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GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER SEVENTY ONE . . . GoforGOLF
Newsletter Number 71 from GoforGOLF ************************************************************************ Now in our 7TH YEAR with over 32,000 scorecards entered and courses from over 53 countries . . . and growing by the day. WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE CREATED THIS GOLFING ENVIRONMENT . . . ************************************************************************ IN THIS ISSUE *** The Master of the Masters *** Competition Winner *** Holes in One and Eagles *** WIN ONE Dozen Premium Golf Balls *** HandiTIPS *** More Golf & Sports Links *** Sudden Death ************************************************************************ *** THE MASTER of the Masters Was that not just an enthrawling Masters Highlighted for me by the terrific battle to the end by Chris DiMarco, but that probably overshadowed by the incredible chip on the 16th by Tiger. The Tiger Magic was back, and MAGIC can be the only way one can create such a shot, with the tension, surprise, and elation that followed. From Tiger, "All of a sudden it looked pretty good, then all of a sudden it looked really good and it looked like 'how could it not go in?' and [then] 'how did it not go in?' and, all of a sudden . . . it went in." When I first saw him in the final round I said, "he is going to win". He had his RED shirt on. BUT, that doesn't explain how he got the ball to stop on the edge of the hole, WITH the Nike logo in full view. You wonder why Nike pay Tiger so much . . . I have recently read that Nike's brand value is around US$8.7 billion. Yes billion. The sales of the Tiger collar-less shirts alone is over US$5 million. And when Tiger is in contention in the final round, TV ratings increase incredibly. That ball hanging on the edge of the hole must have been worth . . . millions in sales for Nike. Something else for the statisticians, if you don't already know, the Masters was Tigers 134th consecutive cut. That's now 135. . . . . . . ALSO needing comment is ANNIKA Sorenstam's FANTASTIC recent record of 5 WINS in a row on the LPGA Tour, collecting her 8th MAJOR title, and starting her on the way to achieving the first Golf Grandslam. . . . . . . The only reason Annika doesn't get a write up like Tiger is that I saw Tiger at the Masters live on TV, and didn't see any coverage of Annika. Sorry Annika . . . Come on Sports TV help me out . . . . . . I do invite and encourage you to send me your views on my comments to email greg@goforgolf.com Greg Paul __________________________________________________________ *** APRIL COMPETITION The winner for April was Karyn Ferguson, Whangarei, New Zealand. The winning answer of the GoforGOLF website Spot the Ball was f 6 Your Golf Balls are on their way to you. See below for details of the May Spot the Ball Contest. __________________________________________________________ *** HOLES IN ONE and EAGLES A GoforGOLF Hole in One during April: 16th Apr JT's Golf Course 6th Yellow Tee Ian Clark AN ALbatross 10th Apr Bridgeport Golf & Grill 3rd White Tee And a heap of Eagles: 8th Apr Woolooware Golf Club 14th Mens Tee 9th Apr The Grange Golf Club 3rd Red Tee 9th Apr Robbinhurst Golf Club 6th White Tee 12th Apr Manukau Golf Club 16th Blue Tee 16th Apr Manor Park Golf Club 3rd White Tee 19th Apr Greenacres Golf Club 15th White Tee 22nd Apr Cambridge Golf Club 14th White Tee 26th Apr Emirates Golf Club - Majlis Course 13th Red Tee 30th Apr Craigie Hill Golf Club 5th Ladies Tee Ian tells us, "At 172 metres, the 6th hole slopes downwards, then across a large pond which takes up most of the fairway. I used a 3 wood. The ball went quite high, and for a moment I thought I had hooked it, only for it to fade right. It must have hit the pin and gone straight in as it was travelling very fast. My eyes aren't what they once were, and I thought that the ball must have been behind the pin or even worse, off the green. My partner, who was watching from the ladies tee, called out, "its in the hole". I still wasn't convinced until I pulled out the pin and the ball, (topfight #1) popped out with it" Other GoforGOLF Hole in One & Eaglers, send me a short description of your success 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). _________________________________________________________ *** MAY COMPETITION The prize is sponsored by the NZ Golf 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 m) ? 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 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. 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'. It's Easy . . . 