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GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER ONE HUNDRED & THIRTY FOUR . . . GoforGOLF
Newsletter Number 134 from GoforGOLF ************************************************************************ Now in our 11TH 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 *** 59s *** Competition Winner *** Holes in One and Eagles *** WIN ONE Dozen Premium Golf Balls *** HandiTIPS *** More Golf & Sports Links *** In the Leather ************************************************************************ *** 59s Only 3 rounds had ever been scored below 60 in a PGA Tournament, until the last few weeks, when 2 were scored. This remarkable event was achieved by Paul Goydos in the 1st round of the John Deere Classic, then by Stuart Appleby in the last round of the The Greenbrier Classic. It was the first 59 on the tour since David Duval's memorable final round in the 1999 Bob Hope Classic, and after the first in 1977 by Al Geiberger and Chip Beck in 1991. Add to that 60's by J B Holmes, Carl Pettersson and Steve Stricker, also in the last few weeks, and what does this say. Are the PGA official's getting soft and setting up the courses too easy, or are these guys just getting better and better, helped by the inevitable technology improvements of balls and clubs. An interesting question to be pondered. . . . We are now only a week away from the Final Major of the year, where has the time gone. And this week we have another WGC World Championship event at the famous Firestone Country Club. Then we have the finals of the FedEx Cup. For Golf Watchers and followers, there is plenty to do this Month. . . . . . . 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 __________________________________________________________ *** JULY COMPETITION The winner chosen for the July competition is Rebecca Hill, of Te Awamutu, New Zealand. The winning position was i 9 . There were many close entries. See below for details of the AUGUST Spot the Ball Contest. __________________________________________________________ *** HOLES IN ONE and EAGLES A GoforGOLF Hole in One in July 21st Jul Omanu Golf Club 4th Blue Tee And Eagles . . . 18th Jul Ingestre Park Golf Club 8th White Tee 20th Jul Hervey Bay Golf Club 10th Blue Tee 28th Jul Ashley Plantation 6th Gold Tee 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). _________________________________________________________ *** AUGUST 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 o) ? 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 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 *** FedEx Cup Playoffs: At the conclusion of the FedEx Cup regular season, the Top 125 golfers on the points list advance into the playoffs, a series of four tournaments culminating in the Tour Championship. After each week of the playoffs, the fields are cut, until only 30 golfers move on to the final event. The four playoff tournaments are: ** The Barclays - 125 golfers in the field ** Deutsche Bank Championship - 100 golfers in the field ** BMW Championship - 70 golfers in the field ** Tour Championship - 30 golfers in the field The cuts in the field each week of the playoffs are determined by ranking on the FedEx Cup points list. For example, following Week 1 of the playoffs, only the Top 100 on the points list advance to the Deutsche Bank Championship. The golfer atop to the points list following the Tour Championship is crowned the FedEx Cup champion. As I understand it, all the last 30 have a chance to win FedEx Cup, and if any of the top 6 wins the Tour Championship they will also win the FedEx Cup. REMEMBER the more scorecards you enter, the better the analysis you will receive from GoforGOLF. __________________________________________________________ *** MORE GOLF & SPORTS LINKS We return to the US for the LAST MAJOR of the year - 12 to 15 August. The US PGA Championship, at Whistling Straits, Kohler, Wisconsin. http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2010/ http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2010/course/ (Watch out for the special "US PGA" GoforGOLF Newsletter) *** And the FedEX Play Offs commence with the Barclays tournament on the 26th August. *** There are some great club / tournament websites to view *** The USPGA Tour for August 2010: 05 to 