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GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER ONE HUNDRED & NINETEEN . . . GoforGOLF
Newsletter Number 119 from GoforGOLF ************************************************************************ Now in our 10TH YEAR with over ** 49,000 ** scorecards entered and courses from over 63 countries . . . and growing by the day. WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE CREATED THIS GOLFING ENVIRONMENT . . . ************************************************************************ IN THIS ISSUE *** The 5th Major *** Competition Winner *** Holes in One and Eagles *** WIN ONE Dozen Premium Golf Balls *** More Golf & Sports Links *** Driving Range ************************************************************************ *** The 5th MAJOR . . . Last month's newsletter was a bit late, so I have already covered the Masters and the great finish. To continue my Danny Lee watch, we saw him miss the cut in his first professional tournament, but, a terrific performance in his second, the Quail Hollow C'ship. Competing against many of the top players, he slipped of the pace in the 4th round, but, if you look at the names of those that missed the cut, he did all right. I'll keep watching . . . you should to. . . . Now we have THE PLAYERS Championship, the 5th Major, to look forward to, with a $9.5 million purse, $1.71 m for the winner. And those are US dollars. Who will you pick to win this year ? Tiger on his steady improvement, Phil striking some good form, where were Vijay and Sergio at the Masters, and then there is Jim Furyk, Geoff Ogilvy and Shingo Katayama. Or will one of the young guys break through, like Rory McIlroy, or will we see the old Guys, Kenny Perry and Angel Cabrera show up the rest of the field again, or even my favorite player Fred Couples. Yeah. I could list a number of others, like Robert Allenby, Aaron Baddeley, Adam Scott, Thongchai Jaidee, Davis Love III, Camilo Villegas, Bubba Watson, Retief Goosen, all who have produced some good results in the lead up, and don't forget the big easy, Ernie Els. Still, I wouldn't be surprised if else wins, as I read the entries, I see a number of other names that could surprise. . . . . . . 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 __________________________________________________________ *** APRIL COMPETITION Winner of the April Spot the Ball competition was: John Matthews of Christchurch, New Zealand. The correct position b 8 A number all around the spot, several correct picks, but Maru was randomly selected from the correct entries. See below for details of the MAY Spot the Ball Contest. __________________________________________________________ *** HOLES IN ONE and EAGLES Just one Eagle in April 2nd Apr Manor Park Golf Club 4th White Tee 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). _________________________________________________________ *** MAY 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?) Please submit only 5 entries, 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. __________________________________________________________ *** MORE GOLF & SPORTS LINKS May brings the so called FIFTH MAJOR, The PLAYERS Championship at the TPC at Sawgrass THIS WEEK The USPGA Tour and more for May 2009: The USPGA Tour and more for May 2009: 30 to 3 May Quail Hollow Championship Quail Hollow CC, NC http://www.quailhollowchampionship.com/ http://www.quailhollowcc.com/ 7 to 10 May The PLAYERS Championship TPC Sawgrass, FL http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r011/ http://www.tpc.com/sawgrass/ including sound 14 to 17 May Valero Texas open LaCantera GC, TX http://www.valero.com/Community/Sponsorships/ValeroTexasOpen/ http://www.lacanteragolfclub.com/ 21 to 24 May HP Byron Nelson C'ship TPC Four Seasons, TX http://www.hpbnc.org/byronnelson/ http://www.fourseasons.com/dallas/golf.html 28 to 31 May Crowne Plaza Invitational Colonial CC, TX http://www.crowneplazainvitational.com/ http://www.colonialfw.com/ 4 to 7 Jun the Memorial Tournament Muirfield Village GC, OH http://www.thememorialtournament.com/ http://www.tccmv.com/ The 2009 European Tour: 30 to 3 May Open de Espana PGA Golf Catalunya, Spain http://spanish-open-golf.com/ http://www.pgacatalunya.com/golf/en/ 7 to 10 May BMW Italian Open Royal Park Roveri http://www.bmwitalianopen.com/ http://www.royalparkgolf.it/ 14 to 17 Apr The 3 Irish Open Co Louth GC, Ireland http://www.3irishopen.ie/ http://www.countylouthgolfclub.com/ The IRISH - Don't miss trying the Crazy Golf Just what we need to enjoy the Irish open 21 to 24 May BMW PGA Championship Wentworth, Surrey, England http://www.wentworthclub.com/championship/152/ http://www.wentworthclub.com/ 28 to 31 May The European Open The London GC, England http://www.europeantour.com/ http://www.londongolf.co.uk/ 4 to 7 Jun The Celtic Manor Wales Open Celtic Manor Resort, Wales http://www.walesopen.com/ great start page http://www.celtic-manor.com/ click GOLF The 2009 Ladies LPGA Tour 7 to 10 May Michelob ULTRA Open Kingsmill Resort & Spa, VA http://www.michelobultraopen.com/ http://www.kingsmill.com/golf/index.asp 14 to 17 May Sybase Classic Upper Montclair CC, NJ http://www.sybaseclassic.com/ http://www.uppermontclaircountryclub.com/ 21 to 24 May LPGA Corning Classic Corning CC, NY http://www.corningclassic.com/ http://www.corningcountryclub.com/ . . . impressive intro 4 to 7 Jun LPGA State Farm Classic Panther Creek CC, IL http://www.lpgastatefarmclassic.com/ http://www.panthercreekcc.com/ 11 to 14 Jun McDonalds LPGA Championship Bulle Rock GC, MD http://www.mcdslpgachampionship.com/ http://www.bullerockgolf.com/ The LPGA Tour internet has changed dramatically, with some of the smartest tournament websites I have seen. You have to look at them . . . they are great . . . The 2009 Ladies LPGA Tour 14 to 17 May Deutsche Bank Swiss Open Golf Gerre Losone, Ticino http://www.dblso.de/ http://www.golflosone.ch/ . . . relaxing . . pleasure 21 to 24 May Ladies German Open Golfpark Gut Hausern http://www.hvbladiesgermanopen.com/ http://www.golf-eschenried.de/PlatzGutHaeusern/ 5 to 7 Jun ABN AMRO Ladies Open Eindhovensche Golf, Holland http://www.klmopen.nl/klmladiesopen/abnladiesproam/proamladies/ http://www.eindhovenschegolf.nl/ Many of the above courses are in the GoforGOLF course directory And other sporting events, http://www.badminton-horse.co.uk/ and for some horse power The Badminton Horse Trials 7 to 10 May http://www.volvooceanrace.org/ Around the World continues A GRAND SLAM TENNIS tournament http://www.fft.fr/rolandgarros/ Roland Garros Tennis - starts 24 May And for something different, have you tried Disc Golf http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFQ8S1LcioQ http://www.opendiscgolf.com/ *** 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. __________________________________________________________ *** DRIVING RANGE " A place where golfers go to get all the good shots out of their systems." 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 & NINETEEN . . . GoforGOLF