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GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER NINETY FIVE . . . GoforGOLF
Newsletter Number 95 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 *** THE 2007 Players Championship *** Competition Winner *** Holes in One and Eagles *** WIN ONE Dozen Premium Golf Balls *** HandiTIPS *** More Golf & Sports Links *** Lost Ball ************************************************************************ *** THE PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP 2007 The Player Championship has been repositioned in 2007 between the Masters (April) and the U S Open (June 14 to 17) spreading the major tournaments neatly one a month leading to the FedEx Cup Finals in late August. Well done PGA in creating an on going interest through the season, with the prospect of a KNOCK OUT style final series. As for the final winners checque, that is . . . horrific. Only part of the prize could solve the total financial woes of many a small town, let's hope it goes to someone who is that philanthropic. OR . . . perhap one who is interested in funding a terrific GoforGOLF Website that could do with a cash injection. The 2007 Players Championship . . . who is going to bet against Tiger, after his win in the Wachovia Championship, the lead up tournament to the Players Championship. Still I did notice Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh close by, and . . . Ernie Els hovering around and improving with every tournament, including a recent 5th in the BMW Asian Open. I intend to just sit back and watch . . . and keep you updated with results . . . *** BE IN TO WIN * * * Email me at greg@goforgolf.com with the "subject" - "Players" 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 If there is more than one correct entry, I will draw a winner or Two MASTERS - Zach Johnson surprised us all with his win, so no winner of the Play Better Golf CD. Still I have drawn a winner from the entries. John Francis . . . John, email me with contact details. *** FedEX CUP * * * Was it inevitable . . . ? Tiger taking the points lead of the FedEx Cup. AND with only 6 tournaments played . . . compared to 11, 12 & 13 tournaments by his closest competitors. If this was the World Cricket Cup, the World Rugby Cup or yachtings Americas Cup, you would have to say, Tiger is already in the "Playoffs - Semi Finals". 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 Enjoy the Golf Greg Paul __________________________________________________________ *** APRIL COMPETITION There was no winner of the April Spot the Ball contest. The winning position was J 7 Closest entry was Doug Cooper. You will be reciving a "Play better Golf" CD soon. See below for details of the MAY Spot the Ball Contest. __________________________________________________________ *** HOLES IN ONE and EAGLES Another quiet month in April: One Hole in One, at a par 3 course: 15th Apr Aspire Golf Centre - Chipping Course 16th Gold Tee Tee An Albatross and Eagle by one GoforGolfer: Eagle 1st Apr Hornsea Golf Club 16th Yellow Tee Albatross 22nd Apr Hornsea Golf Club 16th Yellow Tee Other Eagles: 2nd Apr Kempsey Golf Club 14th White Tee 21st Apr Mangawhai Golf Club 1st White Tee Well done guys, make sure you enter your score into GoforGOLF to keep a record of your great hole. 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). _________________________________________________________ *** MAY 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 m) ? 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. 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. Have a look at a sample report, click http://www.goforgolf.com/exampleadv.asp 2. Negative Handicaps (Are you better than Scratch) Many top golfers now have a Slope Rating Handicap that are less than scratch (zero). In this case, when entering such a handicap into GoforGOLF, it is necessary to enter it as a negative, e.g. -2.3 It may seem strange, but, GoforGOLF is set up for us normal golfers where our handicap, while stated as a plus, is actually deducted from our score. I am sure you will understand the requirement to enter your index as a minus. Otherwise, email me . . . GoforGOLF will then calculate your Stableford points correctly. 