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GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER SIXTY SEVEN . . . GoforGOLF
Newsletter Number 67 from GoforGOLF ************************************************************************ Now in our 6th year with over 31,000 scorecards entered and courses from over 53 countries . . . and growing by the day. WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE CREATED THIS GOLFING ENVIRONMENT . . . ************************************************************************ HAPPY NEW YEAR HAPPY NEW YEAR ************************************************************************ IN THIS ISSUE *** 2005 Commences *** Competition Winner *** Holes in One and Eagles *** WIN ONE Dozen Premium Golf Balls *** HandiTIPS *** Suggestions, Questions and Comments *** More Golf & Sports Links *** Four-Ball ************************************************************************ *** 2005 Commences The 2005 season has commenced already with the Mercedes Championship in Kapalua, Hawaii. This is restricted to the winners of 2004 US PGA Tournaments, and includes most of the top players on the US Tour. The action has started as 2004 finished, with Vijay Singh showing the way, with Ernie Els in hot pursuit and Tiger Woods right on their heals. Is this an indicator of things to come this year. See current results on: http://www.goforgolf.com/a_sliceonews.asp And some interesting Statistics to start the year: Tiger Woods has now gone 133 consecutive events without missing a cut. Byron Nelson (113) trails in second place. Jack Nicklaus (105) is the only other 100-club member. The most cuts made are 587 by Tom Kite. Raymond Floyd (583) then Jay Haas (575) and Arnold Palmer (543). The most top-10 finishes are 358 by Sam Snead. The most in one season, 31 by Harold Jug McSpaden in 1945. The most consecutive top-10s are 65 by Byron Nelson between 1942 and 1946. Have a great golfing year. I do invite and encourage you to send me your views on my comments to email greg@goforgolf.com Greg Paul __________________________________________________________ *** DECEMBER COMPETITION The winner for October was Robert Lane, Waitakere City, North Harbour New Zealand. The winning answer of the GoforGOLF website Spot the Ball was j 5. Your Golf Balls are on their way to you. See below for details of the January Spot the Ball Contest. __________________________________________________________ *** HOLES IN ONE and EAGLES No Holes in One or Albatrosses during December, but, a number of Eagles. 11th Dec Surf Golf & Beach Club 5th Blue Tee 12th Dec Hutt Golf Club 1st White Tee 12th Dec Waikanae Golf Club 5th White Tee 14th Dec Maungakieie Golf Club 18th White Tee Send me a short description of your event for inclusion in the next newsletter. 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). _________________________________________________________ *** JANUARY 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 13) ? 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. Changes to Courses If your home course, ends with 3 dots, it indicates that there has been a change to your course, significant enough that we have had to enter new course details. This usually occurs from a redesign of a course or where the par of holes have changed. Both these cause changes that effect the corrected score and stableford calculations of GoforGOLF, whereas, if it is only a change in the yardage of a hole, we can easily update that detail. If you find the 3 dots, select the 'Change your Details' button once you have 'signed in' and go to the 'Choose your home or Default Course' display. Click the down arrow, and select the new course layout for your course. If you find a course has made changes to their layout and scorecard, please let us know, or even better, send us a scorecard, and we will update the details on GoforGOLF: Greg at greg@goforgolf.com 2. Circled Score I am frequently asked what the "circled" score function is in GoforGOLF. This is called different things in different countries. Click on the link nelow and go to the HandiTips section http://www.goforgolf.co.nz/newsletter/news64.asp 3. New Members - Welcome - useful tips To help you enjoy GoforGOLF I make the following suggestions: a. Password - Don't make it too difficult