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GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER for THE OPEN . . . GoforGOLF
A Special Newsletter for THE 133RD OPEN ************************************************************************** *** THE OPEN starts TODAY Further to my series of special newsletters on the majors, I have found a bunch more links on the subject of The British Open and the Royal Troon Golf course. The Official Website is: http://www.opengolf.com Includes Leaderboard, teetimes, players, the course, history and webcams. The PGA Coverage http://www.pga.com/openchampionship/2004/ The leaderboard is already live - Web Cams are underway The Course: Founded 1878 http://www.royaltroon.com/ Great course coverage etc http://www.scotlands-golf-courses.com/courses/details.asp?cid=530 Have a look who the Secretary is !!! http://www.pga.com/openchampionship/2004/course_overview.html With a hole-by-hole walking tour & Flyover http://www.worldgolf.com/features/royal-troon-590.htm http://abc.net.au/sport/content/2000407/s1154696.htm Memorabilia and History and past winners: http://www.opengolf.com/timeline/index.sps For a couple of other versions http://www.british-open.com/ http://www.standrewsgolf.co.uk/british_open_history.php News and Coverage: The usual http://www.europeantour.com/ http://www.pgatour.com/ and news sites http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/3894023.stm http://www.thegolfchannel.com/core.aspx?page=19347&dv=2417924 The contenders are rated . . with profiles Weather: http://uk.weather.com/weather/local/UKXX1173 http://www.metoffice.com District: http://www.ayrshire-arron.com/ http://fp.ayrshireroots.plus.com/ for your roots http://www.ayrshirehistory.org.uk/ for a good old local history If you are there, please take some photos and send them to me. greg@goforgolf.com If you loose this email you will find it on http://www.goforgolf.co.nz/links.newsletters.asp __________________________________________________________ *** Drop "The Act of replacing a lost or unplayable ball in which a golfer holds a ball at arm's length and lets it slip from his hand while . . . simultaneously letting the penalty stroke slip from his mind" Definition from "Golf'ing - a Duffers Dictionary" __________________________________________________________ *** JULY - SPOT THE BALL - COMPETITION The prize Sponsored by the Golf Update Magazine WIN One Dozen Premium Brand Golf Balls " SPOT the BALL " TO ENTER - CLICK on the banner advert or menu item on GoforGOLF http://www.goforgolf.co.nz/contest.asp _________________________________________________________ *** RESULTS For snipets of news and results from THE OPEN and other tours try our Slice of NEWS http://www.goforgolf.com/sliceonews.asp __________________________________________________________ *** TELL YOUR GOLFING BUDDIES ABOUT GOFORGOLF ***** Let your golfing buddies know about ***** ***** the GoforGOLF web site and its ***** ***** 'Golf Analysis for All'. ***** http://www.goforgolf.co.nz http://www.goforgolf.com Regards & Good Golfing Greg Paul __________________________________________________________GoforGOLF . . . NEWSLETTER for 133rd THE OPEN . . . GoforGOLF