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GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER ONE HUNDRED & THIRTY NINE . . . GoforGOLF
Newsletter Number 139 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 . . . ************************************************************************ HAPPY NEW YEAR *** HAPPY NEW YEAR *** HAPPY NEW YEAR ************************************************************************ IN THIS ISSUE *** 2011 is underway *** Competition Winner *** Holes in One and Eagles *** WIN ONE Dozen Premium Golf Balls *** HandiTIPS *** More Golf & Sports Links *** Golfing ************************************************************************ *** 2011 IS UNDERWAY 2011 sees the US and European Tours underway, in Hawaii and South Africa. It sees Lee Westwood as the World No One, from Tiger Woods, Martin Kaymer, Phil Mickelson with Graeme McDowell in 5th. A quick review of the top 20 shows, 7 from USA, 4 from England, 3 from South Africa, 2 from Northern Ireland and Italy. Does this indicate a new european strength, or just the more universal nature of the World Golf Scene. What is missing from this, is the growing strength of Asian Golf, and with the expansion of the OneAsia Tour, incorporating Indonesia, China, Korea and Australia, expect more asian players on the US and European Tours. http://www.oneasia.asia/ 29 Kyung-tae Kim, 35 Ryo Ishikawa, 40 Yuta Ikeda, 43 Y E Yang, 45 K J Choi and 48 Hiroyuki Fujita, are in the top 50 in the World Rankings. Finally Grooves - Did we see much difference with the change in groves? . . . . . . 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 __________________________________________________________ *** DECEMBER COMPETITION No correct entries in December. Not even close. The winning position was i 8. See below for details of the JANUARY Spot the Ball Contest. __________________________________________________________ *** GoforGOLF EAGLES & HOLE IN ONE Eagles in December 9th Dec WindRose Golf Club 12th Senior Tee 9th Dec WindRose Golf Club 17th Senior Tee 26th Dec Martinborough Golf Club 1st White Tee Thomas had a "good round" on the 9th of December, with two eagles in the same round. Thomas tells us, "The first was hole #12, 452 yards, par 5. Drive was 264 to just right of fairway. Hit a 5 iron to a front right pin and tapped in the 11 inch putt. The second, hole #17, 264 yards par 4. Drive was about 250, but right of the green, just in the fairway. Hit a PW over the bunker that hit the green and ran into the cup." Congratulations from GoforGOLF __________________________________________________________ *** JANUARY 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 *** 1. Changes to Courses If your home course, ends with 3 dots, it indicates that there has been a change to your course, significant enough that we have had to enter new course details. This usually occurs from a redesign of a course or where the par of holes have changed. Both these cause changes that effect the corrected score and stableford calculations of GoforGOLF, whereas, if it is only a change in the yardage of a hole, we can easily update that detail. If you find the 3 dots, select the 'Change your Details' button once you have 'signed in' and go to the 'Choose your home or Default Course' display. Click the down arrow, and select the new course layout for your course. If you find a course has made changes to their layout and scorecard, please let us know, or even better, send us a scorecard, and we will update the details on GoforGOLF: Greg at greg@goforgolf.com 2. New Members - Welcome - useful tips To help you enjoy GoforGOLF I make the following suggestions: a. Password - Don't make it too difficult or too long, as you need to type it in each time you visit GoforGOLF. (Unless you choose to 'automatically' remember it). Please do not start with a zero, '0', as it makes it difficult for us to search if you forget your password. You are not protecting the crown jewels, so make your password easy to remember. b. If you forget your access number or password . . . PLEASE don't register again USE the 'Forgot your Details?' button on the green menu, and we will email you back. Send us your access number if you can, it is on your last newsletter. c. Select your Home or Default course. This can be the most used course you play, and it will automatically load when you 'Sign In'. You can always select other courses in the usual way, but, this will save you time when you play your own / usual course. This is accessed through the 'Change your Details' button on the green menu, once you have 'Signed In'. d. You can