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GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER NINETY EIGHT . . . GoforGOLF
Newsletter Number 97 from GoforGOLF ************************************************************************ Now in our 8TH YEAR with over ** 43,000 ** 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 Final Major of 2007 . . . Then the FedEx Cup *** Competition Winner *** Holes in One and Eagles *** WIN ONE Dozen Premium Golf Balls *** HandiTIPS *** More Golf & Sports Links *** Golf Course ************************************************************************ *** THE FINAL MAJOR With the Final Major, the US PGA, only one week away, and the end of the FedEx Cup qualifying just a couple of weeks away, golf viewing should hot up. It seems to me that no one player has emerged so far this year, although the usual names appear at the top of the FedEx points. The one noticable statistic is, however, that Tiger is still number one, and his 20,899 points have been accumulated from ONLY ELEVEN tournaments, compared to Vijays 21, Jim Furyk 18 and Phil with 16. It is also noticable that Tigers appearances have slowly improved since returning after the arrival of the Little One. My pick is that Tiger will win the US PGA, and going away. The dificulty will be trying to pick the 2nd finisher. *** BE IN TO WIN * * * *** BE IN TO WIN * * * 2007 US PGA *** BE IN TO WIN * * * 2007 US PGA Email me at greg@goforgolf.com with the "subject" - "US PGA" 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 Don't forget to send me an address to send the prize The winner from "The OPEN" is John Fitzgibbon of Ireland, picking Padriag Harrington. Well I guess he would . . . *** FedEX CUP * * * *** FedEX CUP * * * FedEx Finals commence with The Barclays on 24th August See the results and FedEx Cup points on Slice o' News http://www.goforgolf.com/a_sliceonews.asp Vijay Singh has closed in on Tiger over the last month. With only 2 more tournaments to go, how will the leader board change ? .......... I do invite and encourage you to send me your views on my comments to email greg@goforgolf.com Enjoy the Golf Greg Paul __________________________________________________________ *** JULY COMPETITION The winner of the July Spot the Ball contest is Rosie Bolton of Torbay The winning position was b 3 Your one dozen golf balls will be on their way to you soon. See below for details of the AUGUST Spot the Ball Contest. __________________________________________________________ *** HOLES IN ONE and EAGLES Two GoforGOLF Eagles during July: 14th July Musket Ridge Golf Club 11th Blue Tee 31st July Guadalajara Golf Club 15th Green 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). _________________________________________________________ *** AUGUST 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 *** 1. Your Handicap Index GoforGOLF does not calculate your Handicap. Members of clubs have their handicap calculated by their Official National Golf Association - Any difference in the entering of scorecards would cause differences AND confusion. SO WE allow you to update your Official "Handicap Index" when you enter your scores. You can change your 'Handicap Index' at the same 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. Your Master information will be updated, ready for next time. 2. Create your Unofficial Handicap If you do not have an offical Handicap, you can use several other websites to calculate a handicap. See our Links pages. YOU DO need your "corrected scores" for it to be reasonably accurate, and you can get that from your GoforGOLF record. Firstly, enter an estimated Handicap in GoforGOLF before entering your scores. Then use the "Corrected Scores" from our score report to enter into a Handicap calculator. Use the New handicap produced for the next 5 to 10 games, then use the Handicap calculator again. (To estimate a start handicap, subtract the course's par, from your average score - average your score over around 10 rounds, adjusting your score for any blowouts - that is, don't include 7's, 8's & 9's etc. include these as 6's). The more you repeat this process the more accurate your Handicap Index will become. This is ONLY an UNofficial Handicap, and will not be as accurate as an Official Handicap produced through a Club. 3. New Members - Welcome To help you enjoy GoforGOLF I make the following suggestions: a. Tick the 'Use USPGA Slope Rating for score entry' This will make GoforGOLF automatically calculate your course handicap from your Handicap Index. b. 