or too long, as you need to type it in each time you visit GoforGOLF. (Unless you choose to 'automatically' remember it). Please do not start with a zero, '0', as it makes it difficult for us to search if you forget your password. b. If you forget your access number or password, don't register again, use the 'Forgot your Details?' button on the green menu, and we will email you back. Send us your access number if you can, it is on your last newsletter. Remember, the more scores you enter, the better the analysis will be. c. Select your Home or Default course. This can be the most used course you play, and it will automatically load when you 'Sign In'. You can still select other courses in the usual way, but, this will save you time when you play your own/usual course. This is accessed through the 'Change your Details' button on the green menu, once you have 'Signed In'. d. You can change your 'Handicap Index' at the time you enter your score. Just tick the box alongside the 'Handicap Index' once you have selected the course you played and have entered the date you played, and your master information will be updated, ready for next time. 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 JANUARY edition is now available in bookshops and service stations. What's in the JANUARY edition ? http://www.goforgolf.com/golfupdate.asp SUBSCRIPTIONS - including P & P Subscribe now to receive the JANUARY 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 Yes, the 2005 US PGA Tour has commenced in Hawaii with the Mercedes Championship., while the Southern Hemisphere continue their 2004/5 tours in Australasia with the NZ Open and in South Africa. That's not to forget the Asian Tour with the Davidoff Tour. The USPGA Tour for January 2005: 6 to 9 Jan Mercedes Championship Plantation course, Kapalua, HI http://www.kapaluamaui.com/golf/mercedes http://www.kapaluamaui.com/golf/courses/plantation.html 13 to 16 Jan Sony Open in Hawaii Waialae Country Club, HI http://www.hiltonhawaii.com/sonyopen/ http://www.gvhawaii.com/waialae/waialae.htm 20 to 23 Jan Buick Invitational Torreys Pines GC, CA http://www.buickinvitational.com/ http://www.torreypinesgolfcourse.com/ 27 to 30 Jan Bob Hope Chrysler Classic PGA West-Arnold Palmer course, Bermuda Dunes, Indian Wells & La Quinta http://www.bhcc.com http://www.bhcc.com/bdcc.html http://www.pgawest.com/golf/APintro.asp http://palmsprings.com/golf/indian.html http://www.bhcc.com/lqcc.html 3 to 6 Feb FBR Open TPC Scottsdale http://www.phoenixopen.com/ http://tpc.com/daily/scottsdale/stadium_course.html 10 to 13 Feb AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill, Poppy Hills, CA http://www.pebblebeach.com/page.asp?id=704 http://www.pebblebeach.com/page.asp?id=709 http://www.poppyhillsgolf.com/ The South African Tour continues: 20 to 23 Jan South Africa Airways Open Durban CC http://www.saaopen.com/ http://www.dcclub.co.za/ 27 to 30 Jan Dimension Data Pro-Am Gary Player CC & Lost City GC http://www.didataproam.com/ http://www.suninternational.com/golf/ 3 to 6 Feb Nashua Masters Wild Coast CC, Port Edward http://www.sun-international.com/ select golf from blue menu The Australasian Tour continues: 3 to 6 Feb Heineken Classic Royal Melbourne GC http://www.heinekenclassic.com/ http://www.rmgc.com.au/ 10 to 13 Jan Holden New Zealand Open Gulf Harbour CC, NZ http://www.nzopen.org.nz/ http://www.gulfharbourcountryclub.co.nz/ Many of the above courses are in the GoforGOLF course directory And other sporting sites http://www.atptennis.com/auckland/ Heineken Open, 10 to 15 January http://www.ausopen.org/ Australian Tennis Open, Melbourne, 17 to 30 January http://www.nz.cricket.org/ Sri Lanka tour postponed *** 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. __________________________________________________________ *** FOUR-BALL "A match in which four golfers each play their own balls until they have lost everyone of them, at which point play shifts to a "no ball" format" and they head to the clubhouse for a round of gin rummy." Definition from "Golf'ing - a Duffers Dictionary" __________________________________________________________ *** More New Courses - Worldwide The Course Directory EVERY DAY. World Wide and NOW covering 53 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 SEVEN . . . GoforGOLF