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GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER NINETY THREE . . . GoforGOLF
Newsletter Number 93 from GoforGOLF ************************************************************************ Now in our 8TH YEAR with over ** 41,000 ** 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 *** Tigers Run Finishes *** Competition Winner *** Holes in One and Eagles *** WIN the GoforGOLF sponsored ONE Dozen Premium Golf Balls *** HandiTIPS *** More Golf & Sports Links *** Penalty Stroke ************************************************************************ *** The TIGER RUN Finishes Tigers run of PGA Tour victories ended at the World Golf Championship when Nick O'Hern won in the 3rd round after 20 holes. This ended another remarkable record in Tiger's Carreer, what is next ?? The Majors start next month with The Masters, on the 5th April. The Players Championship moves to May for the first time. Charles Howell III holds his lead in the FedEx Cup points while Phil Mickelson climbs into 2nd place. Tiger is still there counting only 2 tournaments. He'll be waiting for the Majors ! ! It will be interesting following the points during the season, and GoforGOLF will update the top 5 each week. See the results and FedEx Cup points on Slice o' News http://www.goforgolf.com/a_sliceonews.asp .......... I do invite and encourage you to send me your views on my comments to email greg@goforgolf.com Greg Paul __________________________________________________________ *** FEBRUARY COMPETITION The winner of the February Spot the Ball contest is Allan Richards of Ruakaka, New Zealand The winning position was f 10 Your one dozen golf balls will be on their way to you shortly. See below for details of the MARCH Spot the Ball Contest. __________________________________________________________ *** HOLES IN ONE and EAGLES No HOLEs in ONE in February: But a couple of Eagles: 8th Feb Manor Park Golf Club 6th White Tee 26th Feb Springfield Golf Club 11th White 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). _________________________________________________________ *** MARCH 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 *** SUGGESTIONS, QUESTIONS & COMMENTS Advanced Analysis - Fairways Hit Amongst the many analysis points you can receive from the Advanced Analysis is Fairways Hit. To register a fairway hit just click the box. It is usual to only record distance hit when your tee shot ends up in the fairway. By ticking the box and entering the distance, you will receive: Your percentage of fairways hit Your longest drive and average drive Note: GoforGOLF is designed to be flexible and able to suit your own requirements. You can tick the fairways hit, without the need to enter a distance. Your percentage will update without effecting the average distance. REMEMBER the more scorecards you enter, the better the analysis you will receive from GoforGOLF. __________________________________________________________ *** MORE GOLF & SPORTS LINKS A change this year with the Players Championship moving to May, the Majors starting with The Masters on 5th April. The USPGA Tour and more for March 2007: 1 to 4 Mar The Honda Classic Palm Beach Gardens, FL http://www.hondaclassic.com/ http://www.gardensgolf.com/ 8 to 11 Mar PODS Championship Westin Innisbrook Resort, FL http://www.chryslerchampionship.com/ http://www.westininnisbrookgolfresort.com/golf.aspx xxxxxxx 15 to 18 Mar Arnold Palmer Invitational Bay Hill Club, Orlando, FL http://www.bayhillinvitational.com/ http://www.bayhill.com/ includes 3D view of each hole 22 to 25 Mar WGC - CA Championship Doral Golf Resort, Fl http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/tournaments/r473/ http://www.doralresort.com/Golf/golf.asp 29 to 1 Apr Shell Houston Open Redstone GC, TX http://www.shellhoustonopen.com/ http://www.redstonegolfclub.com/ 5 to 8 Apr The Masters Augusta National GC, Georgia http://www.masters.org/ The 2007 European PGA Tour: 1 to 4 Mar Johnnie Walker Classic Blue Canyon CC, Thailand http://www.johnniewalkerclassic.com/ http://www.bluecanyonclub.com/ 8 to 11 Mar Clariden Leu Singapore Masters Laguna National G & CC http://www.singaporemasters.com/ http://www.lagunagolf.com.sg/ 15 to 18 Mar TCL Classic Yalong Bay GC, China http://www.yalongbaygolfclub.com/ 22 to 25 Mar Madeira Island Open Santo da Serra GC http://www.madeiraguide.com/santo/madeiraislandopen.php http://www.santodaserragolf.com/ 29 to 1 Apr Estoril Open de Portugal Oitavos Golf, Quinta Da Marinha http://www.playgolfinportugal.com/oitavos.htm The 2007 Ladies LPGA Tour 9 to 11 Mar Mastercard Classic Bosque Real CC, Mexico City http://www.bosquereal.com/ 16 to 19 Mar Safeway International Superstition Mountain, AZ http://www.safewaygolf.com/international/ http://www.superstitionmountain.com/ 29 to 1 Apr Kraft Nabisco Championship Mission Hills CC, Rancho Mirage, CA http://www.kncgolf.com/ http://www.missionhills.com Many of the above courses are in the GoforGOLF course directory And other sporting events, http://www.v8supercar.com.au/ Australian V8s starts in Adelaide, 4th http://cricketworldcup.indya.com/ World Cup Cricket commences in the West Indies on 14th March http://www.canadiancricket.org/ This one is for the family http://www.nrl.com/ 2007 Rugby League Season 16th March http://www.formula1.com/ 2007 Formula 1 season starts 18th March http://www.indyracing.com/ 2007 Racing commences 24th March http://www.worldsbk.com/ Super Bikes continue at Philip Isl http://www.super14.com/ Sthn Hemisphere Rugby http://www.rbs6nations.com/ Nthn Hemisphere Rugby *** 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. __________________________________________________________ *** PENALTY STROKE " One or more strokes added to a golfer's score as punishment for conspicuous, excessive, brazen, or shamless displays of honesty, fair play, and sportsmanship completely at odds with the spirit of the game of golf " Definition from "Golf'ing - a Duffers Dictionary" __________________________________________________________ ,b>*** 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 THREE . . . GoforGOLF