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GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER ONE HUNDRED & FIFTEEN . . . GoforGOLF
Newsletter Number 115 from GoforGOLF ************************************************************************ Now in our 8TH YEAR with over ** 47,000 ** scorecards entered and courses from over 62 countries . . . and growing by the day. WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE CREATED THIS GOLFING ENVIRONMENT . . . ************************************************************************ HAPPY NEW YEAR HAPPY NEW YEAR HAPPY NEW YEAR ************************************************************************ IN THIS ISSUE *** What is In store in 2009 *** Competition Winner *** Holes in One and Eagles *** WIN ONE Dozen Premium Golf Balls *** HandiTIPS *** More Golf & Sports Links *** Lay-up ************************************************************************ *** WHAT is in STORE in 2009 Happy New Year to ALL GoforGOLFers It is often usual to look back on the previous year at such times, however, I'd prefer to look forward. Although 2008 was a terrific year of golf worldwide, What have we got happening in this new year. Well, it starts with the Race to Dubai, the New initiative for the European Tour. The European Tour have already made interesting moves, having started the 2009 season in late 2008, and also including more and more countries in their schedule, making it more like THE World Wide Golf Tour. There are some changes to the FedEx Cup, now in it's 3rd year. I believe that players will not carry their points into the finals, giving all who qualify, an equal chance to win the $10 million. I will confirm this later. We have the retirement of Annika Sorenstam . . . will that last? and how much difference will that have on the the Ladies Tours, Annika having split her time over both. . . . AND we have the return of Tiger Woods . . . Will he return with his Kiwi Caddie, Steve Williams, and how will Phil Mickelson like that when they meet. (Great humour from my point of view). How long will it take for Tiger to get back into form . . . I don't think he will return until he is IN FORM, and will give himself a few tournamnents to get some MATCH practice before the first Major . . . The Masters on 9th April. Let's see if I am right . . . you can quote me . . . I also look forward to seeing the progress of Vijay after his terrific end of season play, the exploits of Ernie Els and my favourate (old guy) Freddie Couples, on their return to some good form after injuries. I could continue . . . still let that be sufficient at the moment and I will try to keep you updated over the months with more details of the Race to Dubai and FedEx Cup, and other news, tournaments and events. Hope you enjoy the GoforGOLF Newsletter, the links to the Tournament and Course websites. Best Regards for 2009 Just Remember . . . . . . Even the present world problems are forgotten . . . When you are playing GOLF. (Or Sailing) Greg . . . . . . I do invite and encourage you to send me your views on events, or on my comments . . . email . . . greg@goforgolf.com Enjoy your Golf Greg Paul GoforGOLF __________________________________________________________ *** DECEMBER COMPETITION No Winners in December, and because there were a number of very close picks, I decided to just carry the TWO dozen ball prize over to the January Spot the Ball. The winning position was I 8 See below for details of the JANUARY Spot the Ball Contest. __________________________________________________________ *** HOLES IN ONE and EAGLES A Hole in One in December 13th Dec Island Park Golf Course 11th White Tee And Eagles too 13th Dec Island Park Golf Course 3rd White Tee 18th Dec Bellville Golf Club 14th White Tee 20th Dec Manor Park Golf Club 7th White Tee YES, the same guy scored the hole in one and eagle on the same day. The 13th must have been a lucky day for him. Well Done. Congratulations to all. We would like to hear about the occassion. Email me with a short description for inclusion in the newsletter. (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). _________________________________________________________ *** JANUARY 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 *** 1. Entering a NEW Course - STROKE Many terms in golf vary from country to country. When entering a new course into GoforGOLF the term 'Stroke' is often missinterpreted as your first score. However, it is necessary to enter the course first, before you are able to enter your score. The term 'Stroke' refers to 'Stroke Index' which is often referred to as 'Handicap' on many scorecards. This is the rating of the hole between 1 and 18, where 1 is the hardest hole, and 18 is the easiest. Each hole must have a unique 'Stroke' number. Don't get this confused with PAR, also know as Par Rating, which is the number of shots a zero handicap player is expected to take on that hole, usually 3, 4 or 5. 