bay Greenwood Cup competition has rolled around for another year. With a squad of 12 players available for rounds 1-3, we have selected three different teams for each match (attached). On behalf of all members, we wish the team the very best of success for the weekend. Hopefully, the weather plays ball, and you only have to battle your opponents, not the conditions as well. Good luck also to Margaret & Angela, Sue & Margaret, finishing off your Championship matches. Good Golfing👍 Bryan Burt Club Scribe

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