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GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER EIGHTY SIX . . . GoforGOLF
Newsletter Number 86 from GoforGOLF ************************************************************************ Now in our 8TH YEAR with over 39,000 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 *** The Last Major of 2006 *** Competition Winner *** Holes in One and Eagles *** WIN the GoforGOLF sponsored ONE Dozen Golf Balls *** HandiTIPS *** More Golf & Sports Links *** Rim ************************************************************************ *** THE LAST MAJOR OF 2006 Don't despair, the last major is just a week or so away, but, that is not the last major tournament this year. The Ryder Cup is in September. As for the US PGA, can we go past Tiger as the winner. With his win at The Open, and leading the Buick open, it appears his form is right on schedule. That's not to say that the others are not going to be chasing hard, with Vijay close behind in the Buick, and Phil, Ernie and Retief showing out in various tournaments. There are a few others, including a bunch of Auzzies, but, my bet, is it will be one of the above, and I am picking Tiger. . . . . . * * * BE IN TO WIN * * * THE PGA Competition * * * Email me at greg@goforgolf.com with the "subject" . . . "The PGA" 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) - - - - - Again there was no winner for THE OPEN, what ? nobody chose Tiger . . . So I chose Charlie Burr and Kath Wilkes as the winners of the CD's. Email me with your 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 The winner of the June/July Spot the Ball is Latasha Foley. The winning position is h 1. Your one dozen golf balls are on their way to you See below for details of the August Spot the Ball Contest. __________________________________________________________ *** HOLES IN ONE and EAGLES July has produced several GoforGOLF Eagles: 7th Jul Avondale Golf Club 1st Red Tee 14th Jul Sunbury Centre 1st Yellow 14th Jul Sunbury Centre 15th Yellow 15th Jul Kaitaia Golf Club 3rd Mens 24th Jul Burghill Valley Golf Club 4th Yellow 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). _________________________________________________________ *** AUGUST COMPETITION Presently sponsored by GoforGOLF ONE Dozen 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 o) ? b) Down - (between 1 and 13) ? 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 GoforGOLF Newletter Editor has identified the spot. The Editors decision is final. Yes that is me. (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. Your Handicap Index GoforGOLF does not calculate your Handicap. Members of clubs have their handicap calculated by their Official National Golf Association - Any difference in the entering of scorecards would cause differences AND confusion. SO WE allow you to update your Official "Handicap Index" when you enter your scores. You can change your 'Handicap Index' at the same 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. Your Master information will be updated, ready for next time. 2. Create your Unofficial Handicap If you do not have an offical Handicap, you can use several other websites to calculate a handicap. See our Links pages. YOU DO need your "corrected scores" for it to be reasonably accurate, and you can get that from your GoforGOLF record. Firstly, enter an estimated Handicap in GoforGOLF before entering your scores. Then use the "Corrected Scores" from our score report to enter into a Handicap calculator. Use the New handicap produced for the next 5 to 10 games, then use the Handicap calculator again. (To estimate a start handicap, subtract the course's par, from your average score - average your score over around 10 rounds, adjusting your score for any blowouts - that is, don't include 7's, 8's & 9's etc. include these as 6's). The more you repeat this process the more accurate your Handicap Index will become. This is ONLY an UNofficial Handicap, and will not be as accurate as an Official Handicap produced through a Club. 3. New Members - Welcome To help you enjoy GoforGOLF I make the following suggestions: a. Tick the 'Use USPGA Slope Rating for score entry' This will make GoforGOLF automatically calculate your course handicap from your Handicap Index. b. 