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GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER ONE HUNDRED & THIRTY TWO . . . GoforGOLF
Newsletter Number 132 from GoforGOLF ************************************************************************ Now in our 11TH YEAR with over ** 50,000 ** scorecards entered and courses from over 62 countries . . . growing by the day. WE ARE PROUD TO HAVE CREATED THIS GOLFING ENVIRONMENT . . . ************************************************************************ IN THIS ISSUE *** World Cup of Football *** Competition Winner *** Holes in One and Eagles *** WIN ONE Dozen Premium Golf Balls *** HandiTIPS *** More Golf & Sports Links *** Relief ************************************************************************ *** WORLD CUP of FOOTBALL June sees the start of the biggest sport event in the World for 2010. The 2010 FIFA World Cup. The Final on 11th July. Considered the biggest sport event in the world, with over 200 countries trying to qualifying for the last 32. http://www.fifa.com/index.html You have heard the names Ronaldo, Blanco, Christodoulopoulos, Rooney, Terry, De Rossi, Pepe, Ronaldinho, Cahill, Caceres, Fernadez, Smeltz and Nelsen. This is the event to watch this year. Watch out for New Zealand . . . Go New Zealand . . . *** Back to Golf Phil Mickelson or ? With the Memorial this weekend and the US Open in a couple of weeks, the Experts are picking Phil to take over from Tiger Woods as No 1 by the end of the month. With Tim Clark and Luke Donald putting up impressive performances and Tiger off the pace, I have to agree with them. I do look forward to the coverage from Pebble Beach, however. Those superb holes along the shore, the neat par 3, the 7th, only 109 yards, the 8th par 4 over the revene, and the 18th with the bunker along the shore, to name a few. . . . No one picked Tim Clark to win the Players Championship Same deal . . . Try again for the US Open . . . . . . . *** 365 COURSES in 365 DAYS continues All in One Year !!! http://www.puregolf2010.com/ These two guys are now through their 150th day, and are now in Dallas, USA, dining with kiwi pro Phil Taturangi. It is for a great cause http://www.thefirstteenz.org.nz/ They obviously need some help on their journey, so I encourage you to contact them through their website, and please support ** The First Tee NZ ** project. Good Luck Guys, you have the support of GoforGOLF. . . . . . . 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 __________________________________________________________ *** MAY COMPETITION The winner of the May competition drawn from the winning entries is Chandar Varadhan of Sydney, Australia The winning position was C 5 . There were many close entries See below for details of the JUNE Spot the Ball Contest. __________________________________________________________ *** HOLES IN ONE and EAGLES A couple of GoforGOLF Eagles in May 3rd May Waitoa Park Golf Club 15th White Tee 27th May Windross Holf Club 15th Middle Tee Thomas recounts for us, "After an excellent drive down the left center, my ball came to rest in the rough at the end of the fairway, 127 yards to a back pin. I hit my 9 iron a bit thin, snuck it through the top of a pine tree and hit the green. The ball took one hop and went in the cup". GO THOMAS. And a non Hole in One. Peter: "whacked my tee shot over the brow of the hill on the 17th par 4. When we got over the hill we found that there was a temporary green and my ball was in the enlarged hole." Tell us your story !!! (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). _________________________________________________________ *** JUNE 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 p) ? b) Down - (between 1 and 13) ? 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. Home Course We have noticed many players registering for GoforGOLF do not enter a 'Home Course'. This doesn't have to be a course you belong to, it can be the course you play the most. The course that you select will become the default course every time you 'Sign In'. You will not have to search for it. To choose a 'Home Course' now, 'Sign In' and go to the home/first page, (by clicking the GoforGOLF Logo), and you will find a 'Change your Details' button, in the top right of the screen. 2. Changing your Handicap Your handicap can be changed at any time. You need to "Sign In" first, then return to the 'Home' (front) page, where you will find a 'Change your Details' button in the top right corner. You can also change your Handicap as you enter your score. 