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GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER ONE HUNDRED & THIRTY . . . GoforGOLF
Newsletter Number 130 from GoforGOLF ************************************************************************ Now in our 10TH YEAR with over ** 50,000 ** scorecards entered and courses from over 62 countries . . . growing by the day. WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE CREATED THIS GOLFING ENVIRONMENT . . . ************************************************************************ IN THIS ISSUE *** The Masters 2010 *** Competition Winner *** Holes in One and Eagles *** WIN ONE Dozen Premium Golf Balls *** HandiTIPS *** More Golf & Sports Links *** Mind Game ************************************************************************ *** THE MASTERS 2010 This would have to be one of the most open Majors for years, with Tiger an unknown, Phil out of sorts, Ernie, peaking at the right time, and no one else showing out from the bunch, and including . . . Robert Allenby, Paul Casey, Tim Clark, Jim Furyk, Sergio Garcia, Retief Goosen, Padraig Harrington, Robert Karlsson, Anthony Kim, Rory McIlroy, Kevin Na, Ian Poulter, Vijay Singh, Steve Striker, Camilo Villegas, Mike Weir and Y E Yang. I'll pick Fred Couples. Paul Casey and Vijay have retired from the Shell Houston Open with back problems. There are 17 first timers, 6 amateurs and 16 past champions. Look out for the GoforGOLF special Masters Newsletter . . . . . *** 365 COURSES in 365 DAYS continues All in One Year !!! http://www.puregolf2010.com/ These two guys are now through their 90th day, and are now in Australia, in Glenelg, Adelaide. It is for a great cause http://www.thefirstteenz.org.nz/ They obviously need some help on their journey, so I encourage you to contact them through their website, and please support ** The First Tee NZ ** project. Good Luck Guys, you have the support of GoforGOLF. . . . . . . I do invite and encourage you to send me your views on events, or on my comments . . . to email . . . greg@goforgolf.com Enjoy your Golf Greg Paul GoforGOLF __________________________________________________________ *** MARCH COMPETITION The winner of the March competition is Ronnie Wlaker, of Seahill, Northern Ireland. The winning position was b 5 . Your golf balls will be on their way to you soon. See below for details of the APRIL Spot the Ball Contest. __________________________________________________________ *** HOLES IN ONE and EAGLES A quiet month in March. However, I did get an email from 72 year old, Michael Quirk. Michael "was playing in a local vets tourney at Levin, when he had a hole in one on the 122m par 3 14th. I hit a 6 iron and we saw it go close and then lost sight of it. I assumed it had gone behind the flag. Life in the old dog yet". Michael took up golf after 15 years of coaching soccer, and after taking some lessons got his handicap down to 12. He now plays off 18 to 20, and continues to work on club committees, presently on the organising committee of the Otaki mixed vets tourney in September. Well done Michael. Tell us your story !!! (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). _________________________________________________________ *** APRIL 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 small print?) You can submit more than one entry, but they must be done separately. Include your address . . . how else can we send you the prize. No correspondence or discussion will be entered into. __________________________________________________________ *** HandiTIPS *** 1. Associate Members DID YOU KNOW !!! You can add Associates to your registration. Their scores are entered through your registration, but are kept separate and reported separately. Ideal for Families, Schools and Teams. And if they want to set up their own GoforGOLF record, their scores can be moved to their new registration. See http://www.goforgolf.com/help.asp for more information. 2. 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, 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. REMEMBER the more scorecards you enter, the better the analysis you will receive from GoforGOLF. __________________________________________________________ *** MORE GOLF & SPORTS LINKS The first MAJOR is NEXT week . . . The MASTERS Again it is full of intrege with the return of Tiger, the rise of the 2010 Ernie Els. Who is going to come out of the bunch this year The USPGA Tour and more for April 2010: 01 to 04 Apr Shell Houston Open Redstone GC, TX http://www.shellhoustonopen.com/ http://www.redstonegolfclub.com/ 09 to 11 Apr The Masters Augusta National GC, Georgia http://www.masters.org/ http://www.masters.com/en_US/course/index.html http://www.augusta.com/masters/coursetour/ not official 15 to 18 Apr Verizon Heritage Harbour Town Golf Links, SC http://www.verizonheritage.com/ http://www.seapines.com/golf/harbour_town_golf.cfm 22 to 25 Apr Zurich Classic TPC Louisiana http://zurichgolfclassic.com/ http://www.tpc.com/louisiana/ 29 to 02 May Quail Hollow Championship Quail Hollow CC, NC http://www.quailhollowchampionship.com/ http://www.quailhollowcc.com/ 06 to 09 May The PLAYERS Championship TPC Sawgrass, FL http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r011/ http://www.tpc.com/sawgrass/ The 2010 European Tour: 08 to 11 Apr Madiera Islands Open BPI - Portugal Porto Santo Golfe http://www.portosantogolfe.com/PSG1/Inicio_Ingles.html http://www.portosantogolfe.com/ 15 to 18 Apr Volvo China Open Suzhou Jinji Lake GC, China http://www.volvochinaopen.com/ http://www.jinjilakegolf.com/english/ 22 to 25 Apr Ballantines Championship Pinx GC, Sth Korea http://www.ballantineschampionship.com/en/home.aspx http://www.ballantineschampionship.com/en/the-course/holes-1-18.aspx 29 to 02 May Open de Espana Real Clube de Golfe de Seville http://spanish-open-golf.com/ http://www.pgacatalunya.com/ 06 to 09 May BMW Italia Open Royal Park Roveri, Torino http://www.bmwitalianopen.it/ http://www.royalparkgolf.it/ The 2010 Ladies LPGA Tour 01 to 04 Apr Kraft Nabisco Championship Mission Hills CC, CA http://www.kncgolf.com/ http://www.missionhills.com 15 to 16 Apr the Mojo 6 Cinnamom Hill GC, Jamaica http://www.themojo6.com/ http://www.cinnamonhilljamaica.com/ 29 to 02 May Tres Marias Championship Tres Marias CC, Mexico http://www.tresmariaschampionship.mx/ http://www.tresmarias.com.mx/ worth a visit 13 to 16 May Bell Micro LPGA Classic RTJ Golf Trail, AL http://www.bellmicrolpgaclassic.com/ http://www.rtjgolf.com/ The 2010 Ladies European Tour 22 to 25 Apr Comunitat Valeciana European Nations Cup La Sella Golf Resort, Spain http://www.euronationscup.com/euronationscup/ http://www.lasellagolfresort.com/es/la-sella-golf.html 07 to 09 May Turkish Ladies Open National GC, Antalya http://www.letturkey.com/english/ http://www.nationalturkey.com/ Another worth a visit Many of the above courses are in the GoforGOLF course directory And other sporting events, http://www.mlb.com/ 2010 Baseball Season starts 31 Mar http://www.indycar.com/ 2010 Alabama 11th April http://www.v8supercar.com.au/ Hamilton N Z 16th to 18th April http://www.jetsprint.co.nz/ For some more speed and excitement http://www.super14.com Sthn Hemisphere Rugby http://www.rbs6nations.com/ Nthn Hemisphere Rugby http://www.nrl.com/ Sthn Hemisphere Rugby League http://www.badminton-horse.co.uk/ and for some more horse power The Badminton Horse Trials 30th Apr to 3rd May *** 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. __________________________________________________________ *** MIND GAME " The 90% of golf that is mental as opposed to the 10% that is psychological." 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 63 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 & THIRTY . . . GoforGOLF