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. Both these are accessed through the 'Change your Details' button on the green menu, once you have 'Signed In'. REMEMBER the more scorecards you enter, the better the analysis you will receive from GoforGOLF. __________________________________________________________ *** SPOT THE BALL SPONSOR REQUIRED We are looking for a NEW sponsor of the Spot the Ball competition. Great presentation of your company and / or products on the Spot the Ball Banner, The Spot the Ball contest pages, AND . . . In the monthly GoforGOLF Newsletters and Special Newsletters. WHY - Access thousands of local and international golf fanatics Contact me on greg@goforgolf.com __________________________________________________________ *** MORE GOLF & SPORTS LINKS We return to the US for the LAST MAJOR of the year - 17 to 20 August. The US PGA Championship, at Medinah Country Club, Medinah, Illinois. http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2006/ http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2006/course/ (Watch out for the special "PGA" GoforGOLF Newsletter) Then follows the World Championship Golf - Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone CC, Arkron, Ohio - 24 to 27 Aug. See below. *** I have found some of these links don't work on the first attempt - but always work on the 2nd attempt - I hope it is a local internet problem - PLEASE try a second time *** *** There are some great club / tournament websites to view *** The USPGA Tour for August 2006: 3 to 6 Aug Buick Open Warwick Hills G&CC, MI http://www.buick.com/buickopen/ http://www.warwickhills.org/ 10 to 13 Aug The International Castle Pines GC, CO http://www.golfintl.com/ http://www.golfintl.com/info/coursetour.htm 17 to 20 Aug US PGA Championship Medinah CC, IL http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2006/ http://www.medinahcc.org/ 24 to 27 Aug World Golf Championships Firestone C C, Akron, OH http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/ http://www.firestonecountryclub.com/ 24 to 27 Aug Reno-Tahoe Open Montreux G & C C, Reno, NV http://renotahoeopen.com/ http://www.montreuxgolf.com/ 1 to 4 Sep Deutsche Bank U.S. C'Ship TPC of Boston, Norton, MA http://www.deutschebankchampionship.com/ http://www.thetpcofboston.com/ The 2006 European Tour: 3 to 6 Aug Entercard Scandinavian Masters Barseback G & CC, Malmo http://www.scandinavianmasters.golf.se/ http://www.barseback-golf.se/ 10 to 13 Aug KLM Open Kennemer G & CC, Zandvoort http://www.klmopen.nl/ http://www.kennemergolf.nl/ 17 to 20 Aug US PGA Championship Medinah CC, IL http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2006/ http://www.medinahcc.org/ 17 to 20 Aug Russian Open Le Meridien Moscow G&CC, Moscow http://www.russianopen.ru/ http://www.moskau.lemeridien.de/ 31 to 3 Sep BMW International Open Golfclub Munchen, Germany http://www.eichenried-open.de/ http://www.gc-eichenried.de/ 7 to 10 Sep Omega European Masters Crans-sur-Sierre, Switzerland http://www.omegaeuropeanmasters.com/ http://www.golfcrans.ch/ The 2006 US LPGA Ladies Tour 10 to 13 Aug CN Canadian Womens Open London Hunt & CC, Ontario http://www.rcga.org/canadianwomensopen/ http://www.londonhuntclub.on.ca/ 19 to 21 Aug Safeway Classic Columbia Edgewater CC, OR http://www.Safewaygolf.com/ http://www.cecc.com/ 24 to 27 Aug Wendy's Championship Tartan Fields G C, Dublin, OH http://www.wendyschampionship.com/ http://www.tartanfields.com/ 31 to 3 Sep State Farm Classic The Rail Golf Club, IL http://www.lpgastatefarmclassic.com/ http://www.therailgc.com/ The 2006 European Ladies Tour 3 to 6 Aug Weetabix Women's British Open Royal Lytham & St Annes http://www.womensbritishopen.com/ then click the link http://www.royallytham.org/ 10 to 13 Aug Scandinavian TPC Barseback G & CC, Sweden http://www.Scandinaviantpc.golf.se/ Hosted by ANNIKA http://www.barseback-golf.se/ 17 to 20 Aug Welsh Ladies Championship Machynys Peninsula GC, Llanelli http://www.machynys.com/ 25 to 27 Aug SAS Masters Oslo Golf Club, Norway http://www.sasmasters.no/ http://www.oslogk.no/ 1 to 3 Sep Finnair Masters Helsinki GC, Finland http://www.finnishmasters.com/ http://www.helsingingolfklubi.fi/ 7 to 10 Sep Nykredit Masters Kokkedal GC, Denmark http://nykreditmasters.dk/ http://www.kokkedalgolf.dk/ Many of the above courses are in the GoforGOLF course directory And other sporting sites: http://www.cowesweek.co.uk/ Cowes Week Yachting - to 5th August This is something related to my past http://www.iaaf.org/ The World Junior Athletics Championships Starts 15th August in Beijing http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/06_wcm/index.asp The World Basketball Championship, Starts 19th August in Japan with New Zealand playing in Hiroshima http://www.allblacks.com/ The Tri Nations Rugby Tournament NZ vs Australia vs South Africa http://www.usopen.org/ 2005 US Open Tennis, starts 28 Aug http://www.rydercup.com/ 22 to 24 September. Start the build up. *** 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. __________________________________________________________ *** RIM "The edge of the hole. A ball that goes around the cup without falling in is said to have rimmed the hole, or to have ringed, skirted, lipped, lapped, or looped it. It may also be said to have curled, circled, or rolled around it, or to have done a tour, a circuit, a round trip, an orbit, or a buttonhook. There are one or two terms for as ball actually going into the cup, but they are used so seldom that it seems like a waste of space to include them here. " 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 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 SIX . . . GoforGOLF