Capelle On Golf

I had planned to watch the fourth round of the Verizon Heritage because Harbour Town Golf Links offers such stunning scenery and a refreshing change from Bomb & Gouge golf. However, when I saw Boo Weekley had a four stroke lead on the front nine, I tuned out. Actually I never tuned in. Boo [...]

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The lousy timing of Tiger Woods’ most recent surgery has been virtually ignored by the golf media. To date, the only person other than myself who thinks it is worth mentioning is the outspoken John Hawkins. On the Golf Channel he said that Tiger should have had it done last fall. It would have been [...]

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Imagine you’re a huge Tiger Woods fan (maybe you are). You informed your boss six months ago that you needed to take off on May 5-11. He agreed. You made your travel plans, bought your tickets, and were all set to see your hero play for the first time at The PLAYERS.
Then you log onto [...]

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I’m always on the lookout for the next potential Tiger beater, especially among the younger players. The newcomers with potential are particularly fascinating because they haven’t been out on tour for five or ten years like the Sergio Garcia’s of the world, getting their psyche’s ground into mush.
Martin Kaymer, aged 23, has been hailed as [...]

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Tiger Woods’ knee surgery hit the golf world like a mega-ton bomb today, coming as it did smack in the heart of the golf season. In retrospect, we should have seen this coming. His knee has been, and will likely continue to be, a problem. He first has surgery on it in 1994, then again [...]

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Karma Police Got to Woods
Tiger Woods should have known better, but he does now. With a moment of reflection, he came to realize that he sowed the seeds for his defeat earlier in the year when he uncharacteristically pronounced that the Slam was “easily within reason.” After failing to win the first leg, an older [...]

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2008 Masters Coverage - thru 4/15
Two Trevor Immelman’s were at work at the 2008 Masters. Version One played mostly great golf for 60 holes, at which point he was -11 for the tournament. Version Two played the final 12 holes, knowing that the Masters was his to win, or lose. He felt the pressure and [...]

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2008 Masters Coverage - thru 4/15
Is Trevor Immelman for real? Could be. He finished 5t at the 2005 Masters, then posted a 6t in the brutal heat at Southern Hills in the 2007 PGA. After opening with a big fat 75, he settled down and played the final 54 holes in five under. He [...]

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2008 Masters Coverage - thru 4/15
Sunday was a big day for South Africa. First, CBS lead off with a tribute to Gary Player’s come from behind win 30 years ago. Then fellow South African Trevor Immelman, who has idolized Player since age five, stepped to the first tee of the Masters with a two shot [...]

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2008 Masters Coverage - thru 4/15
Phil Mickelson’s Implosion
I was overly optimistic about Phil Mickelson’s chances, but then so were the guys at the Golf Channel, so many pundits, and the pros at Ladbrokes, who had him at 3/1 to win after 36 holes of such solid golf.
Phil looked like he was going to make us [...]

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