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GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER ONE HUNDRED & THREE . . . GoforGOLF
Newsletter Number 103 from GoforGOLF ************************************************************************ Now in our 8TH YEAR with over ** 44,500 ** scorecards entered and courses from over 55 countries . . . and growing by the day. WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE CREATED THIS GOLFING ENVIRONMENT . . . ************************************************************************ IN THIS ISSUE *** 2008 FedEx Cup *** Competition Winner *** Holes in One and Eagles *** WIN ONE Dozen Premium Golf Balls *** HandiTIPS *** More Golf & Sports Links *** Mixed Foursome ************************************************************************ *** The FedEX CUP CONTINUES The FedEx Cup. Well, the promised excitement of the new format delivered, particularly with the withdrawal of Tiger then Phil from 1 of the Finals Series, Tiger in a planned move, Phil in what appeared to be a bit of a huff. (That may have cost Phil the Win). They have added a spare week in 2008, whether through a clash or through pressure from the players. I liked the idea they had to turn up 4 weeks in a row, and that Tiger took the punt to have the rest. For more info try: http://fedexcup.van.fedex.com Further details are still to be posted on the PGA Tour website. *** To conclude the 2007 International Season: The Fed EX Cup was won by: 1 Tiger Woods, 2 Steve Stricker, 3 Phil Mickelson, 4 Rory Sabbatini, 5 K J Choi European Tour 1 Justin Rose, 2. Ernie Els, 3 Padraig Harrington, 4 Henrik Stenson 5 Niclas Fasth LPGA Tour 1 Lorena Ochoa, 2 Suzann Pettersen, 3 Paula Creamer, 4 Mi Hyun Kim 5 Seon Hwa Lee European Ladies 1 Sophie Gustafson, 2 Bettina Hauert, 3 Gwladys Nocera, 4 Trish Johnson, 5 Maria Hjorth Official World Golf Ranking 1. Tiger Woods 19.62, 2 Phil Mickelson 8.72, 3 Jim Furyk 6.55, 4 Ernie Els 6.51, 5 Steve Stricker 6.45 Also, 6 Justin Rose 6.00, 7 Adam Scott 5.81, 8 Padraig Harrington 5.57 9 K J Choi 5.15, 10 Vijay Singh 5.08, 12 Sergio Garcia, 17 Luke Donald 3.95, 20 Niclas Fasth 3.43 Rolex Womens World Rankings 1 Lorena Ochoa 17.63, 2 Suzzann Petterson 8.34, 3 Karrie Webb 8.30, 4 Annika Sorenstam 8.28, 5 Paula Creamer 6.93 *** I am sure the FedEx Cup will again provide an exciting factor to the US Tour. Watch the schedules for any tournament date changes. Have a great 2008 golfing 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 __________________________________________________________ *** DECEMBER GoforGOLF COMPETITION The December Spot the Ball contest winner is Rich Baker of Linwwod, New Jersey . . . USA. The winning position was f 7 See below for details of the JANUARY Spot the Ball Contest. __________________________________________________________ *** HOLES IN ONE and EAGLES 3 GoforGOLF Eagles during December 7th Dec Manukau Golf Club 4th White Tee 11th Dec Tai Tapu Golf Club 8th Mens Tee 29th Dec The Grange, Auckland, N Z 6th Blue 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). _________________________________________________________ *** JANUARY 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 n) ? b) Down - (between 1 and 12) ? 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. Entering a NEW Course - STROKE Many terms in golf vary from country to country. When entering a new course into GoforGOLF the term 'Stroke' is often missinterpreted as your first score. However, it is necessary to enter the course first, before you are able to enter your score. The term 'Stroke' refers to 'Stroke Index' which is often referred to as 'Handicap' on many scorecards. This is the rating of the hole between 1 and 18, where 1 is the hardest hole, and 18 is the easiest. Each hole must have a unique stroke. Don't get this confused with PAR, also know as Par Rating, which is the number of shots a zero handicap player is expected to take on that hole, usually 3, 4 or 5. 2. CIRCLED Scores Similarly, there is often confusion over the Circled Score function. A circled score takes place when you pick up your ball before completing the hole. Etiquette - If playing a friendly game, it is considered good etiquette to pick up your ball if you have strayed, so that you do not hold up the groups behind. In my country, when you pick up your ball on a hole, you normally enter a circled or adjusted score, for handicapping purposes. (The adjusted score entered is the score based on your handicap and the rating of the particular hole, that you would have needed to score to obtain one stableford point, while you actually receive zero stableford points). In GoforGOLF I suggest you enter an estimated score for the hole. An estimate of what you might have scored if you had continued. This is so that your score record is completed. Then tick the 'Circle' box for the hole when entering your score. GoforGOLF will then include zero stableford points, and calculate your 'corrected' score as stated above. It is this 'corrected score' that is used for handicapping purposes. (Remember . . . don't pick up your ball if you are competing in an Official Stroke Play competition). 