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GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER for THE OPEN . . . GoforGOLF
A Special GoforGOLF Newsletter for THE 136th OPEN ************************************************************************** *** THE OPEN *** AT CARNOUSTIE *** *** THE OPEN *** AT CARNOUSTIE *** THIS WEEK, at Tayside Coast, Scotland - 19th to 22nd July -------------------------------------------------------------------- The Official Website is, of course: http://www.opengolf.com Includes Leaderboard, teetimes, players, the course, history and webcams . . . For course coverage the Club website is very good: http://www.carnoustiegolflinks.co.uk/ http://www.carnoustiegolfclub.com/ The PGA Coverage http://www.pga.com/openchampionship/2007/index.html Great coverage including a Full Course Tour, with video and commentary. THESE FOUR WEBSITES COVER EVERYTHING YOU WANT OR NEED TO KNOW Including Some terrific course coverage But, for some local flavour, http://www.carnoustie-open.co.uk/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- *** Some Interesting Facts Oldest Winner - Old Tom Morris - 1867 - 46 years & 99 days Youngest Winner - Young Tom Morris - 1868 - 17 years, 5 mths, 8 days Champions in 3 Decades - Harry Vardon - 1896, 1903 & 1911 J H Taylor - 1894, 1900 & 1913 Gary Player - 1959, 1968 & 1974 Most Victories 6 - Harry Vardon 5 - James Baird, J H Taylor, Peter Thomson & Tom Watson Check out the http://www.opengolf.com for the full player list ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Memorabilia and History: First place to visit http:/www.britishgolfmuseum.co.uk/ http://www.opengolf.com/history/timeline.sps For another version http://www.standrewsgolf.co.uk/british_open_history.php News and Coverage: The usual http://www.europeantour.com/ http://www.pgatour.com/ and news sites http://british-open-news.newslib.com/ http://www.linksgolfstandrews.com/news/news.htm http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/ Weather: looking like light rain for the tournament http://uk.weather.com/weather/local/UKXX0555 http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/ta/ District: For a map - look for the red arrow: http://www.uk-golfmaps.com/jbt_new.html?+25330+271 For district background try: http://www.answers.com/topic/angus-1 Look for links to Tayside district and carnoustie For Photos go to this site and search for, carnoustie golf http://www.webshots.com/ If your going to be there, watch out for the speed cameras http://www.scottishsafetycameras.com/camfindermap.aspx?regionid=6 If you are there, please take some photos and send them to me. greg@goforgolf.com If you loose this email you will find it on http://www.goforgolf.co.nz/links.newsletters.asp __________________________________________________________ * * * BE IN TO WIN * * * PICK THE WINNER * * * BE IN TO WIN * * * PICK THE WINNER EMAIL me at greg@goforgolf.com . . . with the email "subject" entered as "THEOPEN" with your pick for the winner of the . . . THE OPEN and be in to win a copy of the great CD "Play Better Golf" by hypnotherapist Grant Boddington http://www.nzhypnosis.com/play-better-golf-cd.html In the case of many winners, I will draw out some winners One entry per person, thanks __________________________________________________________ *** The Bunker "A hazard consisting of an area of ground along a fairway or adjacent to a green from which soil has been removed and replaced with something designed to trap golfers. If such a hazard occupies more than 2000 square feet and traps golfers permanently, it is refered to as a "condominium". Definition from "Golf'ing - a Duffers Dictionary" __________________________________________________________ *** JULY - SPOT THE BALL - COMPETITION The prize Sponsored by the New Zealand GOLF Magazine WIN ONE Dozen Golf Balls " SPOT the BALL " TO ENTER - CLICK on the banner advert or menu item on GoforGOLF http://www.goforgolf.co.nz/contest.asp _________________________________________________________ *** RESULTS For snipets of news and results from THE OPEN and other tours try our Slice of NEWS http://www.goforgolf.com/sliceonews.asp __________________________________________________________ *** TELL YOUR GOLFING BUDDIES ABOUT GOFORGOLF ***** Let your golfing buddies know about ***** ***** the GoforGOLF web site and its ***** ***** 'Golf Analysis for All'. ***** http://www.goforgolf.co.nz http://www.goforgolf.com Regards & Good Golfing Greg Paul __________________________________________________________GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER for 136th THE OPEN . . . GoforGOLF