Capelle On Golf

In the first round match of the 2008 Accenture Match Play, Tiger Woods and J.B. Holmes were dead even as they strode to the tee of the 601 yard par five 17th, a three shotter for most pros. But not for these bombers.
After a 320 yard drive into the right rough, Tiger smashed a [...]

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I chose three players to win in each bracket (12 of 64) just to give myself a rooting interest in this event. Eight made it to round two, five moved on to round three. These included Tiger Woods, Stuart Appleby, K.J. Choi, Steve Stricker, and Henrik Stenson. Phil Mickelson, Adam Scott, and Padraig Harrington [...]

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J.B. Holmes was taken out by Tiger’s subpar barrage in the first round at the Accenture Match Play Championships. Still, we learned a few things about this likable 25-year-old up and comer.
He’s only 5’,11″, but he’s longer off the tee than Tiger. And he doesn’t seem to have the super wide drive in [...]

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I took my own advice and played hooky this afternoon to watch the Accenture Math Play and was rewarded with a show for the ages by the world’s two top players. Tiger Woods strolled to the 14th tee 3-down to an even longer hitting J.B. Holmes. An O.B on the first hole and [...]

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We golf fans now have a good reason to play hooky – Tiger, Phil and Company are going to engage in some man to man shootouts over a five day run starting this Wednesday in Tucson at the WGC - Accenture Match Play Championships. And. if we get our way after the smoke has [...]

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I saw Michael Jordan’s bald head on the cover of ESPN The Magazine’s Feb. 25 issue and was sold on the promise of an edgy story about what’s wrong with basketball. My thinking was that some of Jordan’s advice might be applicable to golf. I opened the cover, grabbed my highlighter, and quickly digested the [...]

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