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Newsletter Number 11 from GoforGOLF
Keeping you up to date with developments and news from our website.
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IN THIS ISSUE
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*** COMPETITION WINNER
Congratulations to the winner of our April competition.
This month's winner is from Lower Hutt, New Zealand
We will be contacting you shortly regarding the size etc. of your Wilson Grip Golf Glove.
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*** HOLES IN ONE and EAGLES
YES - A hole in one on the 14th at Warkworth Golf Club, by a lady member of GoforGOLF. Well Done.
AND - Two Eagles by the same chap, on the 7th and 15th holes at Northland Golf Club during April. Well done Rob Dinsdale.
Rob writes ". . . as close to an albatross as I have been".
"The 7th at Northland is a short par 5 and you often have the prevailling wind behind you. At 419 metres it's pretty easy to hit in two with the summer run. I hit a good drive about 280 metres and hit a solid 8 iron to within 6 inches. Easiest eagle I've ever had".
Keep it up Rob.
(Our promise of confidentiality does not allow us to publish your names, without your permission).
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*** MAY COMPETITION 2 BY 2
Two chances to win Two GoforGOLF Sports Caps.
The Recent 2000 Shell Houston Open played at the TPC at The Woodlands, Texas, from 27th to 30th April, produced a truly memorable finish, going to the 4th Sudden-Death hole.
Memorable also for the winner, from Australia, winning his first US Tour event, and for the second placed, a regular on the tour, missing out on his first victory for several years when appearing to have it in his grasp several times.
Answer these two simple questions to be in the draw for:
Two GoforGOLF Sports Caps
To enter - CLICK on the banner advert on the GoforGOLF website
www.goforgolf.co.nz
or go direct to the entry form at www.goforgolf.co.nz/contest.asp
The winners will be drawn from the correct entries by the management of Sports Information Management Ltd. The results will be final. No correspondence or discussion will be entered into. (Isn't this meant to be in small print?)
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*** Slope Rating & Handicapping System
The GoforGOLF upgrade is nearing completion. It has taken longer to do than first envisaged, but incorporates a number of other improvements to GoforGOLF facilities as well.
Rest assured that it will be worth the wait and that we are continually working to bring you a better and more useful golf resource.
*** For the Inquisitive
There are a number of web sites that have information on the Slope system. These include simple overviews and historical articles, through to detailed explanations with full formulas etc. The USGA website has their Slope Manual online.
Try these:
www.nzga.co.nz/frames
www.usga.com/handicap
www.popeofslope.com/HistHndcpng
and keep an eye on GoforGOLF for further info.
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*** HandiTIPS
1. Up and Downs - Advanced Analysis - The GoforGOLF web site has been designed so that you can put your own definition to the 'Up and Downs', and as long as you are consistent with your definition, your reports will be consistent and comparable.
For a Pro or scratch golfer, an 'Up and Down' is where he/she has missed the green for their GIR, (green in regulation), and still achieves par (usually with a chip and one putt).
However, for us (mid and high handicap players), it can be defined as:
So choose one of these options, and remain consistent with your recording of your results, and you will be able to compare your analysis results.
2. Analysis - the more scorecards you enter and the longer the period your scorecards cover, the better the analysis you will receive. e.g. consider comparing your results this summer to last summer, or your summer results to your winter results etc.
Hope this helps you enjoy your golf game.
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.
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*** SUGGESTIONS, QUESTIONS & COMMENTS
Suggestions, questions and comments are welcomed.
If you have any questions or suggestions on how to use GoforGOLF please email them to me at greg@goforgolf.com
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*** MORE SPORTS LINKS
THE US OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP is the next Major coming up in June, and is to be played on the famous Pebble Beach Links Course.
The Pebble Beach Links website has a wonderful tour of the course,
giving a huge amount of information on each hole. Well worth a visit
before the event, so that you are familiar with the course.
www.pebblebeach.com
The official website has just been launched. This includes a 3D
view of a number of holes. It does need some extra software.
It also reminds us of the tragic death of Payne Stewart, who was
the reigning Open champion.
www.usopen.com
Also see the Pebble Beach scorecard on GoforGOLF - just click
www.goforgolf.co.nz/courseinfo.asp?course=145
I haven't found many special sites for this months tournaments, although there is plenty of coverage through the many US magazine and newspaper websites.
Go to www.monstercrawler.com and enter the event name in the search and see what you get.
GTE Byron Nelson Classic 11/14 May at TPC at Four Season - Las Colinas, Texas
Mastercard Colonial 18/21 May at Colonial Country Club, Fort Worth, Texas
Memorial Tournament 25/28 May
at Muirfield Village Golf Club
columbusgolf.com/thememorial
Kemper Open 1/4 June at TPC at Avenel
AND on the European Tour
Novotel Perrier Open de France 4/7 May at Le Golf National, Paris
Benson & Hedges International Open 11/14 May at The Belfry Sutton Coldfield, England
Deutsche Bank-SAP Open TPC of Europe 18/21 May
at Gut Kaden Hamburg, Germany
www.deutschebankopen.de
Volvo PGA Championship 26/29 May at Wentworth Club, Surry, England
On the lighter side, and nothing to do with golf, have a look
at
www.sirius.com/~jwebster/APunMyWord
If you find any other interesting web sites for these tournaments, please let me know.
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*** Club Technology
"The trouble that most of us find with the modern matched set of clubs is that they don't really seem to know any more about the game than the old ones did!"
Robert Browning, from A History of Golf
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*** New Courses - World Wide
If the course you have played is not yet on GoforGOLF, you can ADD IT, or send us the scorecards (mens and womens) and we will make sure the the course and all tees are loaded correctly.
If there is an error with a scorecard, the stroke rating has changed or the distance is now wrong, or the Slope rating is missing, please let us know so we can correct it.
Sports Information Management Ltd
P O Box 25 198,
Auckland,
New Zealand.
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*** TELL YOUR GOLFING BUDDIES ABOUT GOFORGOLF
***** Let your golfing buddies know about *****
***** the GoforGOLF web site and its *****
***** 'Golf Analysis for All'.
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Regards & Good Golfing
Greg Paul
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