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GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER THIRTY THREE . . . GoforGOLF
Newsletter Number 33 from GoforGOLF Approaching our fourth year and with thousands of scorecards entered ************************************************************************ IN THIS ISSUE *** The US Tours becomes more International *** Competition Winner *** Holes in One and Eagles *** WIN Jack Newton's Putting Partner *** HandiTIPS *** Suggestions, Questions and Comments *** More Sports Links *** Devotion ************************************************************************ *** The US Tours becomes more International While the European Tour has always been international, made up of all the European countries and spreading through to Asia, and Australasia, add to that the announcement by John Daley that he is going to concentrate on the European Tour, and you add another US player to the mix of countries like Iceland, Myanmar, Brazil, Venezuela and South Africa, and of course all the European continent. But now, the US Tour is becoming international as well, with players from 20 countries, Canada 4, Japan 3, Sweden 3, South Africa 7, Spain 3, Argentina 2, England, Mexico, Northern Ireland, Germany, France, Italy, Trinidad & Tobago, Paraguay, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Korea, Fiji all with 1, Australia 11 and from little New Zealand 5 in 2002. New Zealanders, Michael Long $12,594 and Grant Waite $46,480 have got away to a slow start, while Craig Perks $246,419 has had 5 pay days from 5 starts and Phil Tataurangi $209,900 4 from 4. Craig started with a 15th at the Phoenix Open, and now a tie for 5th at the Genuity, and Phil a 5th at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Luckless Frank Nobilo has missed the cut each start so far and by only one shot in the last three tournaments. However, still with overwhelming numbers it is hard to keep US players out of the stats. From the 2001 stats, obviously Tiger's the lowest scorer at 68.81 ave., John Daley Drive Distance at 306.7 yards ave., Phil Mickelson top at Birdies, Eagles and all-round. You have to add drive accuracy to drive distance to get a non American player, Sergio Garcia, and look to South Africa for David Frost to pip Phil Mickelson for putting. Still with more and more International players on the US Tour I suspect we will see more in the stats in 2002. Greg Paul __________________________________________________________ *** COMPETITION WINNER Congratulations to the winner of our February competition. This month's winner is from Onehunga, Auckland Your prize of Telstra Hyundai N Z Open Sports Cap . . . will be on their way to you shortly. __________________________________________________________ *** HOLES IN ONE and EAGLES YES a HOLE in ONE in February 2002 9th Feb Springfield Golf Club 4th Blue Tee An Eagles 6th Feb Aviation Golf Club 11th White Tee David Ben 11th Feb Hong Kong Golf Club - Old Course 17th Blue Tee Rick Valentine - double eagler last month 17th Feb Whangaroa Golf Club 9th Blue Tee Bob Shirley 23rd Feb South Head Golf Club 17th White Tee David Henry Another double Eagler 6th Feb Hidden Valley Golf Club - Indiana 12th White Tee 20th Feb Hidden Valley Golf Club - Indiana 11th White Tee David comments, "It never entered my mind that an eagle was even remotely possible. I had an excellent tee shot . . . I looked at my next shot and was undecided whether I should use the 3 wood as it could go anywhere. It was only after I hit it that 1 and my partner, Roger, realised I had absolutely smoked it. When I got to the green it was only a metre away from the cup. The rest was history in the making, my very first" Bob recounts, "The 9th at Whangaroa is a short par 4 of 230 metres. It is driveable on most days, and on this particular day it was a 3 wood to about 30 feet and a good putt". David Henry tells us, "I teed off with a 3 wood and drove to the 135 mark. Second shot (8 iron) was short 5 inches from the front causing the ball to roll back down the slope 3 to 4 metres. At this point I thought I had blown my birdie chance, and pulled out my sandwedge. To my delight the ball went straight in to the hole - my first eagle !!" And Kevin from last month tells us, "Decided to have a go at the green with the Great Big Bertha (I only have one wood), it stayed straight with a slight fade and ended up pin high and 10 feet to the right. Sunk the putt and said 'You beauty (adjectives deleted)'" Congratulations to all successful GoforGOLFers. (Our promise of confidentiality does not allow us to publish your names, without your permission). _________________________________________________________ Your record on GoforGOLF is confidential - secured by password We don't use your name or details unless we get your agreement __________________________________________________________ *** MARCH COMPETITION This month the prize is a Jack Newton Putting Partner Practice your putting at home or at the office. 