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GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER ONE HUNDRED & TWENTY ONE . . . GoforGOLF
Newsletter Number 121 from GoforGOLF ************************************************************************ Now in our 10TH YEAR with over ** 49,000 ** 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 *** Golf Courses *** Competition Winner *** Holes in One and Eagles *** WIN ONE Dozen Premium Golf Balls *** HandiTIPS *** More Golf & Sports Links *** Hole Out ************************************************************************ *** Golf Courses I was going to cover the usual . . . who is going to win the next major, THE OPEN. I thought I would be stating the same as I did last month, excepting Tiger to win, but, with a number of top performers likely to do well. Padraig Harrington etc. However, I am not. I have been doing maintenance on the website, and have been looking at a large number of course websites from around the world. There is seldom a bad looking course, some medioca websites, and some incredible courses and clubs. So I looked up the top 100 courses, to find a couple of the top New Zealand courses ranked right there with the best. http://www.top100golfcourses.co.uk/ 1st Pine Valley, Clementon, NJ 4th Turnberry, Ailsa, Scotland 6th Pebble Beach, California 7th August National, GA 18th St Andrews, Scotland 31st Cape Kidnappers, New Zealand 59th Kauri Cliffs, New Zealand And there are others that must be just outside the 100 as well. . . . . . . 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 __________________________________________________________ *** JUNE COMPETITION The June Spot the Ball has been won by Gene Chandler of Kaiapoi. The winning position was h 9 Your prize will be on its way to you shortly. See below for details of the JULY Spot the Ball Contest. __________________________________________________________ *** HOLES IN ONE and EAGLES An Eagle in June 17 Jun Karori Golf Club 12th White Tee (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). _________________________________________________________ *** JULY 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. Maintenance We have been doing some maintenance . . . Many email addresses have been removed from our mailing list. If you do not get a newsletter, please check your email address in "Change your Details", or let me know. 2. Default courses You are able to set up a default course (your home course), so that your most frequently played course is automatically loaded when you sign in. Go to "Change your Details" to choose your course 3. Changes to Course If a course has undergone major changes, it is necessary for the score card to be entered again. If your default course has a date "to Jun 08" and/or ". . ." on the end of the name, it means a new course entry has been set up, and you need to change your default course. 4. Club Websites. If you are having a website built, I suggest that you show your email address as well as having an enquiry form. Some people do not like to use the form format, or may wish to record your email address to use it at a later date, sometimes from their phones. If you need further help please do not hesitate to email me. Greg at: greg@goforgolf.com REMEMBER the more scorecards you enter, the better the analysis you will receive from GoforGOLF. __________________________________________________________ *** MORE GOLF & SPORTS LINKS We Again cross the Atlantic for the next major, The British Open - known in UK simply as . . . THE OPEN Starts 16th July at The Ailsa Course at Turnberry http://www.opengolf.com/ for the R&A coverage and And for another incredible entry list, click below. http://www.opengolf.com/players/entry_list.sps?ipage=0 (Watch out for the special 'THE OPEN' GoforGOLF Newsletter) The USPGA Tour for July 2009: 2 to 5 Jul AT&T National Congressional CC, MD http://www.attnational.org/ hosted by Tiger Woods http://www.ccclub.org/ 9 to 12 Jul John Deere Classic TPC at Deer Run, IL