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GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER SEVENTY EIGHT . . . GoforGOLF
Newsletter Number 78 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 . . . ************************************************************************ MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR ************************************************************************ IN THIS ISSUE *** Merry Christmas *** Competition Winner *** Holes in One and Eagles *** WIN ONE Dozen Premium Golf Balls *** HandiTIPS *** More Golf & Sports Links *** Hole in None ************************************************************************ *** MERRY CHRISTMAS and a HAPPY NEW YEAR We approach the quiet time of the year for international golf. This gives me a few weeks off, but, I will be back for the start of the 2006 season in early January with Slice o News. The US Tour starts on 5th January with the invitation only Mercedes Championship in Kapalua, Hawaii, the South African Tour on the 20th January with the South Africa Airways Open at Durban Country Club, and the Australasion Tour on 9 Feb with the Johnnie Walker Classic at The Vines Resort, Perth. In the mean time enjoy the christmas season, and for those downunder, enjoy the summer and your golf. I will be. .......... I do invite and encourage you to send me your views on my comments to email greg@goforgolf.com Greg Paul __________________________________________________________ *** NOVEMBER COMPETITION The winner of the November Spot the Ball contest is Michael Barry, Hastings, New Zealand. The winning position was H 2 Your 2 dozen Jackpot golf balls will be on their way to you shortly. See below for details of the NOVEMBER Spot the Ball Contest. __________________________________________________________ *** HOLES IN ONE and EAGLES A quiet month in October: An Eagle or two: 2nd Nov Island Park Golf Club 12th White Tee 20th Nov Mangawhai Golf Club 11th White 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). _________________________________________________________ *** DECEMBER 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 12) ? 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 DECEMBER Edition http://www.goforgolf.com/nzgolfmagazine.asp SUBSCRIPTIONS - including P & P Subscribe now to receive the DECEMBER 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 tours draw to an end, we have had the usual end of season TOUR Championships, The World Golf Cup, and the Q-schools. In the Southern Hemisphere, the Australasian and South African Tours warm up. The USPGA Tour for December 2005: 4 Dec Bard Capital Challenge TPC at The Canyons, NV http://www.bardcapitalchallenge.com/ http://www.tpc.com/daily/the_canyons/ 8 to 11 Dec Target World Challenge Sherwood CC, CA http://www.scores.tigerwoods.com/ http://www.sherwoodcc.com/ 5 to 8 Jan Mercedes Championship Plantation Course, Kapalua http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r016 http://www.kapaluamaui.com/golf/courses/plantation.html Australasian Tour 1 to 4 Dec Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Hyatt Regency Coolum http://championship.pga.org.au/ http://coolum.regency.hyatt.com/coolu/golf.html 8 to 11 Dec MasterCard Masters Huntingdale Golf Club, Vic http://www.mastercardmasters.com/ http://www.huntingdalegolf.com.au/ 9 to 12 Feb Johnnie Walker Classic The Vines Resort, Perth http://www.johnniewalkerclassic.com/ http://www.vines.com.au/ South African Tour 2 to 5 Dec Nedbank Golf Challenge Gary Player CC, Sun City http://www.nedbankgolfchallenge.co.za/ http://www.sun-city.co.za/golf-gary-player-golf-course.php 9 to 19 Dec dunhill Championship Leopard Creek CC http://www.leopardcreek.co.za/ 20 to 23 Jan South Africa Airways Open Durban CC http://www.saaopen.com/ http://www.dcclub.co.za/ Many of the above courses are in the GoforGOLF course directory And other sporting sites Some Southern Hemisphere Players http://www.ernieels.com/ Ernie Els - South Africa http://www.cambogolf.com/ Michael Campbell - New Zealand http://www.garyplayer.com/ Gary Player - South Africa http://www.peterlonard.com/ Peter Lonard - Australia http://www.stuartappleby.com.au/ Stuart Appleby - Australia http://www.badds.com/ Arron Baddeley - Australia http://www.adamscott.com.au/ Adam Scott - Australia http://www.craigparry.com/ Craig Parry - Australia http://rolexsydneyhobart.com/ 2005 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, 26th http://www.nz.cricket.org/ NZ ODI vs Sri Lanka starts 31 Dec http://www.aucklandtennis.co.nz/asb_bank_classic/ 3 to 8 January http://www.ausopen.org/ Starts 16 to 29 January http://www.a1gp.com/ The inaugral A1 Motor Racing series continues - Dubai 11th Dec *** 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 in NONE " A hole-in-none - A "goose egg" on a hole is theoretically possible if, in a rub of the green, an outside agency, such as an animal, should snatch the ball off the tee during a players backswing, run with it to the green and deposit it in the hole " 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 EIGHT . . . GoforGOLF