240 Volts. No batteries required. Adjustable power control delivers the ball right back to your feet. 3 entry zones allow you to fine tune your putting. *** Answer these two questions to be in the draw *** for a Jack Newton Putting Partner The lead into the first Major at Augusta is hotting up with the top players starting to appear at the top of the leaderboards. Steve Elkington, Vijay Singh, Paul Azinger, Jasper Parnevik and Nick Price to name a few. At the Genuity Championship at the Doral course in Florida - 1st to 4th March 2002 - two more were putting on a great finish. One of the greats went into the last round with an 8 shot lead and held onto a par round after setting the pace with 66, 67 and 66, while the other great put on a startling final round of 6 under par, getting as close as 1 shot behind. Answer these two simple questions, a) Who won the 2002 Genuity Championship ? b) Who was second at the 2002 Genuity Championship ? TO ENTER - CLICK on the banner advert on the GoforGOLF website http://www.goforgolf.co.nz or go direct to the entry form at http://www.goforgolf.co.nz/contest.asp The winners will be drawn from the correct entries by the management of Sports Information Management Ltd. The results will be final. (and there is the usual the small print?) No correspondence or discussion will be entered into. __________________________________________________________ *** HandiTIPS 1. WHERE is MY course? - If your course or a course that you play is not on GoforGOLF, then JUST ADD IT. YES, if it's not on GoforGOLF, you can add your course yourself. 'Sign In', as if you were going to enter a score, and you will find the 'Course Adder' box. This includes a button to 'Add Course'. This will allow you to enter metres, rating and par for each hole, and for each tee of the course. When completed, I suggest you return to the Home page by clicking the Logo, and check your course entry through the 'Courses' function . . . Then load your score. PLEASE . . . DO NOT add duplicate courses and Please DO include as much contact address as you can. (We will try to keep the details up to date, but need the contact details to enable us to contact the club/course concerned). IF you prefer . . . send us the scorecards, and we will load the course as soon as we receive them. (Remember to include address details, as these are often not shown on the scorecards). Email me on greg@goforgolf.com or mail to me on P O Box 25 198 (Snail Mail still works) St Heliers Auckland New Zealand 2. A Circled Score As I have had a number of enquiries regarding what a Circled Score is on GoforGOLF, I thought I would cover it in the HandiTIPS. A Circled Score occurs in non-competition golf when you hit too many shots on a hole, and to keep the game moving, you pick up your ball. You would estimate what you might have scored, and circle it on your card to indicate it is not the real score. This will then be taken into account by the club handicapper. In GoforGOLF, when entering your score, tick the 'Circled' box. GoforGOLF will then include zero stableford points for that hole, and will calculate your 'corrected score'. This 'corrected score' is based on your handicap and the Rating for that hole, and is the score you would have needed to shoot to have achieved one stableford point. If you are still unsure, I would suggest you discuss it with your club professional. Etiquette - It is good etiquette, when not playing in a competition, to pick up your ball when you have strayed, and cannot score any stableford points. This is to keep the game moving and not hold up the groups behind you. (BUT Remember . . . don't pick up your ball if you are competing in an official or club competition). 3. PHOTO Gallery Photos from the 2002 NZ Open and of Tiger Woods' visit are still displayed in our CHIPS Photo Gallery http://www.goforgolf.co.nz/nzopen.tiger.asp 4. WE REQUIRE YOUR HELP We rely on clubs and GoforGOLFers (yourselves), to let us know of any changes to your course and errors in the information we have on GoforGOLF. Please help us by sending us up to date information. 