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GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER ONE HUNDRED & TWO . . . GoforGOLF
Newsletter Number 102 from GoforGOLF ************************************************************************ Now in our 8TH YEAR with over ** 43,000 ** scorecards entered and courses from over 54 countries . . . and growing by the day. WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE CREATED THIS GOLFING ENVIRONMENT . . . ************************************************************************ IN THIS ISSUE *** The New Zealand Open *** Competition Winner *** Holes in One and Eagles *** WIN ONE Dozen Premium Golf Balls *** HandiTIPS *** More Golf & Sports Links *** Mallet ************************************************************************ *** THE 2007 NZ OPEN The Australasian Tour commenced with The MasterCard Masters in Melbourne, with Aaron Baddeley winning in a play off from Daniel Chopra. Daniel couldn't keep his good run of results together in NZ, finishing 51st. Richard Finch of England took the first place by 3 shots at the incredible, private course, of Michael Hill, The Hills, in Arrowtown, just out of Queenstown, New Zealand. While Richard Finch's win was convincing, the notable result was by New Zealand's own Golfing Icon, Sir Robert James Charles. At 71 years old, he achieved a 68 second round, to be the oldest player to make the cut in Any European Tour Event. And by some 4 years. Not only did Sir Bob make the cut, his 75, 68, 71 & 70 secured him 23rd place. WELL DONE SIR BOB. *** 2007 NEW ZEALAND OPEN PHOTOS I was not be there this year to take the photos I have supplied on the website for the last 7 years. Sorry. Clashes of dates have caused me some hassles. However, I have, for the first time in those 7 years, had the opportunity to watch some of my local major tournament on TV, and see what I haven't seen while behind my camera's lens. I DO intend to be there next year. . . . . . . I do invite and encourage you to send me your views on my comments to email greg@goforgolf.com Enjoy your Golf Greg Paul __________________________________________________________ *** NOVEMBER COMPETITION The November Spot the Ball contest winner is Bruce Philipps of Otaki, New Zealand The winning position was g 12 See below for details of the DECEMBER Spot the Ball Contest. __________________________________________________________ *** HOLES IN ONE and EAGLES 3 GoforGOLF Eagles. 4th Nov Judgeford Golf Club 13th Blue Tee 11th Nov Rancho Vista Golf Club, CA 18th White Tee 26th Nov Hadden Hill Golf Club, UK 18th White Tee Congratulations to all successful GoforGOLFers. (Our promise of confidentiality does not allow us to publish your names, without your permission - let us know if you make a hole in one, eagle or albatross). _________________________________________________________ *** DECEMBER COMPETITION Presently sponsored by GoforGOLF ONE Dozen Golf Balls " SPOT the BALL " To enter the contest, enter the coordinates of the position you think the ball is. Choose only one coordinate across and one down. a) Across - (between a and r) ? b) Down - (between 1 and 13) ? TO ENTER - CLICK on the banner advert or menu item on GoforGOLF http://www.goforgolf.co.nz or go direct to the entry form at http://www.goforgolf.co.nz/contest.asp The GoforGOLF Newletter Editor has identified the spot. The Editors decision is final. Yes that is me. (and there is the usual the small print?) You can submit more than one entry, but they must be done separately. Include your email address . . . how else can we notify the winner. No correspondence or discussion will be entered into. __________________________________________________________ *** HandiTIPS *** 1. Let GoforGOLF Help you with your golf this Christmas holiday. Select "Find a course" from the green menu, then select the country you will be visiting (box 1). Select "Location" in the "View Full Directory" (in box 2) and click "View Diectory". GoforGOLF will list all courses in the country selected "by district", with par, length and slope rating, enabling you to see whether the courses are hard or easy. Click the name, and you can view further information on that course including it's scorecard. 2. Links to other golf websites If any of the links below do not load the first time please try again. They have all been checked to be working at the time of testing, however, I have found some to only link on the second attempt. This may be a problem with my computer, or a simple internet hassle. Be patient, some of these websites are quite spectacular. 