08 Aug Turning Stone Resort Champs Atunyote GC, NY http://www.turningstonechampionship.com/ http://www.turningstone.com/golf/atunyote.php 05 to 08 Aug WGC - Bridgestone Invitational Firestone CC, OH http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/ http://firestonecountryclub.com/ 12 to 15 Aug US PGA Championship Whistling Straits, WI http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2010/ http://www.akohlerexperience.com/golf/ws/straits_detail.html 19 to 22 Aug Wyndham Championship Sedgefield CC, NC http://www.wyndhamchampionship.com/ http://www.sedgefieldcc.org/ FedEX . . . Playoffs commence 26 to 29 Aug The Barclays Ridgewood CC, NJ http://www.thebarclaysgolf.com/ http://www.rcc1890.com/ 03 to 06 Sep Deutsche Bank C'Ship TPC of Boston, Norton, MA http://www.deutschebankchampionship.com/ http://www.tpcboston.com/ 09 to 12 Sep BMW Championship Cog Hill G&CC, IL http://www.bmw-golfsport.com/gs_en/tournaments/bmw_championship http://www.coghillgolf.com/ The 2010 European Tour: 29 to 01 Aug 3 Irish Open Killarney GC, Ireland http://www.3golf.ie/ http://www.killarney-golf.com/ 05 to 08 Aug WGC - Bridgestone Invitational Firestone CC, OH http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/ http://firestonecountryclub.com/ 12 to 15 Aug US PGA Championship Whistling Straits, WI http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2010/ http://www.akohlerexperience.com/golf/ws/straits_detail.html 20 to 23 Aug Czech Open 2010 Prosper Golf Resort http://www.czechopen2010.cz/en-index.php http://www.prosper-golf.cz/ 26 to 29 Aug Johnnie Walker Championship Gleneagles, Scotland http://www.johnniewalkerchampionship.com/ http://www.gleneagles.com/golf 02 to 05 Sep Omega European Masters Crans-sur-Sierre, Switzerland http://www.omegaeuropeanmasters.com/ http://www.golfcrans.ch/ The 2010 US LPGA Ladies Tour 29 to 01 Aug Ricoh Womens British Open Royal Birkdale GC http://www.ricohwomensbritishopen.com/ http://www.royalbirkdale.com/ 20 to 22 Aug Safeway Classic Pumpkin Ridge GC, OR http://safewayclassic.com/ http://www.pumpkinridge.com/ 26 to 29 Aug CN Canadian Womens Open St Charles CC, Winnipeg http://www.cncanadianwomensopen.com/ http://www.stcharlescc.com/ The 2010 European Ladies Tour 29 to 01 Aug Ricoh Womens British Open Royal Birkdale GC http://www.ricohwomensbritishopen.com/ http://www.royalbirkdale.com/ 06 to 08 Aug AIB Ladies Irish Open Killeen Castle, Ireland http://www.aibladiesirishopen.ie/ http://www.killeencastle.com/ 12 to 15 Aug S4C Wales Ladies Championship Conwy GC, Wales http://www.rydercupwales2010.com/en/fe/page.asp?n1=122 http://www.conwygolfclub.com/ 18 to 20 Aug Ladies Scottish Open Archerfield Link http://www.ladiesscottishopen.com/ http://www.archerfieldgolfclub.com/golf/default.aspx 27 to 29 Aug Finnair Masters Helsinki GC, Finland http://www.finnishmasters.com/ http://www.helsingingolfklubi.fi/ 03 to 05 Sep Uniqa Ladies Golf Open Golfclub Fohrenwald, Austria http://www.ladiesgolfopen.at/ http://www.gcf.at/ And other sporting sites: http://www.cowesweek.co.uk/ For the yachties - Cowes Week is Underway http://www.trinationsrugby.net/ The Tri Nations Rugby Tournament NZ vs Australia vs South Africa http://www.monchengladbach2010.sportcentric.com/ World Hockey Championships Germany 31st Jul to 8th Aug http://www.mynetball.co.nz/events-calendar/423.html Netball NZ vs Jamaica & Australia 7th http://www.britishsuperbike.com/events/brands-hatch-gp.aspx Brands Hatch GP 8th Aug http://www.indycar.com/schedule/ Indy Car Mid-Ohio 8th Aug http://www.blackcaps.co.nz/schedule/blackcaps-in-sri-lanka-tri-series/25/series.aspx ODI Cricket Tri Nations, NZ, India and Sri Lanka - 10th to 28th Aug http://www.triathlon.org/ Triathlon world series at Kitzbühel 14th & 15th August http://www.usopen.org/ US Open Tennis - Starts 30th Aug *** 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. __________________________________________________________ *** IN THE LEATHER " Phrase indicating that a putt is to be conceded because the ball is closer to the hole than to the end of the leather grip of a putter laid along the line of the putt, or a player standing near the hole is close enough to the ball to kick it away with a leather golf shoe ot pick it up in a leather golf glove." 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 FOUR . . . GoforGOLF