2. Entering a TEST score You are welcome to enter a Test score in GoforGOLF to see what it can do for you, and how it will react to a certain circumstance or input. However, PLEASE DELETE PLEASE DELETE it when you are finished. If left in your record, it will cause incorrect information and statistics to be calculated, reducing the usefulness of YOUR record. To Delete a score, Sign In as if to enter a score, highlight the score concerned in the orange box, and click the 'Delete Score' button below. Check that it is the score you wish the delete and confirm by clicking the "Delete Score" button below the score displayed. REMEMBER the more scorecards you enter, the better the analysis you will receive from GoforGOLF. __________________________________________________________ *** MORE GOLF & SPORTS LINKS The 2009 European season has started in the Southern Hemisphere, with co sanctioned tournaments in the Race to Diba, while the 2009 US PGA Tour is starting in Hawaii with the Mercedes-Benz Championship, the first tournament of the 2009 FEDEX Cup Championship. The USPGA Tour for January 2009: 8 to 11 Jan Mercedes-Benz Championship Plantation Course, Kapalua http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r016 http://www.kapalua.com/golf/courses/plantation.html 15 to 18 Jan Sony Open Waialae CC, Hawaii http://www.sonyopeninhawaii.com/ http://www.waialaecc.com/ 21 to 25 Jan Bob Hope Chrysler Classic PGA West-Arnold Palmer course, Bermuda Dunes & Silver Rock http://www.bhcc.com http://www.bhcc.com/bdcc.html http://www.pgawest.com/ http://www.silverrock.org/ 29 to 1 Feb FBR Open TPC Scottsdale http://www.fbropen.com http://tpc.com/daily/scottsdale/stadium_course.html 5 to 8 Feb Buick Invitational Torreys Pines GC, CA http://www.buickinvitational.com/ http://www.torreypinesgolfcourse.com/ 12 to 15 Feb AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill, Poppy Hills, CA http://www.attpbgolf.com http://www.pebblebeach.com/page.asp?id=704 http://www.pebblebeach.com/page.asp?id=709 http://www.poppyhillsgolf.com/ 2009 European Tour - Co Sanctioned 8 to 11 Jan Joburg Open Royal Johannesburg & Kensington GC http://www.joburgopen.com/ have a look at this neat website . . . http://www.royaljk.za.com/ 15 to 18 Jan Abu Dhabi Golf Championship Abu Dhabi GC http://www.abudhabigolfchampionship.com http://www.adgolfclub.com/ 22 to 25 Jan Commercialbank Qatar Masters Doha GC http://www.qatar-masters.com/ http://www.dohagolfclub.com/ 29 to 1 Feb Dubai Desert Classic Emirates GC http://www.dubaidesertclassic.com/ http://www.dubaigolf.com/egc 7 to 10 Feb Maybank Malaysian Open Saujana G&CC http://www.maybankmalaysianopen.com/ http://www.saujana.com.my/ The South African Tour continues: 8 to 11 Jan Joberg Open see above 22 to 25 Jan Dimension Data Pro-Am Gary Player CC & Lost City GC http://www.didataproam.com/ under construction . . . http://www.suninternational.com/ no link found to golf The Australasian Tour continues: 19 to 22 Feb Johnnie Walker Classic The Vines GC, Perth http://www.johnniewalkerclassic.com/ http://www.vines.com.au/golf.asp WOMENS Brasil Cup of GOLF 24 to 25 Jan HSBC LPGA Brasil Cup 2009 Itanhanga GC, Rio, Brasil http://www.lpgabrasil.com.br/ http://www.itanhanga.com.br/ 12 to 14 Feb SBS Open at Turtle Bay Turtle Bay GC, Kahuku http://www.sbsopen.com/ http://www.turtlebayresort.com/ You have to enjoy the opening page of this website European Ladies Tour 5 to 8 Feb ANZ Ladies Masters Royal Pines Resort, QLD http://www.anzladiesmasters.com.au/ http://www.royalpinesresort.com.au/golf-overview 12 to 15 Feb Womens Australian Open Metropolitain GC, Melbourne http://golfqueensland.org.au/womens-australian-open-0 http://www.metropolitangolf.com.au/ Many of the above courses are in the GoforGOLF course directory And other sporting sites http://www.asbclassic.co.nz/ 5 to 10 January Ladies Tennis http://www.heinekenopen.co.nz/ 12 to 17 January Mens Tennis http://www.australianopen.com/ First Major of 2009 - 19 Jan to http://www.a1gp.com/ The A1 Motor Racing series continues - Taupo New Zealand 23 to 25 Jan http://www.volvooceanrace.org/ 2008/09 Volvo Ocean Race - Around the World Yacht Race - Continues Singapore to China - Then China to Rio . . . Try the virtual Race Game http://www.nzisevens.co.nz/ Intl Rugby 7s Wellington - 6 & 7 Feb http://www.rbs6nations.com/ Nthn Hemisphere Rugby - starts 7 Feb http://www.super14.com/ Sthn Hemisphere Rugby - starts 13 Feb http://www.nz.cricket.org/ West Indies tour New Zealand Jan New Zealand tour Australia Feb *** 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. __________________________________________________________ *** LAY-UP " A shot that would have stopped safely short of a hazard, line of trees, a ravine, or some other trouble on a hole if you hadn't used a nice easy swing that knocked the ball 30 yards farther than you ever hit that club in your entire life " 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 & FIFTEEN . . . GoforGOLF