Capelle On Golf

Armed with his Hank Haney swing and his growing maturity as a player, Tiger Woods has finished W, W, W, 5 in his last four starts at the Blue Monster. His success at Doral has led many to believe that this week’s WGC CA will signal his return to the top of golf’s kingdom. It’s [...]

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In the beginning it looked like a dream pairing. Butch Harmon took over as Phil Mickelson’s swing coach just before the 2007 PLAYERS, which Mickelson promptly won with the best driving performance of his career.
Onward and upward. Look out Tiger, your rival has arrived. Two years later Mickelson has managed to win four more regular [...]

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The same poll has appeared recently at Fox Sports, a haven for mainstream sports fans, and at Golf Digest, home to the true devotees to the sport.
Here is the question: How many majors will Tiger Woods win this year? And the results:
#   Fox   GD  (%)
0 –10   26
1—26   27
2—37   31
3—14     9
4—13     7
Only one in 10 Fox [...]

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The golf world was suitably impressed with young Rory McIlroy’s first performance on American soil at the WGC Accenture Match Play last week. As you’ll recall, the 19 year old from Northern Ireland finished 5t after losing 2&1 to Geoff Ogilvy, the new king of match play.
Still, even as the week concluded, some questioned his [...]

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Just how good is Geoff Ogilvy? After dismantling Dove Mountain and poor Paul Casey with a 4&3 win in the finals on the strength of eleven under golf for 33 holes, you’ve got to wonder.
He’s scary cool, with the demeanor of a Buddhist monk. According to Johnny Miller he’s now putting as well as Tiger [...]

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