change your 'Handicap Index' at the time you enter your score. Just tick the box alongside the 'Handicap Index' once you have selected the course you played and have entered the date you played, and your master information will be updated, ready for next time. Email me on . . . greg@goforgolf.com . . . and I will help you with any problems you may have with registering and entering your scorecards and courses. REMEMBER the more scorecards you enter, the better the analysis you will receive from GoforGOLF. __________________________________________________________ *** MORE GOLF & SPORTS LINKS The 2011 European season has started in the Southern Hemisphere, with co sanctioned tournaments in South Africa in the Race to Dubai, while the 2011 US PGA Tour is underway in Hawaii with the Hyundai Tournament of Champions, the 2010 winners-only tournament, the first tournament of the 2011 FEDEX Cup. The USPGA Tour for January 2011: 06 to 09 Jan Hyundai Tournament of Champions Plantation, Kapalua http://www.pgatour.com/tournaments/r016/ http://www.kapalua.com/index.php/kapaluagolf/the-plantation-course 13 to 16 Jan Sony Open Waialae CC, Hawaii http://www.sonyopeninhawaii.com/ http://www.waialaecc.com/ 19 to 23 Jan Bob Hope Classic PGA West - Arnold Palmer course, & Nicklaus Course, La Quinta CC & Silver Rock http://www.bhcc.com http://www.pgawest.com/ http://www.lqcc.org/ http://www.silverrock.org/ 27 to 30 Jan Farmers Insurance Open Torrey Pines GC, CA http://www.farmersinsuranceopen.com/ http://www.torreypinesgolfcourse.com/ 03 to 06 Feb Waste Management Phoenix Open TPC Scottsdale, AR http://wastemanagementphoenixopen.com/ http://www.tpc.com/TPCScottsdale.aspx 10 to 13 Feb AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Pebble Beach, Spyglass Hill, Monterey P, CA http://www.attpbgolf.com http://www.pebblebeach.com/golf/pebble-beach-golf-links http://www.pebblebeach.com/golf/spyglass-hill-golf-course http://www.mpccpb.org/ 2011 European Tour - Co Sanctioned 06 to 09 Jan Africa Open East London GC http://www.africaopengolf.com/ http://www.elgc.co.za/ 13 to 16 Jan Joburg Open Royal Johannesburg & Kensington GC http://www.joburgopen.com/ http://www.royaljk.za.com/ 20 to 23 Jan Abu Dhabi Golf Championship Abu Dhabi GC http://www.abudhabigolfchampionship.com http://www.adgolfclub.com/ 27 to 30 Jan Volvo Golf Championships Royal GC, Bahrain http://www.volvogolfchampions.com/ http://www.theroyalgolfclub.com/ 03 to 06 Feb Commercialbank Qatar Masters Doha GC http://www.qatar-masters.com/ http://www.dohagolfclub.com/ The Australasian Tour continues: 06 to 09 Jan Victorian Open Spring Valley GC http://www.golfvic.org.au/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home http://www.springvalleygolf.com.au/ 14 to 16 Jan Cellarbrations Victorian PGA Sandhurst GC http://www.pga.org.au/event-display/6613 http://www.sandhurst.com/default.aspx 24 to 27 Jan Cellarbrations Queensland PGA City GC http://www.pga.org.au/event-display/7918 http://www.citygolf.com.au/ 2011 LPGA Tour starts 17 to 20 Feb Honda LPGA Thailand Siam CC, Plantation Course http://www.lpgathailand.com/ http://www.siamcountryclub.com/home.html 2011 European Ladies Tour 03 to 06 Feb ISPS Handa Womens Australian Open Commonwealth GC, Mel http://www.golfaustralia.org.au/default.aspx?s=wao http://www.commonwealthgolf.com.au/ 10 to 13 Feb ANZ RACV Ladies Masters RACV Royal Pines Resort, Qld http://www.ladiesmasters.com/ http://www.royalpinesresort.com.au/golf-overview 17 to 20 Feb Pegasus New Zealand Women's Open Pegasus GC, Chch http://www.nzopengolf.co.nz/home-women/ http://www.pegasusgolfcourse.co.nz/ Many of the above courses are in the GoforGOLF course directory And other sporting sites http://www.dakar.com/index_DAKus.html Dakar Rally underway Argentina and Chile http://www.asbclassic.co.nz/ 3 to 8 January Ladies Tennis http://www.heinekenopen.co.nz/ 10 to 15 January Mens Tennis http://www.australianopen.com/ First Major of 2009 - 17 to 30 Jan http://www.nzisevens.co.nz/ Int'l Rugby 7s Wellington - 4 & 5 Feb http://www.rbs6nations.com/ Nthn Hemisphere Rugby - starts 5 Feb http://www.superxv.com/ Sthn Hemisphere Rugby - starts 18 Feb http://www.nz.cricket.org/ Parkastan tour New Zealand Feb http://cricket.yahoo.com/series/icc-cricket-world-cup_1241/ 2011 World Cricket Championships *** 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. __________________________________________________________ *** GOLFING " n. the art of using a flawed stance, a faulty grip, and an ugly swing to hit a small ball badly toward the wrong hole . " 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 EIGHT . . . GoforGOLF