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GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER FIFTY FIVE . . . GoforGOLF
Newsletter Number 55 from GoforGOLF ************************************************************************ NOW In our FIFTH year and with 25,000 scorecards entered and courses from over 47 countries . . . and growing by the day. You are welcome to pass this newsletter on to friends. ************************************************************************ IN THIS ISSUE *** 2004 Season Commences *** Competition Winner *** Holes in One and Eagles *** WIN ONE Dozen Premium Golf Balls *** HandiTIPS *** Suggestions, Questions and Comments *** More Golf & Sports Links *** Pro Shop ************************************************************************ HAPPY NEW YEAR 2004 2004 HAPPY NEW YEAR ************************************************************************ *** 2004 Season Commences 2004 Season commences this weekend with the Mercedes Championship for the winners of USPGA tournaments during 2003. It offers up the Ernie vs Tiger challenge again, with Tiger now fit from his surgery . . . and with Vijay Singh pushing both of them. Will we have a bunch of first time winners again taking the majors, or will the cream come to the top again, and we see Tiger, Ernie and Vijay fighting it out each time. 2003 has been a great year with all the new names emerging out of the crowd, Mike Weir, Shaun Micheel and the like. However, it has also seen a few other names come back into contention, such as my favourite, Fred Couples, and Davis Love III and others with emotional wins. Sir Bob Charles - N Z And from a Kiwi point of view, the last appearance of Sir Bob Charles at the New Zealand Open. Sir Bob's career needs to be read to see what he has achieved in such a wonderful way. Quietly focused is the only way to describe this golfer. He does epitimise the wonderful days of golf, the work ethic, one of the great golfers. It is a shame he will not compete in the 'NZ Open' again, against 'the young guys' as he puts it, but, for those in USA who have the opportunity to see him in the few 'Champions Tour' events he intends to play in 2004, take the opportunity to see a master and a gentleman - and left hander. N Z Open I will be at the New Zealand Open at The Grange course in Auckland, and will again try to bring you a photo coverage as I have over the last few years. Click the link on http://www.goforgolf.com/chips.asp I do invite and encourage you to send me your views on my comments to email greg@goforgolf.com Greg Paul __________________________________________________________ *** COMPETITION The winner of the December Spot the Ball is Dean Rattray from Ashburton, New Zealand. Your prize of one dozen Premium Brand Golf Balls will be on their way to the you shortly. See below for details of the January Spot the Ball Contest. __________________________________________________________ *** HOLES IN ONE and EAGLES 4 GoforGOLF Eagles during December 3rd Dec Lochiel Golf Club 18th Red Tee 22nd Dec Belly Golf Club 2nd White Tee 29th Dec Winyah Bay Golf Club 1st Blue Tee 29th Dec Winyah Bay Golf Club 13th 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 This month the prize is sponsored by the Golf Update Magazine ONE Dozen Premium Brand 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 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 editor of New Zealand Golf Update magazine has identified the spot. The editors decision is final. (and there is the usual the small print?) You can submit more than one entry, but they must be done separately. Make sure you enter you email address . . . how else can we notify the winner. No correspondence or discussion will be entered into. __________________________________________________________ *** HandiTIPS 1. Changes to Courses If your home course, ends with 3 dots, it indicates that there has been a change to your course, significant enough that we have had to enter new course details. This usually occurs from a redesign of a course or where the par of holes has changed. Both these cause changes that effect the corrected score and stableford calculations of GoforGOLF, whereas, if it is only a change in the yardage of a hole, we can easily update that detail. If you find the 3 dots, select the 'Change your Details' button once you have 'signed in' and go to the 'Choose your home or Default Course' display. Click the down arrow, and select the new course layout for your course. If you find a course has made changes to their layout and scorecard, please let us know, or even better, send us a scorecard, and we will update the details on GoforGOLF: Greg at greg@goforgolf.com 2. New Members - Welcome - Others Check these out too To help you enjoy GoforGOLF I make the following suggestions: a. Password - Don't make it too difficult or too long, as you need to type it in each time you visit