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GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER ONE HUNDRED & TWENTY THREE . . . GoforGOLF
Newsletter Number 123 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 *** FedEX Cup *** Competition Winner *** Holes in One and Eagles *** WIN ONE Dozen Premium Golf Balls *** HandiTIPS *** More Golf & Sports Links *** Knockdown ************************************************************************ *** 2009 FEDEX CUP The points for the playoff tournaments are quintuple those of the regular season, with the field size reducing after each event. Tournament Location Field Size The Barclays New York 125 Deutsche Bank Ch'ship Boston 100 BMW Championship Chicago 70 The Tour Ch'hip Atlanta 30 The interesting facts are, that all 30 players in The TOUR Championship has a mathematical chnace of winning, depending on how other players finish. The top 10 seeds have an excellent chnace of winningif they win The TOUR Championship. And the top 5 seeds are guaranteed of winning the FedEx Cup, if they win The TOUR Championship. I hope that helps you follow the Playoffs . . . . . . 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 __________________________________________________________ *** AUGUST COMPETITION No correct entires in August, in fact only one close. The winning position was c 7 I am sure the September contest is easier, and I will jackpot the prize to two dozen golf balls. See below for details of the SEPTEMBER Spot the Ball Contest. __________________________________________________________ *** HOLES IN ONE and EAGLES A hole in ONE in August 22nd Aug Blenheim Golf Club 9th White Tee And an Eagle 5th Aug Rarangi Golf Club 18th 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). _________________________________________________________ *** SEPTEMBER 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 q) ? b) Down - (between 1 and 15) ? 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 *** Presidents Cup The President's Cup is similar to the Ryder Cup, but competed for between USA and an International Team, excluding players eligible for the European Ryders Cup team. Thursday has 6 Foursome matches Friday has 6 Four-ball matches Saturday has 5 Foursome then 5 Four-ball matches Sunday has 12 singles matches The USA team is made up of the top 10 players from the US Tour plus 2 captains choices. The International Team is made up of the top 10 players on the World Golf Rankings, plus 2 captains choices. Fred Couples captains the USA Team, Greg Norman the International Team. Greg at: greg@goforgolf.com REMEMBER the more scorecards you enter, the better the analysis you will receive from GoforGOLF. __________________________________________________________ *** NEW TO NEW ZEALAND GOLFERS *** Discounted Golf Fees www.TeeitUpNZ.com due for launching in a few weeks SPECIAL OFFER for GoforGOLFers Pre-launch registration email . . . sreck@teeitupnz.com Enter Subject as . . . GoforGOLF __________________________________________________________ *** MORE GOLF & SPORTS LINKS The FedEX Cup Playoffs are underway, finisining with the top 30 players playing in The TOUR Championship *** There are some great club / tournament websites to view *** The 2009 USPGA Tour for September: 4 to 7 Sep Deutsche Bank U.S. C'Ship TPC of Boston, Norton, MA http://www.deutschebankchampionship.com/ http://www.tpcboston.com/ 10 to 13 Sep BMW Championship Cog Hill G&CC, IL http://bmw-golfsport.com/gs/bcs_usa.html http://www.coghillgolf.com/ 24 to 27 Sep The TOUR Championship East Lake GC, GA http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r060/ http://www.eastlakegolfclub.com/ *** FALL SERIES 01 to 04 Oct Turning Stone Resort Champs Atunyote GC, NY http://www.turningstonechampionship.com/ http://www.turningstone.com/golf/atunyote/ 08 to 11 Oct Presidents Cup Harding Park GC, CA http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/presidentscup/ http://www.harding-park.com/ The 2009 European Tour: 3 to 6 Sep Omega European Masters Crans-sur-Sierre, Switzerland http://www.omegaeuropeanmasters.com/ http://www.golfcrans.ch/ 10 to 13 Sep Mercedes-Benz Championship Gut Larchenhof, Germany http://www.mercedes-benz-championship.de/ http://www.gutlaerchenhof.de/ 17 to 20 Sep Austrian Golf Open Fontana GC, Vienna http://www.austrian-golfopen.com/ http://www.fontana.at/ 24 to 27 Sep The Vivendi Trophy Saint-Nom-la-Breteche GC, France with Seve Ballesteros http://vivenditrophy.canalplus.fr/en http://bretesche.fr/golf/ 1 to 4 Oct Alfred dunhill links championships St Andrews, Carnoustie & Kingsbarn, UK http://www.dunhilllinks.com/ http://www.standrews.org.uk/ http://www.carnoustiegolflinks.co.uk/ http://www.kingsbarns.com/ 8 to 11 Oct Madrid Masters Centro Nacional de Golf, Spain http://www.madridmastersgolf.com/2009/ http://www.cngolf.es/ The 2009 US LPGA Tour 3 to 6 Sep CN Canadian Womens Open Priddis Green G&CC http://www.cncanadianwomensopen.com/ http://www.priddisgreens.com/ 11 to 13 Sep P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Champs Pinnacle CC, AK http://www.pgbeautychampionship.com/ http://www.pinnaclecc.com/ 17 to 20 Sep Samsung World Championship Torrey Pines GC, CA http://pages.samsung.com/us/golf/index.html http://www.torreypinesgolfcourse.com/ 24 to 27 Sep CVS/pharmacy LPGA Challenge Blackhawk CC, CA http://www.cvslpga.com/ http://www.blackhawkcc.org/ 1 to 4 Oct Navistar LPGA Classic RTJ Golf Trail, AL http://www.navistarlpgaclassic.com/ http://www.rtjgolf.com/capitolhill/ The 2009 European Ladies Tour 10 to 13 Sep Uniqa Ladies Golf Open Golfclub Fohrenwald, Austria http://www.ladiesgolfopen.at/ http://www.gcf.at/ 17 to 20 Sep Randstad open de France Golf d'Arras. Nord-Pas de Calais http://www.golf-openfrancedames.com/ http://www.golf-arras.com/ 24 to 27 Sep Tenerife Ladies Open Golf Costa Adeje, Spain http://www.tenerifeladiesopen.com/ http://www.golfcostaadeje.com/ 1 to 3 Oct Madrid Ladies Masters Casino Club de Golf Retamare http://www.golfretamares.com/ http://www.casinodemadrid.es/sp/retamares/index.htm Many of the above courses are in the GoforGOLF course directory And other sporting sites http://www.usopen.org/ 2009 US Open Tennis finishes 13 Sep http://www.cricinfo.com/iccct2009/content/series/374074.html ICC Champions Cricket Trophy 22 Sep http://www.indycar.com/ Last Race for the Indy Champs 10 Oct http://www.a1gp.com/ 1st round of the 2009 A1 Motor Racing Series 5th October - Zandvoort Jan 25 2010 - TAUPO New Zealand http://www.a1nzl.com/ New Zealand Team Entry Website and for some more DOWNUNDER sport, as they approach the finals in both Rugby League and Australian Rules http://www.nrl.com.au/ 1st Qualifying Final 11 Sep hope you can make more out of the website than I could http://www.afl.com.au/ Finals start on 5 Sep *** 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. __________________________________________________________ *** KNOCKDOWN " A low punched shot that is extremely useful when the wind is very strong or play is very slow " 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 THREE . . . GoforGOLF