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GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER ONE HUNDRED & EIGHT . . . GoforGOLF
Newsletter Number 108 from GoforGOLF ************************************************************************ Now in our 8TH YEAR with over ** 45,000 ** scorecards entered and courses from over 62 countries . . . and growing by the day. WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE CREATED THIS GOLFING ENVIRONMENT . . . ************************************************************************ IN THIS ISSUE *** The 2008 US Open *** Competition Winner *** Holes in One and Eagles *** WIN ONE Dozen Premium Golf Balls *** HandiTIPS *** More Golf & Sports Links *** Member-Guest ************************************************************************ *** The 2008 US OPEN Can you pick a winner of this US Open ? I was going to pick Phil Mickelson on some recent good showings, but, how do you discount the unknown factor of Tiger. Whenever he has some time off, for injury or whatever, he seems to return with renewed vigor and concentration. (If THAT is possible). I am also going out on a limb, to say there will be a couple of Australians in the mix at the front. WITH, Tiger, Phil and Adam Scott in the same group for the first two days it is hard to go past one of these guys to win. (8:06 - 1st) What do you think? OK, I have had another look through the pairings, and I have to list 7:22 10th - K J Choi/Jim Furyk/Steve Stricker 7:55 10th - Stuart Appleby/Jerry Kelly/Lee Westwood 12:52 1st - Stewart Cink/ Sergio Garcia/Vijay Singh 1:36 1st - Angel Cabrera/Padraig Harrington/Davis Love III 1:14 10th - Ian Poulter/Paul Casey/Luke Donald (Nick Faldo says he will be following this group) 1:36 10th - Justin Rose/Geoff Ogilvy/Ernie Els I'll add a dozen Golf Balls to the prize below, IF, someone picks the winner, who is NOT listed above. NOW there is a challenge. *** BE IN TO WIN * * * *** BE IN TO WIN * * * Email me at greg@goforgolf.com with the "subject" - "USOPEN" 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 I'll let you enter until the start of the saturday round. If there is more than one correct entry, I will draw a winner . . . NO CORRECT ENTRIES again for the PLAYERS . . . consolation Chris Smith, was picked as he is the only entry to pick a player that was named in our final Slice o News results. Chris, email me to confirm your email address and supply a delivery address for your prize. . . . . . . I do invite and encourage you to send me your views on events, or on my comments . . . to email . . . greg@goforgolf.com Enjoy your Golf Greg Paul GoforGOLF __________________________________________________________ *** MAY COMPETITION The May Spot the Ball had a number of entries, however the one drawn was that of Kevin Wills of Auckland. The winning position was c 6 Your prize will be on its way to you shortly. April winner Allan, please confirm your email address and supply your delivery address. Thanks. See below for details of the JUNE Spot the Ball Contest. __________________________________________________________ *** HOLES IN ONE and EAGLES A Hole in One in May 17th May Carrington Club 4th White Tee Congratulations . . . (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). _________________________________________________________ *** JUNE 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 small print?) You can submit more than one entry, but they must be done separately. Include your address . . . how else can we send you the prize. No correspondence or discussion will be entered into. __________________________________________________________ *** HandiTIPS *** A change of concept for HandiTIPS . . . and as a lead up to the RYDER Cup I try to explain the format of each days golf. All games are played under MATCH PLAY Rules, where the results are determined by the number of holes won. Played over 3 days, the first two days involve FOURBALL in the morning and FOURSOMES in the afternoon. The Final day is SINGLES format. If you are like me and haven't played in many Club events, you are probably thinking what is the diifference between these 3 formats. This month I cover FOURBALL (This is in my words, not any technical stuff) Each match is made up of two two-man teams. Each player plays their own ball all the way on each hole, and the player who scores the best wins the hole for their team. If a player from each team have the same score, then the hole is halved. Picking up your ball - Now, you will be saying, but, I see players picking up their ball quite often during the Ryder Cup. The reason for this is, if the players team partner has sunk his putt, and he cannot beat the score made, there is no purpose in him continuing to finish the hole (as he would in normal tournamnet play). Similarly, if a member of the opposition has sunk his putt, and he cannot equal that score, he might as well go to the next hole. The