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GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER SEVENTY SEVEN . . . GoforGOLF
Newsletter Number 77 from GoforGOLF ************************************************************************ Now in our 7TH YEAR with over 35,000 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 *** Colin Montgomerie *** Competition Winner *** Holes in One and Eagles *** WIN ** JACKPOT ** TWO Dozen Premium Golf Balls *** HandiTIPS *** More Golf & Sports Links *** Hole Out ************************************************************************ *** COLIN MONTGOMERIE WELL what can you say ... The 8th European Tour TITLE by Colin Montgomerie, after 7 in a row in the 90's, Colin has capped of a great season with a third and THE Top Money position, defeating Michael Campbell's great effort, obviously including the US Open win. Then there is the incredible race to make the REAL CUT, for those players trying to retain their card on either the US or European Tours. The US Tour Cut Off is at 125, and terrific to see that Craig Parry and Nick Price have made it through. Their earnings for the year only US$620,000 A quick review of those who have missed their Full ticket, include Todd Hamilton at 133rd, Hunter Mahan at 129th and Ben Curtis at 130th. If I am right, the cut off for the European Tour is at 115, which has Terry Price right on the mark, and it is neat to see that, now Kiwi resident, Peter Fowler is at 110th. Unfortunately, Kiwi Stephen Scahill is at 128th, with Ozzie Peter Senior at 131. The European schedule goes to 353rd . . . I add, that Niclas fasth, the winner of the NZ Open has continued his good early season form finishing in 13th place on EURO 1,316,000 FINALLY I have to comment on the BILLION DOLLAR target for tour donations being passed by the USPGA Tour. Is that not fantastic. .......... I do invite and encourage you to send me your views on my comments to email greg@goforgolf.com Greg Paul ......... *** ERNIE ELS to make his come back at Sun City - See below Ernie has finished in 18th place on the tour after only playing 11 tournaments. I'll be watching Ernie's placings climb, once he is back on the TOURS, with having a great break, I can only imagine he will come back with even more enthusiasm . . . I can't wait. http://www.ernieels.com/ __________________________________________________________ *** OCTOBER COMPETITION * NO WINNERS ** for the September ** Spot the Ball ** The winning position was D 7 See below for details of the NOVEMBER Spot the Ball Contest. And Now we have a *** JACKPOT *** of TWO Dozen Balls __________________________________________________________ *** HOLES IN ONE and EAGLES An EAGLES, ALBATROSS & HOLE IN ONE in October: Hole in One 24th Oct Sanctuary Cove - The Palms 2nd Red Tee Albatross 5th Oct Bungay Brook Golf Club 13th Blue Tee Eagle 8th Oct Laytown & Bettystown Golf Club 4th White Tee The Hole in One and Albatross were scored by two of the earliest members of GoforGOLF, Well Done. Brenda describes her hole in one, "The pin was tucked in near the right hand bunker on the second hole, 112m par3. I took my 6 iron as there was a cross wind and I wanted to get to the middle of the green. I saw the ball bounce once in front, about 2 or 3 feet, sending up sand from the green, then I bent over to pick up my clubs and missed seeing the ball hit the pin and run down into the hole. My partners were very happy with my contribution of a 5 pointer to the team score." 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). _________________________________________________________ *** NOVEMBER 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 n) ? 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 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. Let GoforGOLF Help you with your golf this Christmas holiday. Select "Find a course" from the green menu, then select the country you will be visiting (box 1). Select "Location" in the "View Full Directory" (in box 2) and click "View Diectory". GoforGOLF will list all courses in the country selected "by district", with par, Length and Slope rating, enabling you to see whether the courses are hard or easy. Click the name, and you can view further information on that course including it's scorecard. 2. Handitips If you have any Handitips on how you use GoforGOLF, let us know. We welcome any contributions. 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 November edition is now available in bookshops and service stations. What's in the NOVEMBER Edition http://www.goforgolf.com/nzgolfmagazine.asp SUBSCRIPTIONS - including P & P Subscribe now to receive the NOVEMBER 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 As the Northern Hemisphere closes with the Silly Season, the Southern Hemisphere Tours get underway The USPGA Tour for November 2005: 3 to 6 Nov Southern Farm Bureau Classic Annandale CC, MI http://www.sfbclassic.com/ http://www.annandalegolf.com/ 3 to 6 Nov The TOUR Championship East Lake G C, GA http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r060/ http://www.eastlakegolfclub.com/ 11 to 13 Nov Franklin Templeton Shootout Tiburon GC, Maples, FL http://www.shark.com/fts/ http://www.ritzcarlton.com/resorts/naples_golf_resort/golf/ 8 Nov Tommy Bahama Challenge Grayhawk GC, AZ http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r508 http://www.grayhawkgolf.com/ 14 to 15 Nov ADT Skills Challenge Trump International, FL http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r509 http://www.trumpgolf.com/trumpwestpalm/index.asp 26 to 27 Nov Merrill Lynch Skins Game Trilogy GC, La Quinta, CA http://www.trilogylife.com/skins/ http://www.trilogygolfclub.com/ 4 Dec Bard Capital Challenge TPC at Canyons, NV http://www.bardcapitalchallenge.com/ http://www.tpc.com/daily/the_canyons/ The European Tour: 17 to 20 Nov WGC - The World Cup Victoria Clube de Golfe, Portugal http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/tournaments/r169 http://www.vilamoura.net/ US LPGA Tour 1 to 6 Nov Mizuno Classic Seta GC, Shiga, Japan No sites found 10 to 13 Nov Mitchell Co Tournament of Champs Magnolia Grove GC, AL http://www.lpgachampions.com/ http://www.rtjgolf.com/courses/magnolia_grove/ 17 to 20 Nov ADT Championship Trump International, FL http://www.adtchampionship.com/ http://www.trumpgolf.com/trumpwestpalm/index.asp Australasian Tour commences 24 to 27 Nov MFS Australian Open Moonah Links, Rye, VIC http://www.australianopengolf.com/ http://www.moonahlinks.com.au/ 1 to 4 Dec Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Hyatt Regency Coolum http://championship.pga.org.au/ http://coolum.regency.hyatt.com/coolu/golf.html South African Tour 24 to 27 Nov Nelson Mandela Invitational Arabella CC, Cape Province http://www.nelsonmandelainvitational.co.za/ http://www.arabellagolf.co.za/ 1 to 4 Dec Nedbank Golf Challenge Gary Player CC, Sun City http://www.nedbankgolfchallenge.com/ http://www.suninternational.com/golf/ Many of the above courses are in the GoforGOLF course directory And other sporting sites http://www.allblacks.com/ Follow the All Blacks Grand Slam Tour of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. http://www.nzcricket.co.nz/ For coverage of New Zealand tour of South Africa http://www.daviscup.com/ Davis Cup Tennis Final - 2 to 4 Dec Slovak Republic against Croatia http://www.wrc.com/ Final round of the World Rally Championship - http://www.rallyaustralia.com.au/ Rally Australia - 10 to 13 Nov http://www.a1gp.com/ Fourth round of the inaugral A1 Motor Racing Series *** 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. __________________________________________________________ *** HOLE OUT " Archaic term for the quaint, antiquated custom of completing a hole by actually sinking, rather than picking up, the final short- to medium- length putt " 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 SEVEN . . . GoforGOLF