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GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER FIFTY EIGHT . . . GoforGOLF
Newsletter Number 58 from GoforGOLF ************************************************************************ OUR FIFTH BIRTHDAY . . . WE'RE FIVE . . . OUR FIFTH BIRTHDAY OUR FIFTH BIRTHDAY . . . WE'RE FIVE . . . OUR FIFTH BIRTHDAY ************************************************************************ It's our Fifth birthday with over 27,000 scorecards entered and courses from over 47 countries . . . and growing by the day. WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE CREATED THIS GOLFING ENVIROMENT . . . ************************************************************************ IN THIS ISSUE *** OUR FIFTH BIRTHDAY - WE ARE FIVE YEARS OLD *** Competition Winner *** Holes in One and Eagles *** WIN ONE Dozen Premium Golf Balls *** HandiTIPS *** Suggestions, Questions and Comments *** More Golf & Sports Links *** Target Line ************************************************************************ *** OUR FIFTH BIRTHDAY - WE ARE FIVE YEARS OLD I have been following golf for . . . the last 5 years . . . and the rest . . . and have enjoyed it all. My partner in the GoforGOLF website has been fantastic . . . having taken my idea and producing a website that was ahead of its time when we launched it, and although we now compete with many 'copies' of what we created, we still do compete with the big dollars of the US market and for the top class website. Try an enquiry on the http://www.google.com search engine, and search for . . . 'golf analysis' You will find we are NUMBER ONE enquiry from 2150 replies. Having been the instigator of the idea, I am very proud to have created this website with great help on the technical side from Andy and Jeremy Evans, from Electronic Business. To create the facility for the Average Player to create a record of their golf . . . AND get analysis "JUST LIKE the PROS" is fantastic. I hope I have been able to give ALL GOLF players the ability to analyse their game, (as I did in my own time), and consequently help every player to improve their game . . . The CLUB factor has been slow to be picked up. THAT Clubs can have their own CLUB WEBSITE within the GoforGOLF structure, with their own info, details and look. *** The Statistics . . . number of score cards . . . over 27,000 score cards entered number of members . . . 5,000 + registrations (plus associates) number of courses . . . over 2,600 (and you can add your own) number of HITS per month 250,000 plus . . . up to 350,000 p/mth NOTE: These hits are ALL Golf Fanatics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *** MARKETING . . . WE ARE STILL looking for a Marketing Person. Someone who will sell our advertising space. We have created the action and the enviroment . . . we now need you to sell the space . . . GREAT % percentage % offered. Contact Greg at greg@goforgolf.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . *** THE MASTERS - Augusta http://www.masters.org The tooooing and frooooing of the Top Players has been interesting to watch. I cannot see anyone coming out of the bunch, and what a terrific bunch that is. Tiger, Ernie, Vijay . . . Davis Love III . . . and ??? I know I have forgotten many others, Mike Weir, Todd Hamilton, Tim Petrovic and others. Young Australia Adam Scott . . . ??? SEND ME YOUR pick . . . greg@goforgolf.com . . . I'll organise a prize. AND lets watch * Arnold Palmer * in his * 50th * Masters 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 March Spot the Ball is . . . Sorry you'll have to wait a little longer . . . Check the website . . . I will post it as soon as I have it. See below for details of the April Spot the Ball Contest. __________________________________________________________ *** HOLES IN ONE and EAGLES A quiet month for Eagles during March. 4th Mar Springfield Golf Club 18th Blue Tee 4th Mar Island Park Golf Club 6th White Tee 11th Mar Foxton Golf Club 9th White 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). _________________________________________________________ *** APRIL 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. Local Rules We draw your attention to the Local Rules at your club. The Local Rules are official rules for golf played at that course and are to be read in conjunction with the Royal & Ancient and USPGA Rules. They are usually displayed on a notice board close to the first tee. The Humewood Golf Club in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, has abundant animal and bird