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GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER 2009 U S OPEN . . . GoforGOLF
Special U S Open Newsletter from GoforGOLF ************************************************************************ 2009 U S OPEN 2009 U S OPEN 2009 U S OPEN ************************************************************************ *** THE 2002 US OPEN STARTS THURSDAY To help you enjoy the US Open at Bethpage State Park Golf Course in Farmingdale, New York, I found a number of websites on the course, the tournament and the district. The official website - for scoring, history, players and course. AND Video Clips and Live, and Virtual Golf http://usopen.com/ The course: http://www.nygolfshuttle.com/bethpage.htm with diagrams and photos and a different look at Bethpage with clips from YouTube http://www.dipity.com/timeline/Bethpage-Black-Golf-Course or cut out the detail and check out this compilation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VjC_g2eWAU and do you remember Kiwi Caddie Stevie Williams running across the 18th green. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cx2BS1u4fiw John Daley . . . . live at the US open . . . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rtT2z5fDlg WARNING about YouTube . . . the GOLF clips are terrific. But if you continue to view the other videos offered you are likely end up with EXXotica websites, of scantily clad young ladies . . . For a course tour with pro guide: http://www.newsday.com/sports/golf/usopen/ny-usopen-tour,0,5169643.flash http://www.usopen.com/pdf/2009pairingmap.pdf Scorecard and Layout There is history on the U S Open website and there is more on http://www.bethpageproshop.com/history.html http://longislandgolfnews.com/bethpage-history/ Of course the scorecard on GoforGOLF http://www.goforgolf.com/courseinfo.asp?course=2055 ************************************************************************ SOME TEE TIMES TO WATCH Thursday tee time / Friday Tee time 7:44 - 1:14 Vijay Singh, Jeev Milkha Singh & KJ Choi 7:55 - 1:25 Ian Poulter, Justin Leonard & Robert Allenby 8:06 - 1:36 Padraig Harrington, Angel Cabrera & TIGER 12:41 - 7:11 David Smail - NZ, Cameron Blackman & Steve Allan 1:25 - 7:55 Sergio Garcia, Camilo Villegas & Adam Scott 2:42 - 9:12 Matt Magy, Shawn Stefani & Douglas Batty - NZ 7:55 - 1:25 Geoff Ogilvy, Jim Furyk & Paul Casey 8:28 - 1:58 Michael Campbell - NZ, Boo Weekley & Rod Pampling 1:14 - 7:44 Anthony Kim, Rory McIlroy & Dustin Johnson 1:36 - 8:06 Retief Goosen, Ernie Els & Phil Mickelson And a few others to watch: Rory Sabbatini 7:33, Justin Rose 1:36, Graeme McDowell 7:33, Henrick Stenson 7:44, Darren Clark 1:03, Soren Hansen 1:25, Stuart Appleby 1:47 and Raphael Jacquelin 2:09 Who is Douglas Batty ??? of New Zealand ************************************************************************ *** For some other interesting sites How do you get to the course http://longislandgolfnews.com/driving-directions-bethpage-2009-usopen/ There is the local weather http://www.findlocalweather.com/forecast/ny/bethpage.html http://www.wunderground.com/US/NY/bethpage.html for a great graphical weather portrayal, and for a dopplerRadar coverage http://www.weatherforyou.com/weather/new+york/bethpage.html Bethpage District http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethpage,_New_York http://www.powertolearn.com/li_history/bethpage.html History http://www.newsday.com/community/guide/lihistory/ny-historytown-hist003r,0,7179596.story And Golf in the district http://www.golflink.com/golf-courses/city.aspx?dest=Farmingdale+ny And the Course Architect - Albert Warren Tillinghast http://www.golf.com/golf/courses_travel/article/0,28136,1570540,00.html http://www.tillinghast.net/life-times.shtml life and times of http://www.tillinghast.net/crsbeth.shtml on Bethgate Also check out our Slice o' NEWS http://www.goforgolf.com/a_sliceonews.asp ************************************************************************ *** PUTTING "The schoolteacher was taking her first golfing lesson. "Is the word spelt p-u-t or p-u-t-t ?" she asked the instructor. "P-u-t-t is correct," he replied. "Put means to place a thing where you want it. Putt means merely a vain attempt to do the same thing." Thanks to www.golfjokes.co.uk __________________________________________________________ *** 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 2009 U S OPEN . . . GoforGOLF