Capelle On Golf

Paddy Slam Bid Hurt By Golf’s Worst Rule
Padraig Harrington was set to putt on the 15th green and you could see by the way his trousers were whipping that the wind was blowing very hard. He stepped away from his ball as it started rolling away from the cup. Now there is no way that [...]

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Can Chad Campbell Win?
Chad Campbell is our co-leader with rounds of 65-70-135. The closest he’s come to winning a major was at the 2003 PGA where he finished solo second, two back of Shaun Micheel. He was in a big group that tied for third at the 2006 Masters, three back of Mickelson. So, [...]

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Chad Campbell added a 70 to his opening round of 65, completing two rounds at -9. In doing  so he insured that the cut will fall at no higher than +1 under the 10 shot rule. This means that those hoping to make the cut need to shoot no worse than 145. It is also [...]

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Trio of US Players Leads the Way
After day one American golfers claimed the top three spots on the leaderboard.
Chad Campbell got off to the fastest start in Masters history, birdieing the first five holes. Four more in a row on the back nine from 13-16 took him to -9 with two holes remaining. Two pars [...]

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I first wrote about the favorites and long shots for this year’s Masters on April 3. I’ve since monitored the odds daily for any significant changes that might signal the public’s change in confidence for each player.
My thinking was based on the fact that football odds change in small increments in response to the flow [...]

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Tiger Woods gave his customary press conference on Tuesday at the Masters. And, as has become my custom of late, I will now attempt to add some zest to his responses.
(Note: the complete press conference can be found at ASAP.)
Tiger is asked about his chances of winning the Grand Slam.
WOODS: Well, I know I can [...]

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You know, even at 7/4, that Tiger Woods is at good bet to win the Masters. He’s won the event four times and has finished W, 3t, 2t and 2 in the last four at Augusta. He’s also won six of fourteen majors in the Hank Haney era, and he’s coming off a win at [...]

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In golf’s most amazing time warp, Tiger Woods is now 12 years removed from his record setting win at the 1997 Masters. Along the way he’s piled up some impressive numbers in his quest to unseat Jack Nicklaus as the best ever.
With the Masters in a few days, now seems like a good time to [...]

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It almost seems as if this year’s Masters is Tiger’s or Phil’s to lose.
This fact that has not gone unnoticed by the oddsmakers at Ladbrokes, who have made them the heavy favorites to don the Green Jacket on April 12.
When Woods was out of action, a host of wannabe challengers threw their collective hats into [...]

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