3. Entering a TEST score You are welcome to enter a Test score in GoforGOLF to see what it can do for you, and how it will react to a certain circumstance or input. However, PLEASE DELETE it when you are finished. If left in your record, it will cause incorrect information and statistics to be calculated, reducing the usefulness of your record. To Delete a score, Sign In as if to enter a score, highlight the score concerned in the orange box, and click the 'Delete Score' button below. Check that it is the score you wish the delete and confirm by clicking the "Delete Score" button below the score displayed. REMEMBER the more scorecards you enter, the better the analysis you will receive from GoforGOLF. __________________________________________________________ *** MORE GOLF & SPORTS LINKS The 2008 season has started in the Southern Hemisphere, with co sanctioned tournaments, while the 2008 US PGA Tour is underway in Hawaii with the Mercedes-Benz Championship, the first tournament of the 2008 FEDEX Tour Championship. The USPGA Tour for January 2008: 3 to 6 Jan Mercedes Championship Plantation Course, Kapalua http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r016 http://www.kapaluamaui.com/golf/courses/plantation.html 10 to 13 Jan Sony Open in Hawaii Waialae Country Club, HI http://www.hiltonhawaii.com/sonyopen/ http://www.gvhawaii.com/waialae/waialae.htm 16 to 20 Jan Bob Hope Chrysler Classic PGA West-Arnold Palmer course, Bermuda Dunes, Indian Wells & La Quinta http://www.bhcc.com http://www.bhcc.com/bdcc.html http://www.pgawest.com/golf/APintro.asp http://palmsprings.com/golf/indian.html http://www.bhcc.com/lqcc.html 24 to 27 Jan Buick Invitational Torreys Pines GC, CA http://www.buickinvitational.com/ http://www.torreypinesgolfcourse.com/ 31 to 3 Feb FBR Open TPC Scottsdale http://www.phoenixopen.com/ http://tpc.com/daily/scottsdale/stadium_course.html 7 to 10 Feb AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill, Poppy Hills, CA http://www.pebblebeach.com/page.asp?id=704 http://www.pebblebeach.com/page.asp?id=709 http://www.poppyhillsgolf.com/ 2008 European Tour - Co Sanctioned 10 to 13 Jan Joburg Open Royal Johannesburg & Kensington GC http://www.joburgopen.com/ http://www.sa-venues.com/golf/ga_royal.htm 17 to 20 Jan Abu Dhabi Golf Championship Abu Dhabi GC http://www.abudhabigolfchampionship.com http://www.adgolfsheraton.com/ 24 to 27 Jan Commercialbank Qatar Masters Doha GC http://www.qatar-masters.com/ http://www.dohagolfclub.com/ 31 to 3 Feb Dubai Desert Classic Emirates GC http://www.dubaidesertclassic.com/ http://www.dubaigolf.com/egc 7 to 10 Feb Emaar-MGF Indian Masters Delhi GC http://www.emaarMGFindianmasters.com/ http://delhigolfclub.org/ The South African Tour continues: 24 to 27 Jan Dimension Data Pro-Am Gary Player CC & Lost City GC http://www.didataproam.com/ http://www.suninternational.com/golf/ 31 to 3 Feb Nashua Masters Wild Coast Sun CC, Port Edward http://www.sun-international.com/ select golf from blue menu The Australasian Tour continues: 14 to 17 Feb HSBC NZ PGA Championship Clearwater Resort, Christchurch Kooyonga GC http://www.pgachampionship.co.nz/ http://www.clearwaternz.com/ WOMENS World Cup of GOLF 18 to 20 Jan Gary Player Country Club, Sun City, Johannesburg http://www.womensworldcupofgolf.com/ http://suncity.hotel.co.za/ and click the lost city link European Ladies Tour 31 to 3 Feb MFS Womens Australian Open Kingston Heath GC, Melbourne http://www.mfsgroup.com.au/golf/ http://www.kingstonheath.com.au/ Many of the above courses are in the GoforGOLF course directory And other sporting sites http://www.aucklandtennis.co.nz/asb_classic/ 31 to 5 January http://www.heinekenopen.co.nz/ Heineken Tennis Open - 7 to 12 January http://www.australianopen.com/ Australian Tennis Open, Melbourne The 1st Grand Slam - 15 to 28 January http://www.a1gp.com/ The A1 Motor Racing series continues - Taupo New Zealand 20th Jan http://www.sevens.co.nz/ Intl Rugby 7s Wellington - 1 & 2 Feb http://www.6nations.net/splash.htm Nthn Hemisphere Rugby - starts 2nd Feb http://www.super14.com/ Sthn Hemisphere Rugby - starts 15th Feb http://www.nz.cricket.org/ Bangladesh tour New Zealand Jan England tour New Zealand Feb *** 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. __________________________________________________________ *** MIXED FOURSOME " A quartet of golfers composed of two separate grounds for divorce. " Definition from "Golf'ing - a Duffers Dictionary" __________________________________________________________ *** More New Courses - Worldwide The Course Directory - more added EVERY DAY. AND NOW over 88% of New Zealand Courses. ADD A COURSE World Wide NOW covering 55 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 & THREE . . . GoforGOLF