http://www.johndeereclassic.com/ http://www.tpc.com/daily/deere_run/ 16 to 19 Jul The Open Turnberry, Scotland http://www.opengolf.com/ http://www.turnberrygolfclub.net/ 16 to 19 Jul U S Bank Championship Brown Deer Park GC, WI http://www.usbankchampionship.com/ http://www.browndeergolfclub.org/ 23 to 26 Jul RBC Canadian Open Glen Abbey GC, Ontario http://www.rbccanadianopen.com/ http://www.glenabbey.com/ wasn't working when I tried http://en.clublink.ca/golf/glenabbey/?SECT=GLENABBEY&GOLF_COURSE_ID=0220 30 to 2 Jul Buick Open Warwick Hills G&CC, MI http://www.buick.com/en/pages/open/sitelet/buickopen/index.jsp http://www.warwickhills.org/ 6 to 9 Aug Legends Reno-Tahoe Open Montreux G&CC, NV http://www.renotahoeopen.com/ http://www.montreuxgolf.com/club/golf_cc.html 6 to 9 Aug WGC - Bridgestone Invitational Firestone CC, OH http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/ http://firestonecountryclub.com/ The 2009 European Tour: 2 to 5 Jul Open de France Le Golf National, Paris, Fr http://www.opendefrance.fr/ http://www.golf-national.com/ 9 to 12 Jul The Barclays Scottish Open Loch Lomond, Scotland http://www.barclaysscottishopen.co.uk/ http://www.lochlomond.com 16 to 19 Jul 138th Open Championship Turnberry, Scotland http://www.opengolf.com/ http://www.turnberrygolfclub.net/ 23 to 26 Jul SAS Masters Barseback G&CC, Sweden http://masters.golf.se/ http://www.jaravallen.se/golf/information.php 30 to 2 Aug Moravia Silesia Open Prosper Golf Resort, Czech http://www.moraviasilesiaopen.cz/home/?lang=en http://www.prosper-golf.cz/ 6 to 9 Aug WGC - Bridgestone Invitational Firestone CC, OH http://www.worldgolfchampionships.com/ http://firestonecountryclub.com/ The 2009 US Ladies Tour: 2 to 5 Jul Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Highland Meadows, OH http://www.jamiefarrowenscorning.com/ http://www.highlandmeadows.com/ 9 to 12 Jul U S Women's Open Saucon Valley CC, PA http://www.2009uswomensopen.com/ http://www.sauconvalleycc.org/ 24 t0 27 Jul Evian Masters Royal Evian GC, France http://www.evianmasters.com/ http://www.en.evianroyalresort.com/ 30 to 2 Aug Ricoh Womens British Open Royal Lytham & St Annes http://www.ricohwomensbritishopen.com/ http://www.royallytham.org/ The 2009 European Ladies Tour 2 to 4 Jul SAS Ladies Masters Fritzoe Gard GC, http://www.sasladiesmasters.no/ http://www.larvikgolf.no/ 16 to 19 Jul Open de Espana Femenini Panoramica Golf &CC http://www.openfemenino.com/ http://www.novapanoramica.com/en/golf.aspx 23 t0 26 Jul Evian Masters Royal Evian GC, France http://www.evianmasters.com/ http://www.en.evianroyalresort.com/ 30 to 2 Aug Ricoh Womens British Open Royal Lytham & St Annes http://www.ricohwomensbritishopen.com/ http://www.royallytham.org/ Many of the above courses are in the GoforGOLF course directory And other sporting sites during July 2009 . . . http://www.wimbledon.org/ Wimbledon Championship - FINALS http://www.letour.fr/ Tour de France commences 4th July http://www.allblacks.com/ The Tri Nations Rugby Tournament 18 Jul NZ vs Australia then South Africa http://www.rugbyheaven.com.au/tri-nations/ Southern Hemisphere Rugby http://www.ashescricket.co.uk/ Cricket - England vs Australia 1st Ashes Test 8th July http://www.rfl.uk.com/ UK Rugby League Carnegie Challenge Cup - Great Introduction http://www.superleague.co.uk/ And the European Super League http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/index.html I know the Football Confederations Cup is over . . . but, If the crowd contuously blow those those hooters, I won't be watching much of the World Cup. http://www.vancouver2010.com/mascot Early notice of Winter Olympics Vancouver 12th to 28th February 2010 *** 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. __________________________________________________________ *** HOLE OUT " Archaic term for the quaint, antiquated custom of compleing a hole by actually sinking, rather than picking up, the final short- to medium- length putt " 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 & TWENTY ONE . . . GoforGOLF