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Newsletter Number 10 from GoforGOLF
Keeping you up to date with developments and news from our web site.
GoforGOLF apologises for the late emailing of the April newsletter and the website not being available from time to time over the last few days. Upgrade problems have now been resolved and all is running well again.
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IN THIS ISSUE
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*** COMPETITION WINNER
Congratulations to the winner of our March competition
This month's winner is from Pleasant Point Golf Club, Timaru
Your one dozen Wilson Staff Titanium Core Golf Balls will be on its way to you in the next few days.
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*** HOLES IN ONE and EAGLES
No Holes in One during March, but plenty of EAGLES all over New Zealand.
Manor Park, Wellington, Taupo Golf Club, Omanu Golf Club, Mount Maunganui, Chamberlain Park, Auckland and Northland Golf Club, Whangarei.
Well done to you all
(Our promise of confidentiality does not allow us to publish your names, without your permission).
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*** APRIL COMPETITION
- WIN a Wilson GRIP golf glove . . . with CoolMax
"Keeps You Dry And Comfortable When The Heat Is On"
(We will supply left or right hand and the size to suit).
Recently the 2000 Players Championship was played at the TPC at Sawgrass.
Answer these two simple questions to be in the draw for:
A Wilson GRIP golf glove
To enter - CLICK on the banner advert on the GoforGOLF web site
www.goforgolf.co.nz
or go direct to the entry form at
The winners will be drawn from the correct entries by the
management of Sports Information Management Ltd.
The results will be final.
No correspondence or discussion will be entered into.
(Isn't this meant to be in small print?)
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*** Slope Rating & Handicapping System
The New Zealand Golf Association has recently announced
the Launch Date of the US Slope Rating & Handicapping system
in New Zealand as 1st September 2000.
The US handicapping system, often referred to as the Slope
system, will be available for all Registered golf players,
on Affiliated golf club courses.
The NZGA reports that the Course Rating teams, are near the
end of rating all affiliated golf courses, and the NZGN,
New Zealand Golf Network, is in extensive final testing, and
is close to being ready to commence the loading of all master
information on courses and players.
After detailed research and local trials, commencing in 1994,
the NZGA has established that this handicapping method best
suits the El Nino weather conditions now being experienced in
New Zealand. The Slope system best reflects the differences
experienced by scratch players compared to bogey players
(around 18 handicap) in the varying conditions of hot dry
summers and wet lush winters.
It will take out the wild fluctuations in handicaps, producing
a more stable smooth movement in your handicap, better reflecting
the changes in conditions from summer to winter, and the changes
in your game.
What is more, the Slope System is more portable between courses,
taking into account the differing difficulties of each course.
This portability will be shown even further next year, when
Slope Handicaps created in New Zealand will be able to be used
in many other countries, and overseas players will be able to
use their Slope System Handicaps in New Zealand.
The NZGA will be distributing an explanatory newsletter to all
registered players within a few weeks, and GoforGOLF will supply
helpful information on our website leading up to the introduction.
GoforGOLF thanks Fred Henderson, convenor of NZGA's
handicapping and course rating committee, for his time and
consideration, and congratulates Fred and the NZGA on their
decision to take on such an extensive project.
*** GoforGOLF
GoforGOLF are completing the necessary changes to enable both
the present and the Slope system to be used for entering your
scorecards, and receiving and recording corrected scores and
stableford results.
This will mean that for our American, Canadian and European
players who use GoforGOLF, you will have the ability to enter
your scores using your Handicap Index and Course Handicap.
For Non Slope countries, including New Zealand participants,
you will be able to continue to use your same Standard Handicap
as at present on GoforGOLF, knowing that the Slope handicapping
system is available when the changeover takes place.
*** For the Players
What does the introduction of the Slope system mean for you,
the players. I have done extensive research, and have established
that although it is a huge project for a national golf
association to undertake to set up the Slope system, in a country,
for the players, very little changes, except for the benefits.
These being, in brief, a more consistent handicap, less prone to
wild fluctuations, and more responsive to differing conditions
and difficulty of golf courses. Add to this the portability
within New Zealand and Overseas, and you have a much improved
system.
GoforGOLF will bring you updates of progress, and information
and explanations of the Slope system, as they come to hand.
*** For the Inquisitive
There are a number of web sites that have information on the
Slope system. These include simple overviews and historical
articles, through to detailed explanations with full formulas etc.
The USGA website has their Slope Manual online.
Try these: and keep an eye on GoforGOLF
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*** HandiTIPS
Course Finder - Our course finder is a multi level finder.
The New Zealand, USA and Australian locations are firstly
broken down into golfing districts, following as close as
possible the NZGA competition districts for New Zealand
and States for Australia and USA, then secondly; each
district has a further breakdown to particular cities
and towns.
(These are inset from the golf districts by ' . . . ' ).
Selecting the golf district will display all courses in
that district or state, including those in the towns.
Select a town, and you will only see the courses in that town.
Going on holiday, select the town you are visiting and see
the choice of courses you have close by.
Remember - Your handicap and password can be changed at
any time.
Hope this helps you enjoy your golf.
Email me on . . . greg@goforgolf.com . . . and I will help you with
any problems you may have with registering and entering your
scorecards and courses.
REMEMBER the more scorecards you enter, the better the analysis
you will receive from GoforGOLF.
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*** SUGGESTIONS, QUESTIONS & COMMENTS
Suggestions, questions and comments are welcomed.
If you have any questions or suggestions on how to use GoforGOLF
please email them to me at greg@goforgolf.com
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*** MORE SPORTS LINKS
THE US MASTERS is won by Vijay Singh by three strokes over
Ernie Els after a thrilling final days golf.
For the full scoreboard have a look at:
www.masters.org or See the Augusta scorecard on GoforGOLF - just click
www.goforgolf.co.nz/courseinfo.asp?course=408
MCI Classic - The Heritage of Golf 13/16 April
at Harbour Town Golf Links
Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic 20/23 April
at Forest Oaks Country Club Shell Houston Open 27/30 April
at TPC at The Woodlands Compaq Calssic of New Orleans 4/7 May
at English Turn Golf & Country Club and on the European Tour
A couple of other golf websites of interest For some Kiwi Humour (and sport) try this web site. If you find any other interesting web sites for these tournaments,
please let me know.
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*** Straight Play
"I'd like to see the fairways more narrow. Then everbody would
have to play from the rough, not just me"
Seve Ballesteros
(very appropriate after the news this morning about the
Augusta fairways - see comments by Jack Nicklaus).
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*** New Courses - World Wide
The Course Directory is growing and growing, with courses from
around the world. The GoforGOLF web site now has more than 60%
of New Zealand courses, all with their scorecards.
Also 33 Australian courses, 77 USA, 23 UK and a number from
Canada, Ireland, Korea, Malaysia and Sweden.
If the course you have played is not yet on GoforGOLF, you can
ADD IT, or send us the scorecards (mens and womens) and we will
make sure the the course and all tees are loaded correctly.
If there is an error with a scorecard, the stroke rating has changed
or the distance is now wrong, please let us know so we can correct it.
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Greg Paul
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