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GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER EIGHTY FIVE . . . GoforGOLF
Newsletter Number 85 from GoforGOLF ************************************************************************ Now in our 8TH YEAR with over 38,000 scorecards entered and courses from over 54 countries . . . and growing by the day. WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE CREATED THIS GOLFING ENVIRONMENT . . . ************************************************************************ IN THIS ISSUE *** Innovation *** Competition Winner *** Holes in One and Eagles *** WIN ONE Dozen Premium Golf Balls *** HandiTIPS *** More Golf & Sports Links *** Sweet Spot ************************************************************************ *** InNOVAtion *** FedEx Cup *** PGA Tour Announcement Are we seeing some innovation from the usually stayed organisation of the US Golf Organisation. It appears to me, that without disrupting the schedule to any extent, they have introduced another point of interest for both the players and the spectators. What seemed a drawn out year long schedule, starting in early January, and not finishing until after the funny season of November and December, it has introduced two more cut off dates, and has by using a points system, taken away, to a large extent, the big dollar factor of the Majors and big sponsor tournaments. I like that factor, as it will encourage those players who are just off the pace, to accumulate "points", as the top guys will not be able to overtake them by just winning a major. Then to have the 4 event Playoffs, there will be another 4 events where you will know the top 10 will ALL be there. For a detailed description of the FedEx Cup starting in 2007, go to: http://www.pgatour.com/fedexcup/announcement And click on the link to the "FedEx Cup - Fan Guide" link. It will be interesting to see how it works. So far I think it is great. - - - - - - For you sports fanatics - particularly those in the southern hemisphere, the Soccer World Cup is nearly over. Wimbledon will be finished. However, Le Tour de France continues, but luckily the Rugby Trinations is close to home. So we may be recovered sufficiently to be ready to watch THE OPEN. I did pick it right, and it was "someone out of the pack" that won the US Open . . . It was great to see Geoff Ogilvy, another Australasian win, following on last years success of Kiwi Michael Campbell. . . . . . I am not going to try and pick a winner for this one. Best just to say, it will probably be one of the top 10, or someone out of the pack. . . . . . * * * BE IN TO WIN * * * THE OPEN Competition * * * Email me at greg@goforgolf.com with the "subject" . . . "The Open" WITH YOUR PICK for the winner, and be in to win a copy of the CD "Play Better Golf" by Top hypnotherapist Grant Boddington http://www.nzhypnosis.com/play-better-golf-cd.html (In the case of more than one correct entry, I will draw a winner, or 2) - - - - - There was no winner for the US Open, so I chose Regan Shaw. Email me Regan with delivery details. Enjoy the Golf Greg Paul I do invite and encourage you to send me your views on my comments to email greg@goforgolf.com __________________________________________________________ *** JUNE / JULY COMPETITION Oooops . . . I forgot our Spot the Ball sponsor does one two month mag, so the same Spot the Ball runs thru July See below for details of the August Spot the Ball Contest. __________________________________________________________ *** HOLES IN ONE and EAGLES June has produced a GoforGOLF Albatross and 4 Eagles: The Albatross 4th Jun Stewart Creek Golf Course 18th White Tee And the Eagles 4th Jun Virginia National Golf Club 15th White Tee 16th Jun Wembly Golf Club - Tuart Course 1st White tee 22nd Jun Club de Golf Le Victorien 1st White Tee 30th Jun Deeside Golf Club - Haughton Course 17th Yellow 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). _________________________________________________________ *** JUNE / JULY 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. GoforGOLF, Your Golf RECORD, with Analysis 'Like the Pros' Enter your scorecards into GoforGOLF AND create a record of your golf. GoforGOLF has been designed to be very flexible, while supplying you with a consistent record of your games and your results. The MORE scorecards you enter the better the analysis you will be able to receive. The Summary Report allows you to select a course, as well as select a period, 'From . . . to . . .'. Whatever period you wish, winter compared to summer, this month compared to last month etc. The Standard Report is a quick report for the last 30, 60, 90, 120 and 150 days, or all games. The Standard Report only displays hole by hole averages, for gross, corrected and stableford scores, and for some fun, your best score on each hole. The ADVANCED Report gives you FULL flexibility of being able to select a course and any period you wish. You can use the Advanced Report even if you haven't entered any 'Advanced Scores'. If you have entered Advanced scorecards, you will ALSO receive analysis of your putts, fairways hit, Greens in regulation and more and more. Have a look at a sample report, click http://www.goforgolf.com/exampleadv.asp 2. Updated Scorecards . . . Thanks for your HELP We do our best to keep scorecards updated. STILL we rely on golf clubs, and yourselves ... GoforGOLFers, to let us know of changes to courses, whether permanent or only temporary changes. Email or snail mail me with any changes to your course, and I will update it straight away. IF your Home Course, when you Sign In, appears with three dots at the end, it indicates the scorecard has changed to some degree and we have had to enter the new scorecard separately. To Change your Details . . . Go back to the home page, by click the GoforGOLF logo . . . and you will find a 'Change your Details' button on the green menu. Click, then change your 'Home Course' to the new scorecard entry. Email me on . . . greg@goforgolf.com . . . and I will help you with any problems you may have with registering and entering your scorecards and courses. 