3. HandiTIPS If you have any HandiTIPS on how you use GoforGOLF, let us know. We welcome any contributions. REMEMBER the more scorecards you enter, the better the analysis you will receive from GoforGOLF. __________________________________________________________ *** MORE GOLF & SPORTS LINKS AS the Northern Hemisphere tours draw to an end, we have had the usual end of season TOUR Championships, The World Golf Cup, and the Q-schools. In the Southern Hemisphere, the Australasian and South African Tours warm up. (If any of these links to not load the first time just try again. They have all been checked). The USPGA Tour for December 2007: 7 to 9 Dec Merrill Lynch Shootout Tiburon GC, FL http://www.mlshootout.com/ http://www.tiburongcnaples.com/ 13 to 16 Dec Target World Challenge Sherwood CC, CA http://www.targetworldchallenge.com/ http://www.sherwoodcc.com/ 3 to 6 Jan Mercedes Championship Plantation Course, Kapalua http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r016 http://www.kapalua.com/golf/courses/plantation.html Australasian Tour 29 to 2 Dec Michael Hill New Zealand Open The Hills GC, NZ http://www.nzopen.org.nz/ No course coverage, a private golf course. 6 to 9 Dec Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Hyatt Regency Coolum http://championship.pga.org.au/ http://coolum.regency.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/golf/index.jsp South African Tour 6 to 9 Dec dunhill links championship Leopard Creek CC http://www.alfreddunhilllinks.com/ http://www.leopardcreek.co.za/ 14 to 17 Dec South Africa Airways Open Pearl Valley Golf Estate http://www.saaopen.com/ http://www.pearlvalley.co.za/ 18 to 19 Dec Ernie Els Invitational The Montagu, Fancourt http://www.fancourt.co.za/ click courses Many of the above courses are in the GoforGOLF course directory And other sporting sites Some Southern Hemisphere Players http://www.ernieels.com/ Ernie Els - South Africa http://www.cambogolf.com/ Michael Campbell - New Zealand http://www.adamscott.com.au/ Adam Scott - Australia http://www.garyplayer.com/ Gary Player - South Africa http://www.peterlonard.com/ Peter Lonard - Australia http://www.stuartappleby.com.au/ Stuart Appleby - Australia http://www.craigparry.com/ Craig Parry - Australia http://www.badds.com/ Arron Baddeley - Australia and try searching for "swing Vision" on http://www.youtube.com and some other upcoming events http://rolexsydneyhobart.com/ 2007 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, 26th http://www.cricinfo.com/db/national/nz/ NZ vs Bangladesh starts 26th Dec http://www.aucklandtennis.co.nz/asb_classic/ 1 to 6 January http://www.ausopen.org/ Starts 15 to 28 January http://www.a1gp.com/ The A1 Motor Racing series continues - China 16th Dec Taupo New Zealand 20th Jan *** http://www.goforgolf.co.nz/links.asp *** If you find any other interesting web sites for these tournaments, or other sports sites, please let me know. __________________________________________________________ *** MALLET " Heavy-headed putter that many players prefer because it seems to help control the yips, and if it fails to do so, it can be thrown twice as far as a conventional blade putter. " Definition from "Golf'ing - a Duffers Dictionary" __________________________________________________________ *** More New Courses - Worldwide The Course Directory - more added EVERY DAY. AND NOW over 87% of New Zealand Courses. ADD A COURSE World Wide NOW covering 54 countries. Why not add yours ? If the course you have played is not yet on GoforGOLF, you can ADD IT, or send us the scorecards (mens and/or womens) and we will make sure the course and all tees are loaded correctly. ERRORS: If you find a course error or missing info !!!! let us know. If you don't tell me . . . HOW do I know to fix it ? Email greg@goforgolf.com Sports Information Management Ltd P O Box 25 198, Auckland, New Zealand. __________________________________________________________ *** TELL YOUR GOLFING BUDDIES ABOUT GOFORGOLF ***** Tell your golf partners about ***** ***** GoforGOLF's 'Analysis for All' ***** ***** and Record of your Games ***** Regards & Good Golfing Greg Paul __________________________________________________________GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER ONE HUNDRED & TWO . . . GoforGOLF