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GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER SEVENTY FOUR . . . GoforGOLF
Newsletter Number 74 from GoforGOLF ************************************************************************ Now in our 7TH YEAR with over 34,000 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 *** Return to 2000 ??? *** Competition Winner *** Holes in One and Eagles *** WIN ** JACKPOT AGAIN ** THREE ** Dozen Premium Golf Balls *** HandiTIPS *** More Golf & Sports Links *** The Yips ************************************************************************ *** RETURN TO 2000 ? Have we seen the return to 2000 for Tiger Woods, with a more than impressive win at THE OPEN. Follow that up with his *** 61 *** on friday at the Buick Open, and you would be like me, thinking it was happening. Add the stunning final 9 at the Buick . . . was that 6 birdies and one albatros . . . in the Final round. So it was great to see Vijay nearly match the 61 with a great 63 in the 3rd round, and while Tiger stumbled a little again in the start of the final round. You do have to admire his ability to recover. And Vijay's cruise to the win . . . well. I do not mean to take anything away from Vijay's performance and his win in the Buick, only to reflect on what Tiger has done in the recent weeks. Does it not create a hugh enthusiasm to see the US PGA *** NOW LET'S not forget the Ladies equivalent - Annika Sorenstam After Annika won the McDonalds LPGA Championship, she slipped a little, to a 23rd in the US Open, the Quarter finals in the World Match Play Champs, and a 12th at the Evian Masters. While holding second in the British Open, at the start of the last round, Annika finished Tied for 5th. Is Annika in a slump . . . reflecting back on Tiger, we would have said so. But a top 5 isn't too bad, don't you think. *** "What A time to be a golf player / follower in New Zealand *** Outstanding performance by Tony Cristie (in winning on the Von Nida Tour), David Smail (in back to back play-off appearances in Japan) and then, OH yes, that small matter of Michael Campbell's stunning victory at the US Open and admirable encore at St Andrews." I have taken the liberty to quote from an article from the "New Zealand Golf Magazine", as I cannot say it better. . . . . . . * * * BE IN TO WIN * * * Unlike the US Open, many picked Tiger for THE OPEN So I have picked out 3 winners, Marcellus, Stewart and Ken (I will email you all for delivery addresses) THE 2005 US PGA CHAMPIONSHIP . . . THE Last 2005 MAJOR Email me at greg@goforgolf.com . . . with the email "subject" entered as "THEPGA" and with your pick for the winner of the . . . "The US PGA" and be in to win a the great CD - last chance this year "Play Better Golf" by hypnotherapist Grant Boddington http://www.nzhypnosis.com/play-better-golf-cd.html In the case of many winners, I will draw out 3 winners I do invite and encourage you to send me your views on my comments to email greg@goforgolf.com Greg Paul *** For an update on Ernie Els' knee injury go to his website http://www.ernieels.com/ __________________________________________________________ *** JUNE / JULY COMPETITION AGAIN there were no winners of the JUNE / JULY Competition First time ever . . . are we putting up photos that are too difficult? STILL, the AUGUST Spot the Ball JACKPOTs to THREE DOZEN Balls See below for details of the AUGUST Spot the Ball Contest. __________________________________________________________ *** HOLES IN ONE and EAGLES Some EAGLES in July 2nd July Plum Creek Golf & CC 13th Blue Tee 4th July Devils Ridge Golf Club 18th Black tee 8th July St Andrews Links - Old Course 14th Mens Tee 11th July Sound of Freedom Golf Course 9th White Tee 18th July Waimarino Golf Club 8th White Tee 21st July The Belfry - Brabazon Course 15th Yellow Tee 21st July St Andrews Links - Old Course 5th Mens Tee And, yes, the same lucky guy eagled both on the Old Course at St Andrews. (Please let me know some details). 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). _________________________________________________________ *** AUGUST COMPETITION The prize is sponsored by the NZ Golf Magazine JACKPOT THREE JACKPOT THREE JACKPOT Yes THREE 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. Include your email address . . . how else can we notify the winner. No correspondence or discussion will be entered into. __________________________________________________________ *** HandiTIPS 1. Your Handicap Index GoforGOLF does not calculate your Handicap. Members of clubs have their handicap calculated by their Official National Golf Association - Any difference in the entering of scorecards would cause differences AND confusion. SO WE allow you to update your Official "Handicap Index" when you enter your scores. You can change your 'Handicap Index' at the same 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. Your Master information will be updated, ready for next time. 2. Create your Unofficial Handicap If you do not have an offical Handicap, you can use several other websites to calculate a handicap. See our Links pages. You do need your "corrected" scores for it to be reasonably accurate, and you can get that from your GoforGOLF record. Firstly, enter an estimated Handicap in GoforGOLF before entering your scores. Then use the "Corrected Scores" from our score report to enter into a Handicap calculator. Use the New handicap produced for the next 5 to 10 games, then use the Handicap calculator again. (To estimate a handicap, subtract the course's par, from your average score - average your score over around 10 rounds, adjusting your score for any blowouts - that is, don't include 7's, 8's & 9's etc. include these as 6's). The more you repeat this process the more accurate your Handicap Index will become. This is ONLY an UNofficial Handicap, and will not be as accurate as an Official Handicap produced through a Club. 3. New Members - Welcome To help you enjoy GoforGOLF I make the following suggestions: a. Tick the 'Use USPGA Slope Rating for score entry' This will make GoforGOLF automatically calculate your course handicap from your handicap index. b. 