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 June / July edition is now available in bookshops and service stations. What's in the June / JULY Edition http://www.goforgolf.com/nzgolfmagazine.asp SUBSCRIPTIONS - including P & P Subscribe now to receive the June / JULY 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 Again cross the Atlantic for the next major, The British Open - known in UK simply as . . . THE OPEN Starts 20th July at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, Hoylake, England http://www.opengolf.com/ for the R&A coverage and And for another incredible entry list, click below. http://www.opengolf.com/players/entry_list.sps?ipage=0 (Watch out for the special 'THE OPEN' GoforGOLF Newsletter) The USPGA Tour for July 2006: 29 to 2 Jul Buick Championship TPC River Highlands, CT http://www.buickchampionship.com/ http://www.tpcatriverhighlands.com/ 6 to 9 Jul Cialis Western Open Cog Hill Golf & C C, IL http://www.cialiswesternopen.com/ http://www.coghillgolf.com/ 13 to 16 Jul John Deere Classic TPC at Deer Run, IL http://www.johndeereclassic.com/ http://www.tpc.com/daily/deere_run/ 20 to 23 Jul The Open Royal Liverpool GC, England http://www.opengolf.com/ http://www.royal-liverpool-golf.com/ See special GoforGOLF newsletter for more interesting links 20 to 23 Jul B.C. Open En-joie Golf Club, NY http://www.bcopen.com/ http://www.enjoiegolf.com/ 27 to 30 Jul US Bank Championship Brown Deer Park GC, WI http://www.usbankchampionship.com/ http://www.browndeergolfclub.org/ 3 to 6 Aug Buick Open Warwick Hills G&CC, MI http://www.buick.com/golf/pgatour.jsp http://www.warwickhills.org/ The 2006 European Tour: 29 to 2 Jul Open de France Alstom Le Golf National, Paris, Fr http://www.opendefrance.fr/ http://www.golf-national.com/ 6 to 9 Jul Smurfit European Open The K Club, Dublin, Ireland http://www.kclub.ie/golf/european-open.asp http://www.kclub.ie/golf/ 13 to 16 Jul The Barclays Scottish Open Loch Lomond, Scotland http://www.barclaysscottishopen.co.uk/ http://www.lochlomond.com 20 to 23 Jul 135th Open Championship Royal Liverpool GC, England http://www.opengolf.com/ http://www.royal-liverpool-golf.com/ 27 to 30 Jul Deutsche Bank Players Champs Gut Kaden, Germany http://www.deutschebankplayerschampionship.de/en/ http://www.gutkaden.de/ 3 to 6 Aug EnterCard Scandinavian Masters Barseback G&CC, Malmo http://masters.golf.se/ http://www.barseback-golf.se/ The 2006 US Ladies Tour: 29 to 02 Jul U S Women's Open Newport CC, RI http://www.2006uswo.com/ http://www.newportscountryclub.com/ 6 to 9 Jul HSBC Womens World Match Play Hamilton Farm GC, NJ http://www.hsbcwomensworldmatchplay.com/ http://www.hamiltonfarmgolfclub.com/ 13 to 16 Jul Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Highland Meadows GC, OH http://www.jamiefarrowenscorning.com/ http://www.jamiefarrowenscorning.com/html/course/index.html 26 t0 29 Jul Evian Masters Royal Evian GC, France http://www.evianmasters.com/ http://www.evianmasters.com/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=12 3 to 6 Aug Weetabix Women's British Open Royal Lytham & St Annes, Eng http://www.womensbritishopen.com/ then click the link http://www.royallytham.org/ Many of the above courses are in the GoforGOLF course directory And other sporting sites during July 2006 . . . http://www.fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/ Soccer WORLD CUP - Semis 4 & 5 July FINAL - 9th July The Official website with everything you do or will need to know http://www.wimbledon.org/ Wimbledon Championship - second week http://www.letour.fr/ Tour de France commences 1st July This website gives you all the info Check it again when the event starts http://www.allblacks.com/ The Tri Nations Rugby Tournament 8 Jul NZ vs Australia vs South Africa http://www.rugbyheaven.smh.com.au/trinations/index.html Southern Hemisphere Rugby http://www.colinmontgomerie.com An official website Includes some interesting stuff *** 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. __________________________________________________________ *** SWEET SPOT "The specific place on a clubface that produces maximum accuracy and power and a solid feeling of perfect contact when a ball is struck. This point various from club to club, but, generally speaking it's in the dead center of the "bland belt", which is very near the "rotten region", in the middle of the "lousy area", and surrounded by the "loathsome zone". " Definition from "Golf'ing - a Duffers Dictionary" __________________________________________________________ *** More New Courses - Worldwide 3,500 World Wide 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 me 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 FIVE . . . GoforGOLF