3. Advanced Analysis Card To help you record the extra details required for the Advanced Analysis, you can print the 'Advanced Analysis Card' for the course you are going to play. Select the course and click the "Analysis Card" button. REMEMBER the more scorecards you enter, the better the analysis you will receive from GoforGOLF. __________________________________________________________ *** MORE GOLF & SPORTS LINKS The 2010 US Open is only a couple of weeks away: For updated news try: http://www.usopen.com And course coverage: Pebble Beach, California http://www.pebblebeach.com/ (If some sites don't seem to load on the first attempt - try a second time) The USPGA Tour for June 2010: 03 to 06 Jun the Memorial Tournament Muirfield Village GC, OH http://www.thememorialtournament.com/ http://www.tccmv.com/ 10 to 13 Jun St Jude Championship TPC Southwind, TN http://www.stanfordstjude.com/ http://www.tpcatsouthwind.com/ 17 to 20 Jun U S Open Championship Pebble Beach GC, CA http://www.usopen.com/ http://usga.usopen.com/course/index.html Click the image for each hole http://www.pebblebeach.com/page.asp?pageName=_Golf_PBGL_Main 24 to 27 Jun Travelers Championship TPC River Highlands, CT http://www.travelerschampionship.com/ http://www.tpcatriverhighlands.com/ 01 to 04 Jul AT&T National Aronimink GC, PA http://www.attnational.org/ http://www.aronimink.org/ The 2010 European Tour: 03 to 06 Jun the Celtic Manor Wales Open Celtic Manor Resort, Wales http://www.walesopen.com/ http://www.celtic-manor.com/golf.aspx 10 to 13 Jun Estoril Open de Portugal Penha Longa GC, Portugal http://www.penhalonga.com/golf_e.html 17 to 20 Jun open de St Omer Aa St Omer GC, France http://www.golfopensaintomer.com/ Great Intro http://www.aa-st-omer-golfclub.com/ 24 to 27 Jun BMW International Open Golfclub Munchen Eichenried http://bmw-golfsport.com/gs/en/ http://www.gc-eichenried.de/ 01 to 04 Jul Alstom Open de France Le Golf National, Paris, Fr http://www.opendefrance.fr/ http://www.golf-national.com/ The 2010 US Ladies LPGA Tour 10 to 13 Jun LPGA State Farm Classic Panther Creek CC, IL http://www.lpgastatefarmclassic.com/ http://www.panthercreekcc.com/ 18 to 20 Jun Shoprite LPGA Classic Dolce Seaview Resort, NJ http://www.shopritelpgaclassic.com/ http://www.seaviewgolf.com/index.php 24 to 27 Jun Wegmans LPGA Championship Locust Hill CC, NY https://www.wegmanslpga.org/ http://www.locusthillgolfcourse.com/ 01 to 04 Jul Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Highland Meadows, OH http://www.jamiefarrowenscorning.com/ http://www.highlandmeadows.com/ 08 to 11 Jul U S Women's Open Oakmont CC, PA http://www.2010uswomensopen.com/ http://www.oakmont-countryclub.org/ The 2010 EUROPEAN Ladies Tour 04 to 06 Jun ABN AMRO Ladies Open GC Broekpolder, Holland http://www.abnamroladiesopen.nl/ http://www.golfclub-broekpolder.nl/ 17 to 20 Jun Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open Golf Gerre Losone http://www.dblso.ch/ http://www.golflosone.ch/ 25 to 27 Jun Ladies Open de Portugal Campo Real G, Portugal http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/ http://www.camporeal.pt/pt/golfe.aspx 01 to 04 Jul Tenerife Ladies Open Buenavista Golf, Spain http://www.tenerifeladiesopen.com/ http://www.buenavistagolf.es/ Many of the above courses are in the GoforGOLF course directory And other sporting sites, http://www.rolandgarros.com/ French Tennis Open - Continues http://www.nhl.com/ Stanley Cup Finals continue http://www.fifa.com/index.html WORLD CUP Football in South Aftrica 11 June to 11 July New Zealand vs Slovakia - 15th http://www.rugby.com.au/ Australia vs Fiji then England 5th Jun http://www.allblacks.com/ New Zealand against Ireland & Wales - starts 12th June http://www.formula1.com/ Formula 1 Motor Racing from Canada 13th http://www.rugbyleagueplanet.com/RLP/Stateoforigin/2010stateoforigin.htm State of Origin Rugby League - 16th June http://www.wimbledon.org/ Wimbledon Championship - starts 21st June http://www.letour.fr/indexus.html Tour de France commences 3rd July This website gives you all the info Check it again when the event starts *** 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. __________________________________________________________ *** RELIEF " Unusual situation when, thanks to the rules of golf, a player is actually able to improve his lie without counting a penalty stroke while another golfer is watching." 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 & THIRTY TWO . . . GoforGOLF