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GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER FIFTY SIX . . . GoforGOLF
Newsletter Number 56 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 *** Plenty of Sport *** Competition Winner *** Holes in One and Eagles *** WIN ONE Dozen Premium Golf Balls *** HandiTIPS *** Suggestions, Questions and Comments *** More Golf & Sports Links *** LIP ************************************************************************ *** Plenty of Sport What a weekend in my area of the world. There has been the World Softball Championships, the World Rugby 7's Tour, the Coast to Coast Adventure Race and to top it off The Heinken Classic not far away in Australia. So I haven't had much time to do anything else. Now with Ernie Els winning in Australia and Vijay Singh winning in USA, it is looking like it will be a great season of Majors coming up. Vijay is one closer to the record, 14, Jack Nicklaus holding the top 4 positions with 12, 12 13 and 14 consecutive top 10 finishes. Only 6 weeks to wait for the first, the unofficial 5th Major, The Players Championship. In the meantime there is plenty of Golf to follow and watch. 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 January Spot the Ball is Elaina Tredrea from Stokes Valley, Lower Hutt, New Zealand. Your prize of one dozen Premium Brand Golf Balls will be on their way to the you shortly. As many have asked, the correct position was M 7. There were 5 correct entries. See below for details of the February Spot the Ball Contest. __________________________________________________________ *** HOLES IN ONE and EAGLES A GoforGOLF Hole in One during January 6th Jan Templeton Country Club 2nd Yellow Tee Denise Davidson Denise tells us ". . . how it took place it's pretty brief. It was on the 2nd tee, I used a 5 wood, hit a nice ball to the green and it rolled in the hole." . . . Well Done A GoforGOLF Albatross 10th Jan Santa Teresa Golf Club, CA 11th White Tee A HEAP of Eagles 3rd Jan Waikanae Golf Club 5th White Tee Philip Leong 3rd Jan Swaffham Golf Club 12th White Tee Norfolk, UK 7th Jan Eastwood Golf Club, Florida 7th Blue Tee 8th Jan Windsor Golf Club 4th White Tee 8th Jan Cape Kidnappers Golf Course 14th Yellow Tee 18th Jan Eastwood Golf Club - again 13th Blue Tee 19th Jan Golf City Golf Course 9th White Tee 20th Jan Aviation Golf Club 1st White Tee 25th Jan South Head Golf Club 6th White Tee Philip Recounts, "I took the driver, and the ball ended on the first cut on the right of the ridge. Ball above my feet, used a fairway 4 wood. The ball stopped in the fringe in front of the green, 10 meters from the cup. I then quietly chipped in with a 9 iron . . . lucky shot." I also received an email about another Hole in One. Vern Tolhopf said, "I am pleased to advise I had a hole in one at Mangawhai Golf Club on the newly constructed 17th green. This is the 1st hole in One on this green since it has been redeveloped." Vern don't forget to enter your score into GoforGOLF and create a record of your event. 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). _________________________________________________________ *** FEBRUARY 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 14) ? 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. What is a 'circled' score ? -It's when you pick up your ball I get regular enquiries into what the 'circled' score is on GoforGOLF. It is considered good etiquette, when playing friendly games, to pick up your ball when you stray, so that you do not slow up the game, or hold up the players behind you. This, in many countries is called, entering 'a circled score'. On your scorecard, you enter the score that you would have to have scored to earn 1 stableford point, and circle it, to indicate to the scorer, that you did not actually score this, but picked up your ball and so score no stableford points. GoforGOLF is set up to help you with this. In GoforGOLF, you are able to enter the score you think you would have scored, (so that your total shots is still accurate for analysis purposes), and then by putting a tick in the 'circled score' box, GoforGOLF will calculate your 'corrected score' and your correct stableford points. We do suggest, though, if