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GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER EIGHTY . . . GoforGOLF
Newsletter Number 80 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 *** 2006 Heats Up *** Competition Winners *** Holes in One and Eagles *** WIN ONE Dozen Premium Golf Balls *** HandiTIPS *** More Golf & Sports Links *** Choke ************************************************************************ *** 2006 Heats Up With the 2006 US PGA Tour underway, and the European Tour commencing with a series of co-sanctioned tournaments in the East and Asia, it is interesting to see the top guys are already showing out. I presently have to say that that Vijay seems a bit off the pace, although an 8th in Abu Dhabi showed some form. Tiger has of course had a Win at the Buick, along with a tied for 3rd so far in Dubai. Phil Mickelson has had a 5th and an 8th, while Ernie Els' return has been consistent with a 1st and 2nd in December, a 13th in the Qatar Masters a nd is presently in 6th in Dubai. With such early season form, it is hard to see any one else challenging these guys to the top positions. Still, there have been some great recent performances, with Robert Allenby's triple victory in Australia, and Retief Goosen winning in South Africa and l eading in Dubai. It all leads one to the conclusion that this year will again keep our interest from beginning to end. Enjoy the Golf Greg Paul I do invite and encourage you to send me your views on my comments to email greg@goforgolf.com Greg Paul __________________________________________________________ *** DECEMBER & JANUARY COMPETITION The winner of the December Spot the Ball was Lindsay Klee of Rotorua, New Zealand. The winning position was G 3 (Sorry for the late result). The winner of the January Spot the Ball is Trevor Allen of Warkworth Golf Club. The winning position was F 3 As neither included an address in their entry, they will need to confirm their address before we can send them their one dozen golf balls. See below for details of the February Spot the Ball Contest. __________________________________________________________ *** HOLES IN ONE and EAGLES No GoforGOLF Holes in One again, but, heaps of Eagles: 3rd Jan Algonlian Golf Course - Usa 2nd Blue Tee 3rd Jan Algonlian Golf Course - Usa 6th Blue Tee 3rd Jan Algonlian Golf Course - Usa 18th Blue Tee 3rd Jan Pupuke Golf Club 5th Blue Tee 5th Jan Titirangi Golf Club 5th Blue Tee 7th Jan Manor Park Golf Club 9th White Tee 12th Jan Warrnambool Golf Club - Aus 8th Mens Tee 14th Jan Manor Park Golf Club 18th White Tee 15th Jan Shanghai Links Golf Club 16th White Tee 20th Jan Takapuna Golf Club 1st Red Tee 20th Jan Manor Park Golf Club 9th White Tee 21st Jan Linton Camp Golf Club 18th White Tee 29th Jan Narrows Golf Club 11th Blue Tee Although two clubs have had 3 eagles each, they haven't been by the same person. Remember to enter your score so your hole in one or eagle 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). _________________________________________________________ *** FEBRUARY 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 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 *** SUGGESTIONS, QUESTIONS & COMMENTS If you have any questions or suggestions on how to use GoforGOLF to help your golf, please email them to me at greg@goforgolf.com 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 FEBRUARY Edition http://www.goforgolf.com/nzgolfmagazine.asp SUBSCRIPTIONS - including P & P Subscribe now to receive the FEBRUARY 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 With the New Zealand Open rescheduled until November this year the Australasian Area feels a little sparse of tournaments, however, there is still the Johnnie Walker at the Vines Resort in Perth, Jacob's Creek Open in Adelaide and then the NZPGA Championship in Christchurch. (While testing, many of these links did not connect the first time, but all did on the second attempt - please try again). The 2006 USPGA Tour for February: 2 to 5 Feb FBR Open TPC Scottsdale, AR 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/ 16 to 19 Feb Nissan Open Riviera Country Club. CA http://www.nissanusa.com/insideNissan/EventLanding/ http://www.therivieragolf.com/ 22 to 26 Feb WGC - Accenture Match Play Champs La Costa Resort, CA http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/ http://www.lacosta.com/golf/default.asp 23 to 26 Feb Chrysler Classic of Tucson Tucson National GC, AZ http://www.tucsonnational.com/tucsonopen.html http://www.tucsonnational.com/ 2 to 5 Mar Ford Championship Doral Golf Resort, Florida http://www.fordchampionship.com/ http://www.doralgolf.com/golf_section.html?area=courses The 2006 European Tour continues with co-sanctioned events: 2 to 5 Feb Dubai Desert Classic Emerates GC, UAE http://www.dubaidesertclassic.com/ http://www.dubaigolf.com/dgo/dgosite.nsf/pages/egchome 10 to 13 Feb Johnnie Walker Classic The Vines Resort, Perth http://www.johnniewalkerclassic.com/ http://www.vines.com.au/ 16 to 19 Feb Maybank Malaysian Open Kuala Lumpur G & CC http://www.maybankmalaysianopen.com/ http://www.klgcc.com 22 to 26 Feb WGC - Accenture Match Play Champs La Costa Resort, CA see above 2 to 5 Mar Enjoy Jakarta Indonesian Open Emeralda G & CC No websites found Other 2006 Australasian Tour events: 10 to 13 Feb Johnnie Walker Classic The Vines Resort, Perth See Above 16 to 19 Feb Jacob's Creek Open Champs Royal Adelaide GC, Adelaide http://www.jacobscreek.com.au/ click - Event Details http://www.royaladelaidegolf.com.au/ 24 to 27 Feb New Zealand PGA C'Ship Clearwater Resort, Chch http://www.pgachampionship.co.nz/ http://www.clearwaternz.com/course.htm The 2006 South African Tour: 2 to 5 Feb Nashua Masters Wild Coast CC, Port Edward http://www.suninternational.com/ click golf from menu 16 to 19 Feb Telkom PGA Championship Country Club, Johannesburg http://www.pgatour.co.za/default.asp?cid=6415&cl=yes http://www.ccj.co.za/ 23 to 26 Feb Vodacom Tour Championship Pretoria CC, Guateng http://www.vodacom.co.za/sponsorships/sport/sport_golf.jsp http://www.ptacc.co.za/act_golf.php And some other sporting events, http://www.irbsevens.com/ Rugby Sevens New Zealand 3-4th then USA 11th http://www.sevens.co.nz/ http://www.superbowl.com/ Superbowl XL 5th Feb - Seahawks vs Steelers 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/ 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. __________________________________________________________ *** CHOKE " 1. To grip down on the shaft of a club 2. To blow a lead after being needled by an opponent 3. To grip down on HIS neck. " 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 EIGHTY . . . GoforGOLF