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GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER SEVENTY NINE . . . GoforGOLF
Newsletter Number 79 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 . . . ************************************************************************ HAPPY NEW YEAR 2006 HAPPY NEW YEAR 2006 ************************************************************************ IN THIS ISSUE *** 2006 Commences *** Competition Winner *** Holes in One and Eagles *** WIN ONE Dozen Premium Golf Balls *** HandiTIPS *** More Golf & Sports Links *** Putt ************************************************************************ *** 2006 Commences The 2006 season has commenced already with the Mercedes Championship in Kapalua, Hawaii. This is restricted to the winners of 2005 US PGA Tournaments, and includes most of the top players on the US Tour. The competition was fierce from the start, with Stuart Appleby winning on the first playoff hole from Vijay Singh. US Open winner Michael Campbell chased well until slipping back to 4th on the final day. Is this an indicator of things to come this year ? See current results on: http://www.goforgolf.com/a_sliceonews.asp It was great to see Ernie Els back playing and showing good form with a 2nd in the African Airways Open, behind Retief Goosen. And some interesting Statistics to start the year: Of course, Tiger Woods has lost his 1st place with 142 consecutive events, the top position presently held by Ernie Els with 24, followed by Phil Mickelson on 21. Tiger still leads the 100-club, with Byron Nelson (113) in second place and Jack Nicklaus (105) the only other 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. 2005 Stats: Drive Yards; Scott Hend 318.9 Tiger Woods 316.1 Euro Daniel Vancsik 309.0 Drive Accuracy: Jeff Hart 76% Fred Funk 75.9 % Euro Peter O'Malley 87.5% Greens in Reg: Sergio Garcia 71.8% Joe Durant 70.9% Euro Titch Moore 81.9% Putting: Arjun Atwal 1.710 Steve Stricker 1.713 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 I do not have the winner of the December Spot the Ball contest as yet I will put on the website as soon as available and include in the next newsletter. See below for details of the January Spot the Ball Contest. __________________________________________________________ *** HOLES IN ONE and EAGLES No GoforGOLF Holes in One, but, plenty of Eagles: This included 2 guys with 2 eagles and one of those scoring his on consecutive days 1st Dec Otaki Golf Club 11th Blue Tee 7th Dec Kennedy Bay Golf Club 13th Gold Tee 8th Dec Castlecliff Golf Club 3rd White Tee 9th Dec Wanganui Golf Club 13th White Tee 11th Dec Royal Samoan Country Club 18th White Tee 21st Dec Kennedy Bay Golf Club 13th Gold Tee 22nd Dec Judgeford Golf Club 15th White Tee 27th Dec Maungakiekie Golf Club 18th White Tee 31st Dec Judgeford Golf Club 9th Blue Tee From Morrie Wayne, (71 years of age), " I neglected to notify you of my second lifetime hole in one. At Hickory Nut Golf Course. I was on the 3rd hole (145 yards). I was using a 5 iron and when I hit it the ball it went pure and straight. We saw it bounce one time, then it disappeared. I said to my friends it either went over the back or in the hole. When we arrived at the green we first looked in the back but saw no ball. I walked up to the hole and there it was at the bottom of the hole. What a thrill ! " Remember to enter your score so your hole in one is recorded on GoforGOLF. 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 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. 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 below and go to the HandiTips section http://www.goforgolf.co.nz/newsletter/news64.asp 2. New Members - WELCOME - Some 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. __________________________________________________________ *** 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 January edition is now available in bookshops and service stations. What's in the JANUARY Edition http://www.goforgolf.com/nzgolfmagazine.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: 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 The 2006 US PGA Tour has already commenced in Hawaii with the Mercedes Championship., while the Southern Hemisphere continue their 2005/6 tours in South Africa with then South Africa Airways Open, and the Austalasian Tour in February with the Johnnie Walker. That's not to forget the Asian Tour with the Davidoff Tour. The USPGA Tour for January 2006: 5 to 8 Jan Mercedes Championship Plantation Course, Kapalua http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r016 http://www.kapaluamaui.com/golf/courses/plantation.html 12 to 15 Jan Sony Open in Hawaii Waialae Country Club, HI http://www.hiltonhawaii.com/sonyopen/ http://www.gvhawaii.com/waialae/waialae.htm 18 to 22 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 26 to 29 Jan Buick Invitational Torreys Pines GC, CA http://www.buickinvitational.com/ http://www.torreypinesgolfcourse.com/ 2 to 5 Feb FBR Open TPC Scottsdale http://www.phoenixopen.com/ http://tpc.com/daily/scottsdale/stadium_course.html 9 to 12 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: 26 to 29 Jan Dimension Data Pro-Am Gary Player CC & Lost City GC http://www.didataproam.com/ http://www.suninternational.com/golf/ 2 to 5 Feb Nashua Masters Wild Coast Sun CC, Port Edward http://www.sun-international.com/ select golf from blue menu The Australasian Tour continues: 9 to 12 Feb Johnnie Walker Classic The Vines Resort, Perth http://www.johnniewalkerclassic.com/ http://www.vines.com.au/ Many of the above courses are in the GoforGOLF course directory And other sporting sites http://www.atptennis.com/auckland/ Heineken Tennis Open - 9 to 14 January http://www.australianopen.com/ Australian Tennis Open, Melbourne The 1st Grand Slam - 16 to 29 January http://www.sevens.co.nz Intl Rugby 7s Wellington - 3 & 4 Feb http://www.6nations.net/splash.htm Nthn Hemisphere Rugby - starts 4th Feb http://www.super14.com Sthn Hemisphere Rugby - starts 10th Feb http://www.torino2006.com Winter Olympics Turin Italy - 10th Feb http://www.nz.cricket.org/ Sri Lanka tour continues 12 months later - after the Tsunami devastation NZ Criket continues with a tour by the West Indies on 16th Feb http://www.volvooceanrace.org Yacht Race Around the World - continues *** 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. __________________________________________________________ *** PUTT " One or more gentle tapping strokes made with a short club with a flat face used to roll the ball toward the cup, and a cavity back employed to scoop it up off the green when it gets close enough to the hole that a fellow player would be more embarrassed to make you putt it than you are to pick it up " 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 NINE . . . GoforGOLF