2. Associate Players Associate Players are a great way to record the scores of a friend who does not have the internet. Also it can be used to record and track a school or club group, or team. When the friend gets his/her own computer or a member of your group moves on, they can transfer the record to their own registration and continue to record their scores themselves for a complete 'record of their golf'. See the "Add an Associate" button on the green menu You can even set your group / team up with its' own registration. Just register again using another name, the Team name or nickname, and you are underway. 3. 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. __________________________________________________________ *** NEW ZEALAND GOLF MAGAZINE We continue in our endeavours to develop and improve the GOLF Magazine. We have increased the Feature articles, the tuition section with specialist articles on psychology, fitness and junior tips, and for other leisure activites have monthly features on travel, motoring and finance. The magazine continues to be *** Bigger - Better - Brighter *** - all designed to make it more informative, very pleasant to read and enjoy, without impacting on our core subject GOLFING!! The May edition is now available in bookshops and service stations. What's in the MAY edition ? http://www.goforgolf.com/nzgolfmagazine.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: admin@nzgolfmagazine.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.nzgolfmagazine.co.nz __________________________________________________________ *** MORE GOLF & SPORTS LINKS When is the next Major ? . . . I can't wait . . . We have to wait until Mid June. The USPGA Tour for May 2004: 5 to 8 May Wachovia Championship Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte http://www.wachoviachampionship.com/ http://www.quailhollowgc.com/ 12 to 15 May EDS Byron Nelson Classic TPC at Four Seasons, TX http://www.golfweb.com/tournaments/r019/ http://www.fourseasons.com/dallas/vacations/golf.html 19 to 22 May Bank of America Colonial Colonial CC, Fort Worth http://www.golfweb.com/tournaments/r021/ http://www.landscapesunlimited.com/colonial/ 26 to 29 May FedEx St Judes Classic TPC at Southwind, TN http://www.fedex.com/us/sports/stjude/ http://www.tpc.com/private/southwind/ 2 to 5 Jun Memorial Tournament Muirfield Village GC, OH http://www.thememorialtournament/ http://www.nicklaus.com/design/muirfieldvillage/ The 2005 European Tour: 5 to 8 May Telecom Italia Open Castello di Tolcinasco G&CC http://www.telecomitaliaopen.com/ http://www.golftolinasco.it 12 to 15 May Daily Telegraph Dunlop Masters Marriott Forest of Arden http://www.british-masters.co.uk/ 19 to 22 May Nissan Irish Open Carton House GC, Maynooth http://www.nissan-irishopen.ie/ http://www.carton.ie/ 26 to 29 May BMW Championship Wentworth Club, England http://www.bmw-golf.com/ click the bmw championship link http://www.wentworthclub.com/ 2 to 5 Jun Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open Celtic Manor, Wales http://www.walesopen.com/ http://www.celtic-manor.com/golf/ The 2005 Ladies LPGA Tour 5 to 8 May Michelob ULTRA Open Kingsmill Resort, VA http://www.micheloblightopen.com/ http://www.kingsmill.com/golf.html 12 to 15 May Chick-fil-A Charity Champs Eagles Landing CC, GA http://www.charitychampionship.com/ http://www.eagleslandingcc.com/ 19 to 22 May Sybase Classic Wykagyl CC, NY http://www.sybaseclassic.com/ 26 to 29 May LPGA Corning Classic Corning CC, NY http://www.corningclassic.com 3 to 5 Jun ShopRite LPGA Classic Marriott Seaview, NJ http://www.shopritelpga.org/ http://www.seaviewgolf.com/golf/golf.cfm Many of the above courses are in the GoforGOLF course directory And other sporting sites, http://www.badminton-horse.co.uk/ and for some horse power The Badminton Horse Trials 5th to 8th May http://www.frenchopen.org/ Roland Garros Tennis - starts 26 May http://www.lionsrugby.com/ Official website of the Lions tour of New Zealand starts 4 June http://www.champions.co.nz/ For All Black & Lions clothing *** 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. __________________________________________________________ *** SUDDEN DEATH " Term for the situation that exists when a match is tied at the end of 18 holes and the player who feels the least confident in the outcome of a playoff suddenly remembers the death, earlier in the day, of a beloved aunt". Definition from "Golf'ing - a Duffers Dictionary" __________________________________________________________ *** More New Courses - Worldwide The Course Directory - more added EVERY DAY. AND NOW over 87% of New Zealand Courses. ADD A COURSE World Wide NOW covering 54 countries. Why not add yours ? 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 to fix it ? 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 SEVENTY . . . GoforGOLF