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GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER NINETY SEVEN . . . GoforGOLF
Newsletter Number 97 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 *** A LITTLE TIGER *** Competition Winner *** Holes in One and Eagles *** WIN ONE Dozen Premium Golf Balls *** HandiTIPS *** More Golf & Sports Links *** Relief ************************************************************************ *** A LITTLE TIGER Firstly I must pass on my and our GoforGOLF's Very Best wishes to Tiger and Elin for the birth of "Sam Alexis" . . . For photos, go to http://www.tigerwoods.com and click on NEWS ARCHIVE . . Towards bottom right your will see "OFF THE COURSE" There is the link to the photos Go to the bottom photo, to see why "Sam" will be a great golf player. Other than the Genes, the fantastic input from her loving Dad, (and of course Mum), the hands look as though they could grip a club today. I wouldn't normally announce the birth of a golf pros first child, on GoforGOLF, however, Tiger is not only No 1, he does come across as a neat No 1 at that. *** THE OPEN How will the "new bubs" effect Tiger's lead up to The Open . . . Nearly everyone of note is going to be there: Including a huge number of Australians, Allenby, Appleby, Baddeley, Bunny, Fowler, Gleeson, Groom, Hensby, Laycock, Lee, Ogilvy, O'Hern, Pampling, Pilkadaris, Porter, Scott, Senden, & Sheehan . .. with 8 coming through qualifying. 18 ockers . . . then there is Vijay, Phil just missed the cut, Ernie, Furyk, even Goosen, AND FALDO . . . Even Montgomerie has been performing recently. I am going to choose . . . Adam Scott . . . My heart is always picking Kiwi Michael Campbell as I did with the Americas Cup . . . missing out by . . . 1 second ! ! *** BE IN TO WIN * * * *** BE IN TO WIN * * * 2007 BRITISH OPEN *** BE IN TO WIN * * * 2007 BRITISH OPEN Email me at greg@goforgolf.com with the "subject" - "THE OPEN" WITH your pick for the winner, and be in to win a copy of the CD "Play Better Golf" by 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 No Winner of the CD for the US Open, then who would have picked Angel Cabrera . . . *** FedEX CUP * * * *** FedEX CUP * * * See the results and FedEx Cup points on Slice o' News http://www.goforgolf.com/a_sliceonews.asp Tiger leads from Phil Mickelson then Vijay Singh How will it change after the US OPEN .......... I do invite and encourage you to send me your views on my comments to email greg@goforgolf.com Enjoy the Golf Greg Paul __________________________________________________________ *** JUNE COMPETITION The winner of the June Spot the Ball contest is Blair Wilcock of Auckland, New Zealand. The winning position was h 9 Your one dozen golf balls will be on their way to you soon. See below for details of the JULY Spot the Ball Contest. __________________________________________________________ *** HOLES IN ONE and EAGLES Only one Eagle during June: 14th June Whakatane Golf Club 1st Mens 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). _________________________________________________________ *** JULY 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 n) ? 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 *** My best advice to you is to have a look at the GoforGOLF Newsletter Archive for past HandiTIPs. http://www.goforgolf.co.nz/links.newsletters.asp You are also encouraged to email me with ways you have found that uses the flexibility of GoforGOLF to help your Golf. greg@goforgolf.com Since starting the website, I have ended up playing less and less golf so have come up with fewer new ways to use GoforGOLF Other Than ALL the Designed Factors, of course *** JUST BE CONSISTENT Establish how you intend to use GoforGOLF, then enter your scores in a consistent manner. This way the percentages, average putts etc., will remain comparative. In this way you will be able to compare one year to another, one month or season to another . . . *** HAVE A PLAY Once you have entered a good quantity of scorecards, then have a play with all the different analysis options . . . to find out how they work, and the best options for you. *** THE MORE SCORECARDS YOU ENTER, THE BETTER THE ANALYSIS 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 We Again cross the Atlantic for the next major, The British Open - known in UK simply as . . . THE OPEN Starts 20th July at