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. __________________________________________________________ *** MORE GOLF & SPORTS LINKS One change in the 2007 schedule has THE PLAYERS Championship being played in May, so we do have "the 5th Major" this month to look forward to. The USPGA Tour for May 2007: 3 to 6 May Wachovia Championship Quail Hollow CC, NC http://www.wachoviachampionship.com/ http://www.quailhollowcc.com/ 10 to 13 May THE PLAYERS Championship TPC Sawgrass, FL http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r011/ http://www.tpc.com/sawgrass/ 17 to 20 May AT&T Classic TPC Sugarloaf, GA http://www.attclassic.com/ http://www.tpcatsugarloaf.com/ 24 to 27 May Crowne Plaza Invitational Colonial CC, TX http://www.crowneplazainvitational.com/ http://www.colonialfw.com/ (Basic home page, great coverage) 31 to 3 Jun Memorial Tournament Muirfield Village GC, OH http://www.thememorialtournament/site.htm http://www.nicklaus.com/design/muirfieldvillage/ The European Tour for May 2007: 3 to 6 May Telecom Italia Open Castello di Tolcinasco G&CC http://www.telecomitaliaopen.com/ http://www.golftolcinasco.it/enplish/ 10 to 13 May Valle Romano Open de Andalucia Aloha GC, Spain http://www.valleromano.net/ http://www.clubdegolfaloha.com/ 17 to 20 May Irish Open Adare Manor Hotel & Golf http://www.nissan-irishopen.ie/ http://www.adaregolfclub.com/ 24 to 27 May BMW PGA Championship Wentworth Club, England http://www.bmw-golf.com/ click the bmw championship link http://www.wentworthclub.com/ 31 to 3 Jun Celtic Manor Resort Wales Open Celtic Manor, Wales http://www.walesopen.com/ http://www.celtic-manor.com/golf/ The US Ladies LPGA Tour for May 2007: 3 to 6 May SemGroup Championship Cedar Ridge CC, OK http://www.semgroupchampionship.com/ http://www.cedarridgecountryclub.com/ 10 to 13 May Michelob ULTRA Open Kingsmill Resort, VA http://www.michelobultraopen.com/ http://www.kingsmill.com/golf/index.asp 17 to 20 May Sybase Classic Upper Montclair CC, NJ http://www.sybaseclassic.com/ http://www.uppermontclaircountryclub.com/ 24 to 27 May LPGA Corning Classic Corning CC, NY http://www.corningclassic.com/ http://www.corningcountryclub.com/ 31 to 3 Jun Ginn Tribute hosted by Annika RiverTowne CC, SC http://www.ginntribute.com/ http://www.rivertownecountryclub.com/ The EUROPEAN Ladies Tour for May: . . . 2007 Tour STARTS . . . 3 to 6 May Tenerife Ladies Open Golf Del Sur http://www.golfdelsur.es/ 10 to 13 May Open De Espana Femenino C C Mediterraneo, Spain http://www.openfemenino.com/ http://www.ccmediterraneo..com/ 17 to 20 May Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open Golf Gerre losone http://www.deutschebank-ladies-swiss-open.ch/ http://www.golflosome.ch/ 23 to 26 May BMW Ladies Italian Open Sheraton Golf Parco de Medici Corning CC, NY http://www.bmwladiesitalianopen.com/ neat intro . . . 1 to 3 Jun Northern Ireland Ladies Open Hilton Templepatrick Hotel http://www.hilton.co.uk/templepatrick/ Many of the above courses are in the GoforGOLF course directory And other sporting sites: Http://www.sophie-sandolo.nl/ Check out the calendar http://www.badminton-horse.co.uk/ and for some horse power The Badminton Horse Trials 3rd to 6th May Major TENNIS http://www.rolandgarros.com/ Roland Garros Tennis - starts 27 May ************ THEN THERE IS . . . Major YACHTING . . . Americas Cup This is THE major yachting event, the oldest Trophy in modern sport. The Americas Cup . . . and the qualifying regatta, the Louis Vuitton Trophy, to be won by the country/team/boat that wins the right to challenge for the "Americas Cup" presently help by Alingi of Switzerland . . . There is the neat but basic coverage from a Kiwi yachie and golf player http://www.electron.co.nz/ There is the official website . . . http://www.americascup.com/ Then an alternative coverage, with some great articles, photos, and results http://www.cupinfo.com/ And if you want total coverage: Superb 3D animation http://www.americascupanywhere.com There are others if you have the time and enthusiasm to watch the fantastic yachting NOW coming out of Valencia in Spain . . . *** 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. __________________________________________________________ *** LOST BALL " An Opponent's missing ball after 10 seconds of searching, or one of yours after 15 minutes " 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 FIVE . . . GoforGOLF