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GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER SIXTY ONE . . . GoforGOLF
Newsletter Number 61 from GoforGOLF ************************************************************************ Now in our 6th year with over 28,000 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 *** Another MAJOR *** Competition Winner *** Holes in One and Eagles *** WIN ONE Dozen Premium Golf Balls *** HandiTIPS *** Suggestions, Questions and Comments *** More Golf & Sports Links *** Heads ************************************************************************ *** ANOTHER MAJOR My comments this month are a little short. I have been distracted by another sporting event, tennis, that is Wimbledon, or is that Maria Sharapova . . . what a great new star . . . They are saying she is the new . . . Tiger Woods . . . The new world sports personality . . . she certainly has the confidence we remember from a young Tiger Woods !! Well the US OPEN produced another great finish, and a great winner. But the expected challenge from all the big names I predicted did not seem to appear. At the moment, you would have to put your money on Retief Goosen. He does seem to be showing out from the others. I say, we will just have to wait and see this time . . . I am not going to try and pick it. Having crossed the Atlantic, we are now close to the home of golf in Scotland, and in those now infamous "Absolute" links conditions. I am sure it will be another great OPEN. I do invite and encourage you to send me your views on my comments to email greg@goforgolf.com Greg Paul __________________________________________________________ *** JUNE COMPETITION The winner for June will be announced in the July Newsletter. See below for details of the July Spot the Ball Contest. __________________________________________________________ *** HOLES IN ONE and EAGLES Some GoforGOLF Eagles during June. 2nd June Muriwai Golf Club 2nd White Tee 9th June Russley Golf Club 13th White Tee 9th June Muriwai Golf Club 14th White Tee 13th June Hutt Golf Club 16th Blue Tee 14th June Peninsula Golf Club 6th White Tee 17th June Cashendall Golf Club 1st 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). _________________________________________________________ *** JULY 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 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. Enter you email address . . . how else can we notify the winner. No correspondence or discussion will be entered into. __________________________________________________________ *** HandiTIPS 1. GoforGOLF, Your Golf RECORD, with Analysis 'Like the Pros' Enter your scorecards into GoforGOLF and you will create a record of your golf. GoforGOLF has been designed to be very flexible, while supplying you with a consistent record of your games and your results. The MORE scorecards you enter the better the analysis you will be able to receive. The Summary Report allows you to select a course, as well as select a period, 'From . . . to . . .'. Whatever period you wish, winter compared to summer, this month compared to last month etc. The Standard Report is a quick report for the last 30, 60, 90, 120 and 150 days, or all games. The Standard Report only displays hole by hole averages, for gross, corrected and stableford scores, and for some fun, your best score on each hole. The ADVANCED Report gives you FULL flexibility of being able to select a course and any period you wish. You can use the Advanced Report even if you haven't entered any 'Advanced Scores'. If you have entered Advanced scorecards, you will ALSO receive analysis of your putts, fairways hit, Greens in regulation and more. Have a look at a sample report, click http://www.goforgolf.com/exampleadv.asp 2. Updated Scorecards . . . We do our best to keep scorecards updated. STILL we rely on golf clubs, and yourselves / GoforGOLFers, to let us know of changes to courses, whether permanent or only temporary. Email or snail mail me with any changes to your course, and I will update it straight away. IF your Home Course, when you Sign In, appears with three dots at the end, it indicates the scorecard has changed to some degree and we have had to enter the new scorecard separately. Go back to the home page, just click the GoforGOLF logo . . . and you will find a 'Change your Details' button on the green menu. Click, then change your 'Home Course' to the new scorecard entry. 