great thing I found in match play is: a. You do not have to count 7s 8s and 9s b. If you muck up a hole, you have lost only "1" . . . and not perhaps 3 or 4 shots as in stroke play. Next Month . . . FOURSOMES 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 The 2008 US Open is only ONE week away: For updated news try: http://www.usopen.com And course coverage: Torrey Pines Golf Course: http://www.torreypinesgolfcourse.com/ (Some sites don't seem to load on the first attempt - try a second time) The USPGA Tour for June 2008: 29 to 1 Jun the Memorial Tournament Muirfield Village GC, OH http://www.thememorialtournament.com/ http://www.tccmv.com/ 5 to 8 Jun Stanford St Jude Championship TPC Southwind, TN http://www.stanfordstjude.com/ http://www.tpcatsouthwind.com/ 12 to 15 Jun U S Open Championship Torrey Pines GC, CA http://www.usopen.com/ http://usga.usopen.com/course/index.html Click the image for each hole http://www.torreypinesgolfcourse.com/ 19 to 22 Jun Travelers Championship TPC River Highlands, CT http://www.travelerschampionship.com/ http://www.tpcatriverhighlands.com/ 26 to 29 Jun Buick Open Warwick Hills G&CC, M http://www.buickopen.pgatour.com/ http://warwickhills.org/ 3 to 6 Jul AT&T National Congressional CC, MD http://www.attnational.org/ hosted by Tiger Woods http://www.ccclub.org/ The 2008 European Tour: 29 to 1 Jun the Celtic Manor Wales Open Celtic Manor Resort, Wales http://www.walesopen.com/ http://www.celtic-manor.com/ 5 to 8 Jun Bank Austria Golf Open Fontana GC, Vienna, Austria http://www.bank-austria-golfopen.com/ http://www.fontana.at/golf/home.asp?sp=1 12 to 15 Jun open de St Omer Aa St Omer GC, France http://www.golfopensaintomer.com/ http://www.aa-st-omer-golfclub.com/ 19 to 22 Jun BMW International Open Golfclub Munchen Eichenried http://bmw-golfsport.com/gs/en/ http://www.gc-eichenried.de/ 26 to 29 Jun Open de France Le Golf National, Paris, Fr http://www.opendefrance.fr/ http://www.golf-national.com/ 03 to 06 Jul European Open The London GC, Kent, England http://www.europeantour.com/ http://www.londongolf.co.uk/ The 2008 US Ladies LPGA Tour 29 to 1 Jun Ginn Tribute hosted by Annika Rivertowne CC, SC http://www.ginntribute.com/ http://www.rivertownecountryclub.com/ 5 to 8 Jun McDonalds LPGA Championship Bulle Rock GC, MD http://www.mcdslpgachampionship.com/ http://www.bullerockgolf.com/ 19 to 22 Jun Wegmans Rochester International Locust Hill CC, NY http://www.rochesterlpga.com/ http://www.locusthillgolfcourse.com/ 26 to 29 Jun U S Women's Open Interlachen CC, MN http://www.2008uswomensopen.com/ http://www.interlachencc.org/ 04 to 06 Jul P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Champs Pinnacle CC, AK http://www.pgbeautychampionship.com/ http://www.pinnaclecc.com/ The 2008 EUROPEAN Ladies Tour 29 to 1 Jun Ladies German Open Golfpark Gut Hausern http://www.hvbladiesgermanopen.com/ http://www.golf-eschenried.de/PlatzGutHaeusern/en/index.rsys 5 to 8 Jun ABN AMRO Ladies Open Eindhovensche Golf, Holland http://www.eindhovenschegolf.nl/ 13 to 15 Jun Ladies Open de Portugal Quinta da Ria, Portugal http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/ http://www.quintadaria.com/ 19 to 22 Jun Tenerife Ladies Open Golf Costa Adeje http://www.tenerifeladiesopen.com/ http://www.golfcostaadeje.com/ 4 to 6 July The Oxfordshire Ladies English Open Oxfordshire GC http://www.ladiesenglishopen.co.uk/ http://www.theoxfordshiregolfclub.com/ Many of the above courses are in the GoforGOLF course directory And other sporting sites, http://www.rolandgarros.com/ French Tennis Open - underway http://www.allblacks.com/ International season against Ireland & England starts 7th June http://www.euro2008.uefa.com/ Euro 2008 Tournament 7th to 29th June http://www.wimbledon.org/ Wimbledon Championship - starts 23th June http://www.letour.fr/ Tour de France commences 5th July This website gives you all the info Check it again when the event starts Some more Golf: http://www.markbrowngolf.com/ Kiwi Pro making his MARK on the European Tour http://www.golfprints.net/ Some great Golf prints for a guys Den Future Major Events: http://en.beijing2008.cn/ 2008 Olympics - 8th to 24th August http://www.rydercup.com/ 2008 Ryder Cup - 16th to 23rd September *** 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. __________________________________________________________ *** MEMBER-GUEST " Club tournament usually won as a result of supernatural play by an old army buddy or one of the members who just got a little lucky and managed to shoot a Gross Score equal to his USGA Handicap Index of 38 on the back nine " Definition from "Golf'ing - a Duffers Dictionary" __________________________________________________________ *** More New Courses - Worldwide The Course Directory - more added EVERY DAY. AND NOW over 88% of New Zealand Courses. ADD A COURSE World Wide NOW covering 63 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 ONE HUNDRED & EIGHT . . . GoforGOLF