GoforGOLF. (Unless you choose to 'automatically' remember it). Please do not start with a zero, '0', as it makes it difficult for us to search if you forget your password. b. If you forget your access number or password, don't register again, use the 'Forgot your Details?' button on the green menu, and we will email you back. Send us your access number if you can, it is on your last newsletter. Remember, the more scores you enter, the better the analysis will be. c. Select your Home or Default course. This can be the most used course you play, and it will automatically load when you 'Sign In'. You can still select other courses in the usual way, but, this will save you time when you play your own/usual course. This is accessed through the 'Change your Details' button on the green menu, once you have 'Signed In'. d. You can change your 'Handicap Index' at the time you enter your score. Just tick the box alongside the 'Handicap Index' once you have selected the course you played and have entered the date you played, and your master information will be updated, ready for next time. 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 __________________________________________________________ *** NEW ZEALAND GOLF UPDATE MAGAZINE With the enormous growth in Golf as a sport, and its attendant categories in golf products, apparel, and leisure activities we have made the magazine *** Bigger - Better - Brighter *** - all designed to make it more informative, very pleasant to read and enjoy, without impacting on our core subject GOLFING!! Now a MONTHLY MAGAZINE - The JANUARY edition is now available in bookshops and service stations. What's in the JANUARY edition ? http://www.goforgolf.com/golfupdate.asp SUBSCRIPTIONS - including P & P Subscribe now to receive the January Edition. New Zealand subscribers - NZD 74.00 (1 year - 11 issues) Australia & South Pacific - NZD 128.00 (1 year - 11 issues) Rest of the World - NZD 158.00 (1 year - 11 issues) To subscribe, email: subs@golfupdate.co.nz or Mail to: P O Box 36 257, Northcote, Auckland, New Zealand or Phone: 0064 (09) 480 9264 __________________________________________________________ *** MORE GOLF & SPORTS LINKS Yes, the 2004 US PGA Tour commences in Hawaii, while the Southern Hemisphere continue their 2003/4 tours in Australasia with the NZ Open and in South Africa. That's not to forget the Asian Tour with the Davidoff Tour. The USPGA Tour for January 2004: 8 to 11 Jan Mercedes Championship Plantation course, Kapalua, HI http://www.kapaluamaui.com/golf/mercedes http://www.kapaluamaui.com/golf/courses/plantation.html 15 to 18 Jan Sony Open in Hawaii Waialae Country Club, HI http://www.hiltonhawaii.com/sonyopen/ http://www.gvhawaii.com/waialae/waialae.htm 22 to 25 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/indian1.html http://www.bhcc.com/lqcc.html 29 to 1 Feb FBR Open TPC Scottsdale http://www.phoenixopen.com/ http://tpc.com/daily/scottsdale/stadium_course.html 5 to 8 Feb AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill, Poppy Hills, CA http://www.pebblebeach.com/1a.html http://www.pebblebeach.com/1e.html http://www.ncga.org/poppy.htm The South African Tour continues: 15 to 18 Jan South Africa Airways Open Erinvale GC, Somerset West http://www.erinvale.co.za/html/golfcourse.htm 22 to 25 Jan Dunhill Championship Houghton Golf Club, J'burg http://www.houghton.co.za/ 29 to 1 Feb Dimension Data Pro-Am Gary Player CC & Lost City GC http://www.didataproam.com/ http://www.suninternational.com/golf/ 5 to 8 Feb Nashua Masters Wild Coast CC, Port Edward http://www.suninternational.com/ select golf from menu The Australasian Tour continues: 15 to 18 Jan Holden New Zealand Open The Grange Golf Club, NZ http://nzopen.nzoom.com/ http://www.grangegolfclub.co.nz/ 29 Jan to 1 Feb Heineken Classic Royal Melbourne GC http://www.heinekenclassic.com/ http://www.rmgc.com.au/ 5 to 8 Feb ANZ Championship Horizons Golf Resort http://www.anzchampionship.com/ http://www.horizons.com.au/golf/ Many of the above courses are in the GoforGOLF course directory And other sporting sites http://www.atptennis.com/auckland/ Heineken Open, 12 to 17 January http://www.ausopen.org/ Australian Tennis Open, Melbourne, 19 January. http://www.nz.cricket.org/ Pakistan tour New Zealand 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. __________________________________________________________ *** PRO SHOP "The only place on a golf course where players fervently hope they won't end up breaking a hundred." Definition from "Golf'ing - a Duffers Dictionary" __________________________________________________________ *** More New Courses - Worldwide The Course Directory is growing all the time, now with over 1200 United States courses and increasing numbers from Australia and United Kingdom, and over 48 other countries. Why not add yours ? AND NOW over 85% 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 FIFTY FIVE . . . GoforGOLF