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GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER SIXTY . . . GoforGOLF
Newsletter Number 60 from GoforGOLF ************************************************************************ Now in our 6th year with over 27,000 scorecards entered and courses from over 48 countries . . . and growing by the day. WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE CREATED THIS GOLFING ENVIROMENT . . . ************************************************************************ IN THIS ISSUE *** The NEXT Major *** Competition Winner *** Holes in One and Eagles *** WIN ONE Dozen Premium Golf Balls *** HandiTIPS *** Suggestions, Questions and Comments *** More Golf & Sports Links *** Woods ************************************************************************ *** THE NEXT MAJOR The US OPEN - Having watched the Memorial Tournament and particularly the final day, how can I say anything but, bring on the US Open. Some superb play from all the lead players, and a great group of leaders they were, showing their form is coming right just when required, with two weeks to go. With Phil Mickelson's recent form, Vijay Singh's wonderful start to the year, and now Ernie showing he is ready with another win, and Tiger . . . literally storking them all with a third. And what about Fred Couples, my favorite. I love his swing and his attitude. I don't remember seeing him play so well for some years, so well under control. Only Ernie's brilliance kept Fred from winning. Well, I'm taking the 4 days off. I can't be there in person, but, I will be in front of the TV to see as much as I can. There are a bunch of others I haven't mentioned, who have been hanging around in the top 10 recently, and always the threat of a new major winner. (As 2003 showed). I'll pick one of the guys mentioned above. What do you think ? Bring It On - I Can't Wait. An Interesting Stat - Ernie Els joins Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson to have won at Muirfield, UK and Muirfield Village, USA. On the other side of the Atlantic, it was great to see a new name create a record, Simon Khan, setting a new course record at The Celtic Manor Wales Open, a 61, and then go on to win the tournament on the 2nd play off hole. Terrific. I do invite and encourage you to send me your views on my comments to email greg@goforgolf.com Greg Paul __________________________________________________________ *** MAY COMPETITION The winner for May was Alan Wilkes of Richmond, Nelson, NZ. The winning position K 2. Note: The winning position is the same as the Golf Update website BUT the coordinates differ. Your prize will be on its way to you shortly. See below for details of the June Spot the Ball Contest. __________________________________________________________ *** HOLES IN ONE and EAGLES Only a few of Eagles during May, but one double. 15th May Wellsford Golf Club 9th White Tee 23rd May Royal Portrush Golf Club 9th White Tee 23rd May Royal Portrush Golf Club 15th White Tee 27th May Golf City Golf Course 9th White Tee Yes, they were all off the white tees, and 3 were on the 9th hole ! ! ! 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). _________________________________________________________ *** JUNE COMPETITION 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. Enter you email address . . . how else can we notify the winner. No correspondence or discussion will be entered into. __________________________________________________________ *** HandiTIPS 1. Slope Handicap System GoforGOLF is completely set up to use the US Slope Rating handicap system. All courses that have a slope rating have a Slope rating Chart available on their web page. Also, by selecting to use the Slope rating System, your handicap index will automatically be converted to your course handicap, and your stableford calculated using this. To use the Slope System, click 'Change your Details', and tick the 'Use USGA Slope Rating for score entry' box. 2. Newsletter Duplicates 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. The extensive maintenance we have done should mean this is unusual. 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 JUNE edition is now available in bookshops and service stations. What's in the JUNE edition ? http://www.goforgolf.com/golfupdate.asp SUBSCRIPTIONS - including P & P Subscribe now to receive the JUNE 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 The US Open is only two weeks away: For updated news try: http://www.usopen.com Also for the Shinnecock Hills Golf Club course. The USPGA Tour for June 2004: 3 to 6 Jun Memorial Tournament Muirfield Village GC, OH http://www.golfweb.com/tournaments/r023/ http://www.golfclubsolutions.com/clubs/muirfield/welcome.htm 10 to 13 Jun Buick Classic Westchester CC, NY http://www.buickclassic.com/ http://www.buick.com/golf/tour/ 17 to 20 Jun U S Open Championship Shinnecock Hills CC, NY http://www.usopen.com/ http://www.usopen.com/course/ Click the image for each hole, but they look like they are in the middle if a dessert. 24 to 27 Jun Booz Allen Classic TPC at Avenel, MD http://www.boozallenclassic.com/ http://www.toc.com/private/avenel/ 1 to 4 Jul Cialis Western Open Cog Hill Golf & C C, IL http://www.coghillgolf.com/ http://www.cialiswesternopen.com/ The 2004 European Tour: 3 to 6 Jun Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open Celtic Manor, Wales http://www.walesopen.com http://www.celtic-manor.com/golf/ 10 to 13 Jun The Diageo Championship Gleneagles Hotel, Scotland http://www.diageochampionship.com/ http://www.gleneagles.com/golf/index.html 17 to 20 Jun Aa St Omer Open St Omer GC, France http://www.aa-st-omer-golfclub.com/ 24 to 27 Jun Open de France Le Golf National, Paris, Fr http://www.opendefrance.fr/ http://www.golf-national.com/ 1 to 4 July Smurfit European Open The K Club, Dublin, Ireland http://www.kclub.ie/fullgolf.html The Ladies LPGA Tour 4 to 6 Jun Kellogg-Keebler Classic Stonebridge CC, Il http://www.kelloggs.com/promotions/kkc/ 10 to 13 Jun McDonald's LPGA Championship DuPont CC, Del http://www.dupont.com/club/golf.html 18 to 20 Jun ShopRite LPGA Classic Marriott Seaview Resort, NJ http://www.shopritelpga.org/ this website is worth a visit http://www.seaviewgolf.com/golf/tourbay.cfm 19 to 22 Jun Wegmans Rochester International Locust Hill CC, NY http://www.rochesterlpga.com/ 1 to 4 July U S Women's Open Orchards GC, MA http://www.uswomensopen.com/ http://www.orchardsgolf.com/ Many of the above courses are in the GoforGOLF course directory And other sporting sites, http://www.wimbledon.org/ Wimbledon Championship - starts 21st http://www.letour.fr/ Tour de France commences 3rd July http://www.athens.olympic.org/ Less than 70 days left to the Olympics The official Website http://www.olympic.org/ Also try this site http://www.nzrugby.co.nz/ Rugby - England Tour New Zealand *** 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. __________________________________________________________ *** Woods "1. Type of club used to hit a ball a long distance. 2. Place where the ball lands after being hit a long distance." 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 SIXTY . . . GoforGOLF