you are entering advanced details, that you do not leave the putts blank, but enter an estimate of the number of putts your would have taken on that hole had you putted out, usually 2, so that your 'putting' statistics remain consistent. AND of course, DO NOT pick up your ball when playing competition golf. 2. Finding a Course on GoforGOLF Often courses may be entered under a different district/location to the one you expect. That is because we have tried to aline the districts to the district your Golf Association uses. To help check for a course, use the 'Search by Name' facility. a. Select the country b. skip the location and enter the course name (or part of) in the 'Search by Name' box and Click the Search Button. This will list all courses in the country that match your course name. Check that that yours is not listed before entering a new one. 3. 2004 NZ OPEN Photos View our Photos from each day of the 2004 Holden New Zealand Open in the GoforGOLF CHIPS Photo Gallery. http://www.goforgolf.com/chips.asp Holiday Golf snaps - ALSO HELP us grow the gallery by sending in your golf holiday photographs. 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 FEBRUARY edition is now available in bookshops and service stations. What's in the FEBRUARY edition ? http://www.goforgolf.com/golfupdate.asp SUBSCRIPTIONS - including P & P Subscribe now to receive the February 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 All the Tours are getting back up the speed, with only 6 weeks to the first and often called 5th Major, the Players Championship. The USPGA Tour and more for February 2004: 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 12 to 15 Feb Buick Invitational Torrey Pines G C http://www.buickinvitational.com/ http://www.torreypinesgolfcourse.com/ 19 to 22 Feb Nissan Open Riviera Country Club http://www.therivieragolf.com/ 26 to 29 Feb WGC - Accenture Match Play Champs La Costa Resort, CA http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/ http://www.lacosta.com 26 to 29 Feb Chrysler Classic of Tucson Tucson National GC, AZ http://pgatour.com/tournaments/r001/ http://www.tucsonnational.com/ 4 to 7 Mar Ford Championship Doral Golf Resort, Florida http://www.fordchampionship.com/ http://www.doralgolf.com/ The 2004 European Tour continues with co-sanctioned events: 12 to 15 Feb ANZ Championship Horizons Golf Resort http://www.anzchampionship.com/ http://www.horizons.com.au/golf/course.html 19 to 22 Feb Carlsberg Malaysian Open Saujana GC, Kualar Lumpar http://www.saujana.com.my/golf/index.html 26 to 29 Feb WGC - Accenture Match Play Champs La Costa Resort, CA see above 4 to 7 Mar Dubai Desert Classic Emirates GC, Dubai http://www.dubaidesertclassic.com/ http://www.dubaigolf.com/dgo/dgosite.nsf/pages/egchome Other Australasian Tour events 19 to 22 Feb Jacob's Creek Open Champs Kooyonga GC, Adelaide http://www.jacobscreek.com.au/ click sponsorships 26 to 99 Mar New Zealand PGA C'Ship Clearwater Resort, Chch http://www.pgachampionship.co.nz/ http://www.clearwaternz.com/ The South African Tour: 5 to 8 Feb Nashua Masters Wild Coast CC, Port Edward http://www.suninternational.com/ select golf from menu 12 to 15 Feb Telkom PGA Championship Woodhill CC, Tshwane, SA http://www.pgatour.co.za/default.asp?cid=6415&cl=yes http://www.woodhill.co.za/ 19 to 22 Feb Tour Championship Leopard Creek, near Malelane http://www.leopardcreek.co.za/ And some other sporting events, http://www.cricinfo.com/db/archive/2003-04/rsa_in_nz? Cricket For Coverage of the South African tour of New Zealand - Starts 13th http://www.indyracing.com/indycar/ 2004 Indy Car Racing commences http://www.scottdixon.co.nz/ Can the Kiwi defend his title http://scott.turners.co.nz/ Another website about Scott http://www.fossettchallenge.com/ And from my yachting background Try this one . . . Steve Fossett starts the Jules Verne Challenge around the world *** 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. __________________________________________________________ *** LIP "1. Perimeter of grass surrounding the hole. 2. Remarks made by fellow golfer when your ball stops there." 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 87% 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 SIX . . . GoforGOLF