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. Both these are accessed through the 'Change your Details' button on the green menu, once you have 'Signed In'. REMEMBER the more scorecards you enter, the better the analysis you will receive from GoforGOLF. __________________________________________________________ *** MORE GOLF & SPORTS LINKS We return to the US for the LAST MAJOR of the year - 9 to 12 August. The US PGA Championship, at Southern Hills Country Club, Tulsa, Oklahoma. http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2007/ http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2007/course/ (Watch out for the special "US PGA" GoforGOLF Newsletter) *** I have found some of these links don't work on the first attempt - but always work on the 2nd attempt - I hope it is a local internet problem - PLEASE try a second time *** *** There are some great club / tournament websites to view *** The USPGA Tour for August 2007: 2 to 5 Aug Reno-Tahoe Open Montreux G & C C, Reno, NV http://renotahoeopen.com/ http://www.montreuxgolf.com/ 2 to 5 Aug World Golf Championships Firestone C C, Akron, OH http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/ http://www.firestonecountryclub.com/ 9 to 12 Aug US PGA Championship Southern Hills CC, OK http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2007/ http://www.southernhillscc.com/ 16 to 19 Aug Wyndham Championship Forest Oaks CC, NC http://www.wyndhamchampionship.com/ http://www.forestoakscc.com/ 23 to 26 Aug The Barclays Westchester CC, NY http://www.thebarclaysgolf.com/ http://www.wccclub.org/ 31 to 3 Sep Deutsche Bank U.S. C'Ship TPC of Boston, Norton, MA http://www.deutschebankchampionship.com/ http://www.thetpcofboston.com/ The 2007 European Tour: 2 to 5 Aug Russian Open Le Meridien Moscow G&CC, Moscow http://www.russianopen.ru/ http://www.moskau.lemeridien.de/ 9 to 12 Aug US PGA Championship Southern Hills CC, OK http://www.pga.com/pgachampionship/2007/ http://www.southernhillsccc.com/ 16 to 19 Aug Scandinavian Masters Arlandastad GC, Sweden http://www.scandinavianmasters.golf.se/ http://www.arlandastadgolf.se/ 23 to 26 Aug KLM Open Kennemer G & CC, Zandvoort http://www.klmopen.nl/ http://www.kennemergolf.nl/ 30 to 2 Sep Johnnie Walker Championship Gleneagles, Scotland http://www.johnniewalkerchampionship.com/ http://www.gleneagles.com/ click golf worth the visit 6 to 9 Sep Omega European Masters Crans-sur-Sierre, Switzerland http://www.omegaeuropeanmasters.com/ http://www.golfcrans.ch/ The 2007 US LPGA Ladies Tour 2 to 5 Aug Ricoh Women's British Open St Andrews, Scotland http://www.ricohwomensbritishopen.com/ http://www.standrews.org.uk/ 16 to 19 Aug CN Canadian Womens Open Royal Mayfair GC, Alberta http://www.canadianwomensopen.ca/ 24 to 26 Aug Safeway Classic Columbia Edgewater CC, OR http://www.Safewaygolf.com/ http://www.cecc.com/ 30 to 2 Sep State Farm Classic Panther Creek CC, IL http://www.lpgastatefarmclassic.com/ http://www.panthercreekcc.com/ 7 to 9 Sep LPGA NW Championship Pinnacle CC, AK http://www.lpganwac.com/ http://www.pinnaclecc.com/ The 2007 European Ladies Tour 2 to 5 Aug Ricoh Women's British Open St Andrews, Scotland http://www.ricohwomensbritishopen.com/ http://www.standrews.org.uk/ 9 to 12 Aug Scandinavian TPC Barseback G & CC, Sweden http://www.Scandinaviantpc.golf.se/ Hosted by ANNIKA http://www.barseback-golf.se/ 17 to 20 Aug Wales Ladies Championship Machynys Peninsula GC, Llanelli http://www.machynys.com/machynys_golf_let.php http://www.machynys.com/ 24 to 26 Aug SAS Masters Losby GC, Oslo, Norway http://www.sasmasters.no/ http://www.losby.no/ 31 to 2 Sep Finnair Masters Helsinki GC, Finland http://www.finnishmasters.com/ http://www.helsingingolfklubi.fi/ 6 to 9 Sep Nykredit Masters Helsinger GC, Denmark http://nykreditmasters.dk/ http://www.helsingorgolf.dk/ Many of the above courses are in the GoforGOLF course directory And other sporting sites: http://www.skandiacowesweek.co.uk/ Cowes Week Yachting - start 4th August with Rolex Fastnet Race starting Sunday 12th August http://fastnet.rorc.org/ For photos and to Track Entries http://www.iaaf.org/ The World Athletics Championships, Osaka Starts 25th August http://www.usopen.org/ 2007 US Open Tennis, starts 27 Aug *** 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. __________________________________________________________ *** GOLF COURSE " A place where people who are cooped up in the office all week go to get a chance to lie and cheat outdoors " 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 EIGHT . . . GoforGOLF