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GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER FIFTY NINE . . . GoforGOLF
Newsletter Number 59 from GoforGOLF ************************************************************************ 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 *** Another 1st Time Winner and Leftie *** Competition Winner *** Holes in One and Eagles *** WIN ONE Dozen Premium Golf Balls *** HandiTIPS *** Suggestions, Questions and Comments *** More Golf & Sports Links *** Honour ************************************************************************ *** ANOTHER FIRST TIME WINNER & LEFTIE Well, we got it, a real thriller of a Masters. Some superb golf on a truly challenging course, with all the heavy weights lining up for the chance to win. The old faithfulls, Davis Love, Fred Couples, Bernhard Langer and Nick Price. Then include Vijay Singh, K.J.Choi and Sergio Garcia in the frame. But the last day came down to the challenge by Ernie Els to catch overnight leads Chris DiMarco and Phil Mickelson. As Chris DiMarco fell of the hot pace, it came down to two. And with the winning of the tournament being the last putt, a birdie putt on the 18th, and a fitting winner in Phil Mickelson. Yes, another First Time Major Winner, and consecutive Majors won by a Leftie. What next. I can't wait for the US Open. New Zealand News - It is great to hear that Phil Tataurangi is returning to the US Tour after a long rehabilitation from a back problem. We wish Phil all the best wishes in his return to form. I do invite and encourage you to send me your views on my comments to email greg@goforgolf.com Greg Paul __________________________________________________________ *** COMPETITION . . . OOPS I made a mistake in the Masters Newsletter saying there was no winner of the March Spot the Ball . . . There WAS. It was John Hume of Howick, Auckland, New Zealand. Winning position H 7. I also stated the prize would jackpot for April and I will stand by this. The winner of the two dozen golf balls in the April Spot the Ball is Daryl Gilliland. Daryl, you didn't give us any contact information. How do we get your prize to you ? Your prizes will be on their way to you shortly. See below for details of the May Spot the Ball Contest. __________________________________________________________ *** HOLES IN ONE and EAGLES A bunch of Eagles during April. 12th Apr Carluke Golf Course 15th Yellow Tee 14th Apr Golf Centre at Kings Island 9th White Tee 18th Apr Cherry Hill Country Club 7th Blue Tee 19th Apr Winyah Bay Golf Club 9th Blue Tee 27th Apr Murrumbidgee Country Club 16th Blue Tee David McGrath 30th Apr Maple Moor Golf Course 12th Blue Tee Jeff Stewart David tells us, "I had just made 2 3 putt bogeys . . . The 16th although driveable, I normally hit an iron from the tee to avoid bunkering on the right hand side and the trees on the right. However, this time I decided to have a crack at the green. My drive flew straight and finished about 2 metres from the putting surface, Leaving a fairly simple uphill chip. . . it dropped in for an eagle to take me back to -1". Jeff recounts, "It was the par 5, 520 metre 12th. I hit a 290 yard drive down the middle. Then I hit a huge 3 wood onto the small elevated green, leaving me with about a 20 footer for eagle. I made the putt. The coolest thing about it was I drove the 265 yard par 4 green on the 13th leaving me with another 20 footer for eagle. I missed the putt by 3 cm. I tapped in for birdie. Almost 2 eagles in a row". 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). _________________________________________________________ *** MAY 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 l) ? 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. Add The Other Tees If you have added your course, you can add the other Tees quite easily. Return to the 'Scores and Analysis' page by clicking the 'Enter a Score' button on the green menu. Select the course concerned. (As if you were to enter a score). The 'Add a Tee' button will appear in the yellow, 'Enter a Score' box. Click this and you will be presented with an input screen that already has the hole 'Stroke' and 'Par' entered. Just select the hole colour and enter the 'Distance'. 2. Newsletter Maintenance. We are about to do maintenance to the newsletter database. This involves the deleting of email addresses that continue to be bounced. If from next month, you do not receive a newsletter, please check your email address. The bouncing of emails can sometimes be a temporary fault, and we are unable to identify this. Also, if you receive more than one newsletter it means you have registered twice. Email me with the two registration numbers, they are shown beside your name, and I will make the correction. 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 MAY edition is now available in bookshops and service stations. What's in the MAY edition ? http://www.goforgolf.com/golfupdate.asp SUBSCRIPTIONS - including P & P Subscribe now to receive the May 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 When is the next Major ? . . . I can't wait . . . Go Phil We have to wait until Mid June. The USPGA Tour and more for May 2004: 6 to 9 May Wachovia Championship Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte http://www.wachoviachampionship.com/ http://www.quailhollowgc.com/ 13 to 16 May EDS Byron Nelson Classic TPC at Four Seasons, TX http://www.golfweb.com/tournaments/r019/ http://www.fourseasons.com/dallas/vacations/golf.html 20 to 23 May Bank of America Colonial Colonial CC, Fort Worth http://www.golfweb.com/tournaments/r021/ http://www.landscapesunlimited.com/colonial/ 27 to 30 May FedEx St Judes Classic TPC at Southwind, TN http://www.fedex.com/us/sports/stjude/ http://www.tpc.com/private/southwind/ 3 to 6 Jun Memorial Tournament Muirfield Village GC, OH http://www.golfweb.com/tournaments/r023/ http://www.golfclubsolutions.com/clubs/muirfield/welcome.htm The 2004 European Tour: 6 to 9 May British Masters Marriot Forest of Arden, England http://www.british-masters.co.uk/ 13 to 16 May BMW Asian Open Tomson Shanghai Pudong GC, China http://www.bmw-golf.de/ 20 to 23 May Deutsche Bank-SAP Open TPC of Europe, Germany http://www.dbso.de/ http://www.golfclub-stleon-rot.de/ 27 to 30 May Volvo PGA Championship Wentworth Club, England http://www.sponsorship.volvo.com/ click golf http://www.wentworthclub.com/ 3 to 6 Jun Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open Celtic Manor, Wales http://www.walesopen.com http://www.celtic-manor.com/golf/ The 2004 Ladies LPGA Tour 6 to 9 May Michelob ULTRA Open Kingsmill Resort, VA http://www.micheloblightopen.com/ http://www.kingsmill.com/golf.html 13 to 16 May Franklin American Mortgage Champs Vanderbilt Legends, TN http://www.franklinamericanchampionship.com/ http://www.legendsclub.com/ 20 to 23 May Sybase Classic Wykagyl CC, NY http://www.sybaseclassic.com/ 27 to 30 May LPGA Corning Classic Corning CC, NY http://www.corningclassic.com 4 to 6 Jun Kellogg-Keebler Classic Stonebridge CC, Il http://www.kelloggs.com/promotions/kkc/ Many of the above courses are in the GoforGOLF course directory And other sporting sites, http://www.frenchopen.org/ Roland Garros Tennis - starts 26 May http://www.athens.olympic.org/ Less than 100 days left to the Olympics The official Website http://www.olympic.org/ Also try this site http://www.sailing.org/olympics/ And for Olympic Sailing *** 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. __________________________________________________________ *** Honor "The privilege of being laughed at first on the tee". 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 NINE . . . GoforGOLF