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. Both these are accessed through the 'Change your Details' button on the green menu, once you have 'Signed In'. 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 August edition is now available in bookshops and service stations. What's in the AUGUST Edition http://www.goforgolf.com/nzgolfmagazine.asp SUBSCRIPTIONS - including P & P Subscribe now to receive the AUGUST 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 We return to the US for the LAST MAJOR of the year - 11 to 14 August. The US PGA Championship, at Baltusrol Golf Club, Springfield, New Jersey. http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2005/ http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2005/course_overview.html (Watch out for the special "PGA" GoforGOLF Newsletter) Then follows the World Championship Golf - NEC Invitational at Firestone CC, Arkron, Ohio - 19 to 22 Aug. See below. *** I have found some of these links don't work on the first attempt - but always work on the 2nd attempt - I hope it is a local internet problem - PLEASE try a second time *** *** There are some great club / tournament websites to view *** The USPGA Tour for August 2005: 4 to 7 Aug The International Castle Pines Golf Club, CO http://www.golfintl.com/ http://www.golfintl.com/site/info/course_tour.html 11 to 14 Aug US PGA Championship Baltusrol GC, NJ http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2005/ http://about.baltusrol.org/ 18 to 21 Aug World Golf Championships Firestone C C, Akron, OH http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/ http://www.firestonecountryclub.com/ 18 to 21 Aug Reno-Tahoe Open Montreux G & C C, Reno, NV http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r472/ http://www.montreuxgolf.com/ 25 to 28 Aug Buick Championship TPC at River Highlands, CN http://www.canongho.com/ http://www.tpc.com/private/river_highlands/ 2 to 5 Sep Deutsche Bank U.S. C'Ship TPC of Boston, Norton, MA http://www.deutschebankchampionship.com/ http://www.thetpcofboston.com/ The 2005 European Tour: 4 to 7 Aug Johnnie Walker Champs Gleneagles, Scotland http://www.johnniewalkerchampionship.com/ http://www.gleneagles.com/ click the Golf Item 11 to 14 Aug US PGA Championship Baltusrol GC, NJ http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2005/ http://about.baltusrol.org/ 11 to 14 Aug Cadilac Russian Open Le Meridien Moscow G&CC, Moscow http://www.bmw.ru/golf/english/RussianOpen/ http://www.russianopen.ru/ http://www.moskau.lemeridien.de/ 25 to 28 Aug BMW International Open Golfclub Munchen, Germany http://www.eichenried-open.de/ http://www.gc-eichenried.de/ 1 to 4 Sep Omega European Masters Crans-sur-Sierre, Switzerland http://www.omegaeuropeanmasters.com/ http://www.gccss.ch/ The 2005 US LPGA Ladies Tour 19 to 21 Aug Safeway Classic Columbia Edgewater CC, OR http://www.Safewaygolf.com/ http://www.cecc.com/ 25 to 28 Aug Wendy's Championship Tartan Fields G C, Dublin, OH http://www.wendyschampionship.com/ http://www.tartanfields.com/ 1 to 4 Sep State Farm Classic The Rail Golf Club, IL http://www.lpgastatefarmclassic.com/ http://www.therailgc.com/ The 2005 European Ladies Tour 4 to 7 Aug Scandinavian TPC Barseback G & CC, Sweden http://www.Scandinaviantpc.golf.se/ Hosted by ANNIKA http://www.barseback-golf.se/ 11 to 14 Aug Wales Ladies Championship Machynys Peninsula GC, Llanelli http://www.machynys.com/ 26 to 28 Aug Ladies Finnish Masters Helsinki GC, Helsinki http://www.finnishmasters.com/ http://www.helsingingolfklubi.fi/ 1 to 4 Sep Nykredit Masters Kokkedal GC, Denmark http://nykreditmasters.dk/ http://www.kokkedalgolf.dk/ Many of the above courses are in the GoforGOLF course directory And other sporting sites: http://www.cowesweek.co.uk/ Cowes Week Yachting - Start 30 July This is something related to my past http://www.iaaf.org/wch05/ The World Athletics Championships Starts 6th August in Helsinki http://aus.cricinfo.com/db/ARCHIVE/2005/AUS_IN_ENG/ "The Ashes" is underway Australia vs England cricket http://www.allblacks.com/ The 2005 Tri Nations Rugby tournament also underway. The top rugby competition. http://www.usopen.org/ 2005 US Open Tennis, starts 29 Aug http://www.cambogolf.com/ If you want to buy one of Cambos shirts *** 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. __________________________________________________________ *** YIPS " Nervous affliction that causes players to miss very short putts which can be cured by using an exaggerated stiffarmed, shoulder- centered putting stroke, or switching to a long-handled putter, or playing exclusively with blind golfers " 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 FOUR . . . GoforGOLF