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GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER NINETY . . . GoforGOLF
Newsletter Number 90 from GoforGOLF ************************************************************************ Now in our 8TH YEAR with over ** 40,000 ** scorecards entered and courses from over 54 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 the GoforGOLF sponsored ONE Dozen Premium Golf Balls *** HandiTIPS *** More Golf & Sports Links *** Green ************************************************************************ *** 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 2007 season in early January with Slice o News. The US Tour starts on 4th January with the invitation only Mercedes Championship in Kapalua, Hawaii, the South African Tour on the 11th January with the Joburg Open at Royal Johannesburg Golf Club, and the Australasian Tour on 15th Feb with the Jacob's Creek Open at Kooyonga Golf Club. 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 Amanda, Hamilton, New Zealand. The winning position was K 5 Your 1 dozen Jackpot golf balls will be on their way to you shortly. See below for details of the DECEMBER Spot the Ball Contest. __________________________________________________________ *** HOLES IN ONE and EAGLES A quiet month in November: An Eagle or two: 14th Nov Kawerau Golf & Squash Club 6th White Tee 19th Nov Hornsea Golf Club 16th White Tee 23rd Nov Manor Park Golf Club 14th White Tee 25th Nov Taieri Golf Club 1st Blue 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 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 q) ? b) Down - (between 1 and 14) ? 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. 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. Links to other golf websites If any of the links below do not load the first time please try again. They have all been checked to be working at the time of testing, however, I have found some to only link on the second attempt. This may be a problem with my computer, or a simple internet hassle. Be patient, some of these websites are quite spectacular. 3. 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. __________________________________________________________ *** 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. (If any of these links to not load the first time just try again. They have all been checked). The USPGA Tour for December 2006: 7 to 10 Dec World Golf Championship The Country Club, Barbados http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/tournaments/r169 http://www.sandylane.com/golf/ 14 to 17 Dec Target World Challenge Sherwood CC, CA http://www.targetworldchallenge.com/ http://www.sherwoodcc.com/ 4 to 7 Jan Mercedes Championship Plantation Course, Kapalua http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r016 http://www.kapalua.com/golf/courses/plantation.html Australasian Tour 7 to 10 Dec Cadbury Schweppes Australian PGA Hyatt Regency Coolum http://championship.pga.org.au/ http://coolum.regency.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/golf/index.jsp South African Tour 7 to 10 Dec dunhill links championship Leopard Creek CC http://www.alfreddunhilllinks.com/ http://www.leopardcreek.co.za/ 14 to 17 Dec South Africa Airways Open Humewood GC http://www.saaopen.com/ http://www.humewoodgolf.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.adamscott.com.au/ Adam Scott - Australia 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.craigparry.com/ Craig Parry - Australia http://www.badds.com/ Arron Baddeley - Australia and some other upcoming events http://rolexsydneyhobart.com/ 2006 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, 26th http://www.nz.cricket.org/ NZ vs Sri Lanka starts 7th Dec http://www.aucklandtennis.co.nz/asb_classic/ 1 to 6 January http://www.ausopen.org/ Starts 15 to 28 January http://www.a1gp.com/ The A1 Motor Racing series continues - Indonesia 10th Dec Taupo New Zealand 21st Jan *** 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. __________________________________________________________ ** GREEN " Roughly circular expanse of tightly mown and smooth rolled grass approximately three putts long and four putts wide " 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 NINETY . . . GoforGOLF