3. US Slope Rating System If you are from a country that has the US Slope Rating Handicapping system, then remember to tick the appropriate box in your master details. Click the 'Change our details' on the green menu, so that GoforGOLF will automatically adjust your Handicap Index for the course you are playing. GoforGOLF will do all the calculations for you from then on. 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 - There is no edition available in JULY, but the The JUNE / JULY edition is still available in bookshops and service stations. What's in the JUNE / JULY edition ? http://www.goforgolf.com/golfupdate.asp SUBSCRIPTIONS - including P & P Subscribe now to receive the JUNE / JULY 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 We now again cross the Atlantic for the next major, The British Open, known in UK as simply THE 133rd OPEN - 15 to 18th July at Royal Troon Golf Club, Ayrshire, Scotland http://www.opengolf.com/ for the R&A coverage and And for another incredible entry list, click below. http://www.opengolf.com/players/entry_list.sps?ipage=0 (Watch out for the special 'The Open' GoforGOLF Newsletter) The USPGA Tour for July 2004: 1 to 4 July Cialis Western Open Cog Hill G&CC, IL http://www.thewesternopen.com/ http://www.coghillgolf.com/ 8 to 11 Jul John Deere Classic TPC at Deer Run, IL http://www.johndeereclassic.com/ http://www.tpc.com/daily/deere_run/ 15 to 18 Jul British Open Royal Troon GC, Ayrshire, Scotland http://www.opengolf.com/ http://www.royaltroon.co.uk/ See special GoforGOLF newsletter for more interesting links 15 to 18 Jul B.C. Open En-joie Golf Club, NY http://www.bcopen.com/ http://www.enjoiegolf.com/ 22 to 25 Jul US Bank Championship Brown Deer Park GC, WI http://www.usbankchampionship.com/ http://www.usbankchampionship.com/GMO_Sales_Course_pics.html 28 to 1 Aug Buick Open Warwick Hills G&CC, MI http://www.buick.com/golf/pgatour/ http://www.warwickhills.org/ 5 to 8 Aug The International Castle Pines Golf Club, CO http://www.golfintl.com/ http://www.castlepines.com/ 12 to 15 Aug US PGA Championship Whistling Straits, WI http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2004/ Great course coverage The Ladies LPGA Tour 1 to 4 Jul U S Women's Open Orchards GC, MA http://www.uswomensopen.com/ http://www.orchardsgolf.com/ 8 to 11 Jul BMO Fin Group Canadian Women's Open Legends on the Niagara, ON http://www.bmogolf.com/eng/womens_home.html http://www.niagaralegends.com/ 15 to 18 Jul Giant Eagle LPGA Classic Squaw Creek CC, Vienna, OH http://www.lpgaclassic.com/ 21 t0 24 Jul Evian Masters Royal Evian GC, France http://www.evianmasters.com/ http://www.evianmasters.com/en/07_n_emgolfclub_parcours.htm 29 to 1 Aug Weetabix Women's British Open Sunningdale GC, England http://www.womensbritishopen.com/ http://www.sunningdale-golfclub.co.uk/ 5 to 8 Aug Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Highland Meadows GC, OH http://www.jamiefarrowenscorning.com/ The 2004 European Tour: 1 to 4 July Smurfit European Open The K Club, Dublin, Ireland http://www.kclub.ie/fullgolf.html 8 to 11 Jul The Barclays Scottish Open Loch Lomond, Scotland http://www.lochlomond.com 15 to 18 Jul 132nd Open Championship Royal Troon GC, Scotland http://www.opengolf.com/ http://www.royaltroon.co.uk/ 22 to 25 Jul Nissan Irish Open Co Louth GC, Baltray, Ireland http://www.nissan-irishopen.ie/ http://www.countylouthgolfclub.com/ 29 to 1 Aug Scandinavian Masters Barseback G&CC, Sweden http://www.golf.se/masters/ http://www.barseback-golf.se/bgcc/bgcc_index.htm 5 to 8 Aug KLM Open Hilversumsche GC, Netherlands no decent sites found Many of the above courses are in the GoforGOLF course directory And other sporting sites during Juillet 2004 . . . http://www.letour.fr/ The Tour De France - Is NOW underway http://www.rugbyheaven.smh.com.au/trinations/ Tri Nations Rugby http://www.joshcoppins.com/ Something new for the Kiwi Petrol Heads and my recently arrived "Bikie" Nephew-in-Law. Welcome to NZ Dave . . . http://www.racerxill.com Check out the magazine cover for The Return of the King - was it Shayne King - NZ - it was. http://www.doctordanger.com/ For EXTREME SPORTS - - - DANGER Read the front page before you proceed with this One. this website is extreme, and gives a definite warning about proceeding. Proceed at you own peril. No guarantees. You have to visit to find out what it is about . . . X games *** 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. __________________________________________________________ *** Head "1. The part of the club designed to hit the ball. 2. The part of the body designed to make it impossible to hit the ball" 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 ONE . . . GoforGOLF