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. __________________________________________________________ *** 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 __________________________________________________________ *** MORE SPORTS LINKS It seems like 2002 has just begun, and now it's only 6 weeks to the first major . . . The Masters . . . Augusta http://www.masters.org The USPGA Tour for March 2002: 28 Feb to 3 Mar Genuity Championship Doral Golf Resort, Florida http://www.genuity.com/championship/ http://www.doralgolf.com/ 7 to 10 Mar Honda Classic TPC at Heron Bay, Coral Springs, FL http://www.golfweb.com/tournaments/r010/ http://www.tpc.com/daily/heron_bay/index.html 14 to 17 Mar Bay Hill Invitational Bay Hill Club, Orlando, FL http://www.golfweb.com/tournaments/r009/ http://www.bayhill.com/ includes 3D view of each hole 21 to 24 Mar The Players Championship TPC at Sawgrass, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL http://www.golfweb.com/tournaments/r011/ http://www.tpc.com/daily/sawgrass/index.html 28 to 31 Mar Shell Houston Open TPC at Woodlands, TX http://www.shellhoustonopen.com/ http://www.woodlandsresort.com/golf.htm 4 to 7 Apr BellSouth Classic TPC at Sugarloaf, Duluth, GA http://www.golfweb.com/tournaments/r022/ http://www.tpc.com/private/sugarloaf/index.html US Senior Tour: 28 Feb to 3 Mar SBC Senior Classic Valencia Country Club, CA 8 to 10 Mar Toshiba Senior Classic Newport Beach Country Club, CA http://www.golfweb.com/tournaments/s573/ http://www.newportbeachcc.com/ 15 to 17 Mar Siebel Classic in Silicon Valley Coyote Creek Club, CA http://www.siebelclassic.com http://www.coyotecreekgolf.com/ 29 to 31 Mar Emerald Coast Classic The Moors Golf Club, Milton http://www.theemeraldcoastclassic.com/ http://www.moors.com/ 5 to 7 Apr Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf The King & Bear, St Augustine, FL http://www.libertymutual.com/legends/ http://www.honoursgolf.com/courses/kingandbear/ The Ladies LPGA Tour Feb 28 to 3 Mar LPGA Takefuji Classic Waikoloa Beach Resort, Hawaii http://www.waikoloagolf.co 14 to 17 Mar PING Banner Health Moon Valley CC, Phoenix, AR http://www.standardregisterping.com/moonvalley.htm 21 to 24 Mar Welch's/Circle K Championship Randolph North GC, Tucson, AR http://www.tucsonlpga.com/ 28 to 31 Mar Kraft Nabisco Championship Mission Hills CC, Rancho Mirage, CA http://www.nabiscochampionship.com/ http://www.missionhills.co 5 to 7 Apr The Office Depot El Caballero CC, Tarzana, CA http://www.goforgolf.com/courseinfo.asp?course=1832 The 2002 European Tour: 28 Feb to 3 Mar Carlsberg Malaysian Open Royal Selangor GC, KL http://www.rsgc.com.my/ 7 to 10 Mar Dubai Desert Classic Emirates Golf Club, Dubai http://www.dubaidesertclassic.com http://www.dubaigolf.com/ 14 to 17 Mar Qatar Masters Doha Golf Club, Qatar http://www.qnhc.com/english/dohagolfclub/index.html 21 to 24 Mar Madeira Island Open Santo da Serra, Madeira http://www.santodaserragolf.com 28 to 31 Mar Open de Canarias El Cortijo Club de Campo, Gran Canarias http://rfeg.sportec.es/english/campos/mostrarInfo.asp?campo=243 4 to 7 Apr Algarve Open de Portugal Vale do Lobo, Portugal http://www.substancia.com/valedolobo/ Many of the above courses are in the GoforGOLF course directory A new New Zealand golf site: http://www.theclubclinic.co.nz/ Custom Fitting and much more And other sporting sites, http://www.grandsrecords.com/ Geronimo, 110 foot Trimaran trying to set new record for sailing around the world http://www.maxicatamaran-orange.com/ A 110 foot Catamaran also trying to break the same record http://www.superrugby.co.za/ One of many Super 12 rugby sites See more in our News and Links pages http://www-nz.cricket.org/ Coverage of England versus NZ Find all these websites and more for easy access on our 'News & Links' section. *** 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. __________________________________________________________ *** DEVOTION " The devoted golfer is an anguished soul who has learned a lot about putting just as an avalanche victim has learned a lot about snow " Dan Jenkins, from 'The Dogged Victims of Inexorable fate' __________________________________________________________ *** New Courses - Worldwide The Course Directory is growing all the time, now with over 650 United States courses and increasing numbers from Australia, United Kingdom, Barbados, Belgium, Bermuda, Canada, Cook Islands, Czech Republic, Egypt, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and Uruguay. AND NOW over 80% of New Zealand Courses. 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 !!!! If there is an error with a scorecard, the stroke rating has changed, the distance is now wrong, or the Course rating or Slope rating is missing, please let us know so we can correct 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 THIRTY THREE . . . GoforGOLF