Carnoustie Golf Club, Angus, Scotland http://www.opengolf.com/ for the R&A coverage and And for another incredible entry list, click below. http://www.opengolf.com/players/entry_list.sps?ipage=0 (Watch out for the special 'THE OPEN' GoforGOLF Newsletter) The USPGA Tour for July 2007: 28 to 1 Jul Buick Championship Warwick Hills GC, MI http://www.buickchampionship.com/ http://www.warwickhills.org/ 5 to 8 Jul A T & T National Congressional CC, MD http://www.attnational.org/ http://www.ccclub.org/ 12 to 15 Jul John Deere Classic TPC at Deer Run, IL http://www.johndeereclassic.com/ http://www.tpc.com/daily/deere_run/ 19 to 22 Jul The Open Carnoustie GC, Scotland http://www.opengolf.com/ http://www.carnoustiegolfclub.com/ See special GoforGOLF newsletter for more interesting links 26 to 29 Jul Canadian Open Angus Glen CC, Ontario http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r032/ http://www.angusglen.com/ 2 to 5 Aug Reno-Tahoe Open Montreux G&CC, NV http://www.renotahoeopen.com/ http://www.montreuxgolf.com/ 2 to 5 Aug WGC - Bridgestone Invitational Firestone CC, OH http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/ http://firestonecountryclub.com/ The 2007 European Tour: 28 to 1 Jul Open de France Alstom Le Golf National, Paris, Fr http://www.opendefrance.fr/ http://www.golf-national.com/ 5 to 8 Jul Smurfit Kappa European Open The K Club, Dublin, Ireland http://www.kclub.ie/golf/european-open.html http://www.kclub.ie/golf/ 12 to 15 Jul The Barclays Scottish Open Loch Lomond, Scotland http://www.barclaysscottishopen.co.uk/ http://www.lochlomond.com 19 to 22 Jul 136th Open Championship Carnoustie GC, Scotland http://www.opengolf.com/ http://www.carnoustiegolfclub.com/ 26 to 29 Jul Deutsche Bank Players Champs Gut Kaden, Germany http://www.deutschebank-players-championship.de/en/ http://www.gutkaden.de/ 2 to 5 Aug The Russian Open Le Meridien GC, Moscow http://www.russianopen.ru/ http://www.lemeridien-mcc.com/ The 2007 US Ladies Tour: 28 to 01 Jul U S Women's Open Pines Needles, NC http://www.uswomensopen.com/ http://www.pineneedles-midpines.com/ 12 to 15 Jul Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Highland Meadows GC, OH http://www.jamiefarrowenscorning.com/ http://www.highlandmeadows.com/ 19 to 22 Jul HSBC Womens World Match Play Wykagyl CC, NY http://www.hsbcgolf.com/ TRY THE GOLF CHALLENGE http://www.wykagylcc.org/ 26 t0 29 Jul Evian Masters Royal Evian GC, France http://www.evianmasters.com/ http://www.evianmasters.com/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=12 2 to 5 Aug Ricoh Womens British Open St Andrews, Scotland http://www.womensbritishopen.com/ http://www.standrews.org.uk/ The 2007 European Ladies Tour 29 to 01 Jul Ladies Open de Portugal Gramacho GC, Algarve http://www.pestanagolf.com/ Click the Gramacho course 5 to 7 Jul Golf Punk Ladies English Open Chart Hills GC, England http://www.ladiesenglishopen.co.uk/ http://www.charthills.co.uk/ 26 t0 29 Jul Evian Masters Royal Evian GC, France http://www.evianmasters.com/ http://www.evianmasters.com/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=12 2 to 5 Aug Ricoh Womens British Open St Andrews, Scotland http://www.womensbritishopen.com/ then click the link http://www.standrews.org.uk/ Many of the above courses are in the GoforGOLF course directory And other sporting sites during July 2007 . . . http://www.wimbledon.org/ Wimbledon Championship - continues http://www.letour.fr/ Tour de France commences 8th July There was a problem I am sure this is the correct with this link be careful address but there is a temp prob . . . http://www.allblacks.com/ The Tri Nations Rugby Tournament 14 Jul NZ vs Australia vs South Africa http://www.rugbyheaven.smh.com.au/trinations/index.html Southern Hemisphere Rugby And MORE GOLF http://www.adamscott.com.au The official website . . . I have picked ADAM for "The Open" http://www.ernieels.com/ Ernie Els golf website . . also try http://www.ernieelswines.com/ Ernie "Wine Site". No wonder his golf hasn't been that great . . . *** 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. __________________________________________________________ *** RELIEF " Unusual situation when, thanks to the rules of golf, a player is actually able to improve his lie without counting a penalty stroke while another golfer is watching " 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 SEVEN . . . GoforGOLF