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GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER NINETY ONE . . . GoforGOLF
Newsletter Number 91 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 . . . ************************************************************************ IN THIS ISSUE *** New in 2007 *** Competition Winner *** Holes in One and Eagles *** WIN the GoforGOLF sponsored ONE Dozen Premium Golf Balls *** HandiTIPS *** More Golf & Sports Links *** Half Shot ************************************************************************ *** NEW in 2007 2007 sees the introduction of a change to the US PGA Tour. The FedEx Cup. Briefly, the FedEx Cup commences on 4th January with the Mercedes Championship and goes through to The Tour Championship in September. The FedEx Cup is determined by points from the various tournaments, and not the accumulation of dollars, and concludes with the Championship Series of, Barclays Classic, Deutsche Bank Champs, BMW Champs and The Tour Championship. After the FedEx Cup, there is a separate Fall Series, which will be included in the determination of the 125 automatic tour cards. Further details are still to be posted on the PGA Tour website. *** To conclude the 2006 International Season: The PGA Tour was won by: 1 Tiger Woods, 2 Jim Furyk, 3 Adam Scott, 4 Vijay Singh, 5 Geoff Ogilvy European Tour 1 Padraig Harrington, 2 Paul Casey, 3 David Howell, 4 Robert Karlson 5 Ernie Els LPGA Tour 1 Lorena Ochoa, 2 Karrie Webb, 3 Annika Sorenstam, 4 Julie Granada 5 Cristie Kerr European Ladies 1 Laura Davies, 2 Gwladys Nocera, 3 Sophie Gustafson, 4 Annika Sorenstam & 5 Linda Wessberg World Rankings 1 Tiger Woods 20.41, Jim Furyk 8.88, Phil Mickelson 7.17 4 Adam Scott 7.03 & 5 Ernie Els 6.05 Also, 6 Retief Goosen 5.61, 7 Vijay Singh 5.58, 8 Padraig Harrington 5.46, 9 Luke Donald 5.25 & 10 Geoff Ogilvy. Ladies World Rankings 1 Annika Sorenstam 15.24, 2 Lorena Ochoa 12.07, 3 Karrie Webb 11.06, 4 Cristie Kerr 7.83 & 5 Juli Inkster 7.08 *** I am sure the FedEx Cup will provide some added interest, creating several cut off situations during the year, and not only, but as well as, the end of year tour card race. Watch the schedules as a few tournaments have new dates. Have a great 2007 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 There is no winner of the December Spot the Ball contest. The winning position was i 8. Would the winner of the October Spot the Ball send me an email, so that I can check your address. See below for details of the JANUARY Spot the Ball Contest. __________________________________________________________ *** HOLES IN ONE and EAGLES Another quiet month in December, EXCEPT: A HOLE in ONE on 17th Dec Shadow Wood 13th Mens Tee Otherwise just one Eagle: 14th Dec Whakatane Golf Club 1st Mens 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). _________________________________________________________ *** JANUARY 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 l) ? 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 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. 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. __________________________________________________________ *** MORE GOLF & SPORTS LINKS The 2007 season has started in the Southern Hemisphere, with co sanctioned tournaments, while the 2007 US PGA Tour is underway in Hawaii with the Mercedes Championship, the first tournament of the new FEDEX Tour Championship. The USPGA Tour for January 2007: 4 to 7 Jan Mercedes Championship Plantation Course, Kapalua http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r016 http://www.kapaluamaui.com/golf/courses/plantation.html 11 to 14 Jan Sony Open in Hawaii Waialae Country Club, HI http://www.hiltonhawaii.com/sonyopen/ http://www.waialaecc.com/ 17 to 21 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 25 to 28 Jan Buick Invitational Torreys Pines GC, CA http://www.buickinvitational.com/ http://www.torreypinesgolfcourse.com/ 1 to 4 Feb FBR Open TPC Scottsdale http://www.phoenixopen.com/ http://tpc.com/daily/scottsdale/stadium_course.html 8 to 11 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/ 2007 European Tour - Co Sanctioned 11 to 14 Jan Joburg Open Royal Johannesburg & Kensington GC http://www.joburgopen.com/ http://www.sa-venues.com/golf/ga_royal.htm 18 to 21 Jan Abu Dhabi Golf Championship Abu Dhabi GC http://www.abudhabigolfchampionship.com http://www.adgolfsheraton.com/ You have to see this Golf Club House ! ! ! 25 to 28 Jan Commercialbank Qatar Masters Doha GC http://www.qatar-masters.com/ http://www.dohagolfclub.com/ 1 to 4 Feb Dubai Desert Classic Emirates GC http://www.dubaidesertclassic.com/index.aspx http://www.dubaigolf.com/egc The South African Tour continues: 25 to 28 Jan Dimension Data Pro-Am Gary Player CC & Lost City GC http://www.didataproam.com/ http://www.suninternational.com/golf/ 1 to 4 Feb Nashua Masters Wild Coast Sun CC, Port Edward http://www.sun-international.com/ select golf from blue menu The Australasian Tour continues: 12 to 18 Feb Jacob's Creek Open Kooyonga GC http://www.tagolf.com.au/jacobs.html http://www.kooyongagolf.com.au/ WOMENS World Cup of GOLF 19 to 21 Jan Gary Player Country Club, Sun City, Johannesburg http://www.womensworldcupofgolf.com/ http://suncity.hotel.co.za/ and click the lost city link Many of the above courses are in the GoforGOLF course directory And other sporting sites http://www.aucklandtennis.co.nz/asb_classic/ 1 to 6 January http://www.atptennis.com/auckland/ Heineken Tennis Open - 8 to 13 Jan http://www.australianopen.com/ Australian Tennis Open, Melbourne The 1st Grand Slam - 15 to 28 January http://www.a1gp.com/ The A1 Motor Racing series continues - 19th to 21st Jan I will be watching Motor Racing . . . in Taupo, New Zealand http://www.sevens.co.nz/ Intl Rugby 7s Wellington - 2 & 3 Feb http://www.super14.com/ Sthn Hemisphere Rugby - starts 2 Feb http://www.6nations.net/splash.htm Nthn Hemisphere Rugby - starts 3 Feb http://www.nz.cricket.org/ Sri Lanka tour New Zealand *** 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. __________________________________________________________ *** HALF SHOT " A shot made with a partial swing that ends up exactly the same distance short of the hole as a full shot with less club " 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 ONE . . . GoforGOLF