life on the course. The crowned plover "Kiewietjie" (found on the club's logo) nests on or near the fairways and can become quite aggressive should you come too close to its eggs or young. The ground staff place small red flags next to their nests to warn you to stay away. They have a special Local Rule: "Any ball coming to rest within 2 club lengths of a plover's nest, may be lifted and dropped without penalty". http://www.humewoodgolf.co.za/19th.htm Take a note of your club's Local Rules each game. 2. How to improve your game - Compete against yourself. Commence now in recording your hole by hole scores. Once you have four or five scorecards entered, then print out your score analysis. From this, you will be able to see which holes you score well on, and which you have difficulty with. Now identify those that you have par'd (or birdied), and the next two holes you consider the easiest to par (or birdie). During your next round try to beat those holes. When you have beaten them, choose the next two holes and attack them. Once you have succeeded on a hole, you will find you can do it more consistently. Hope this helps you enjoy your golf. 3. 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 __________________________________________________________ *** 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 APRIL edition is now available in bookshops and service stations. What's in the APRIL edition ? http://www.goforgolf.com/golfupdate.asp SUBSCRIPTIONS - including P & P Subscribe now to receive the April 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 or Visit their website http://www.golfupdate.co.nz __________________________________________________________ *** MORE GOLF & SPORTS LINKS It's here . . . The Masters . . . AUGUSTA . . . 8th April http://www.masters.org The USPGA Tour and more for April 2004: 1 to 4 Apr BellSouth Classic TPC at Sugarloaf, Duluth, GA http://www.golfweb.com/tournaments/r022/ http://www.tpc.com/private/sugarloaf/index.html 8 to 11 Apr Masters Tournament Augusta National G C, GA http://www.masters.org 15 to 18 Apr The Heritage Harbour Town Golf Links, SC http://www.golfweb.com/tournaments/r012/ http://www.seapines.com/enter_golf.html 22 to 25 Apr Shell Houston Open Redstone GC, TX http://www.shellhoustonopen.com/ http://www.redstonegolfclub.com/ 29 to 2 May HP Classic of New Orleans English Turn Golf Club, LA http://www.golfweb.com/tournaments/r018/ http://www.englishturn.com/ The 2004 European Tour: 1 to 4 Apr Algarve Open de Portugal Le Meridien Penina, Portugal http://www.lemeridien.com/algarveopen/index.shtml 15 to 18 Apr Open de Sevilla Real Club de Golf de Sevilla, Spain http://www.sevillagolf.com/ 22 to 25 Apr Canarias Open de Espana Fuerteventura G C, Canary Islands http://www.canarias-spanishopen.com/ http://www.golf-in-fuerteventura.com/golf-in-fuerteventura.html 29 to 2 May 61st Italian Open Telecom Italia Castello di Tolcinasco G & CC http://www.golftolcinasco.it/ Milan, Italy The Ladies LPGA Tour 2 to 4 Apr The Office Depot El Caballero CC, CA http://www.cityofhope.org/lpga/ http://www.goforgolf.com/courseinfo.asp?course=1832 15 to 18 Apr LPGA Takefuji Classic Las Vegas CC, Nev http://www.lpgatakefujiclassic.com/ http://www.lpga.com/tour/tour.cfm?cont_id=39449&bottom_id=40642&tour_id=1158 29 t0 2 May Chick-fil-A Charity C'ship Eagle's Landing CC, GA http://www.charitychampionship.com/default.asp http://www.eagleslandinggolf.com/ Many of the above courses are in the GoforGOLF course directory And other sporting events, http://www.rallynz.org.nz/ The World Rally is back in New Zealand http://www.wrc.com/ starting on 15th April http://www.jetsprint.co.nz/ For some more speed http://www.worldseriesjetsprinting.com/ and excitement http://www.rugby.com.au/ One of many Super 12 rugby sites See more in our News and Links pages http://www.badminton-horse.co.uk/ The Badminton Horse Trials 29th April to 2 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. __________________________________________________________ *** Target Line "An imaginary line from a player's lie to the target which the ball would follow if an imaginary golfer hit it". Definition from "Golf'ing - a Duffers Dictionary" __________________________________________________________ *** More New Courses - Worldwide - what !!! The Course Directory EVERY DAY. World Wide and NOW covering 48 countries. Why not add yours ? AND NOW over 87% of New Zealand Courses. ADD A COURSE 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 ? 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 EIGHT . . . GoforGOLF