Northland will play North Harbour in their round five match on Thursday, December 13, at this year's interprovincials at the St Clair Golf Course in Dunedin.
Last year great things weren't exactly expected from the team in Whakatane but they dug deep to finish a highly creditable seventh.
The team are looking to build on that this year and the new number one's form and her enthusiasm ticked all the right boxes.
"Sjanna's been so keen to get that spot, she's been texting me for the last two months wanting to know if she's going to be number one," Dangen said.
Former professional Kylie Jacoby (nee Wilson) was thrown into number one last year and made the best of it but was short of golf going into the tournament.
"She hadn't played for quite a few years but we played her at number one anyway and although she did well, she wasn't at her best," Dangen said.
With a year's golf under her belt, Jacoby is playing better and will be a real asset at number three.
"Having her at three is good for the team and having Jodi [McCalister] come in at five is another bonus because she's such a good little player."
The team are always short of top-grade matchplay practice before the tournament.
Unlike their male counterparts, who have three interprovincial quadrangular tournaments, they have only one interprovincial matchplay tournament as a warm-up.
So the team have organised their own fundraiser which also doubles as a final warm-up match against a top men's team including some current and past Northland players - at the Whangaroa Golf Course on November 17.
