Capelle On Golf

You would think that Hank Haney would be a credible source of information on Tiger Woods. But he’s so defensive and biased that almost everything he says has to be run through a truth-ometer where it usually fails the test.
Let’s consider some of these choice morsels that appeared in a story by Golf Digest’s Thomas [...]

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Jack Nicklaus has repeatedly said that he seldom watches golf on TV. But, like those part time fans who flock to their sets, Nicklaus makes it a point to watch Tiger when he’s in contention for a major.
And Nicklaus doesn’t just watch – he observes it all with those steely eyes that used to stare [...]

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I figured my golf hangover following last week’s incredible PGA would keep me away from the TV this weekend. But as the day wore on, I couldn’t resist the call of the Solheim Cup. What a good decision that turned out to be.
The contest was not decided until late in the day, which made for [...]

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A pro who aspires to become a Tom Watson (8 majors – first at 25), Arnold Palmer (7 majors – first at 28), or Nick Faldo (6 majors – first at 30), has got until their late twenties to early thirties to board the majors winning train.
Pro’s who “only” wish to become multiple major winners [...]

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One thing about these prodigies – they all produced at a very young age. Not just talk, they posted a finish high on the leaderboard of a major, which is no small accomplishment
Whenever a prodigy comes along and produces, and it not just a figment of the media’s imagination, he gets our attention.
As far as [...]

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Tiger’s Climb About to Steepen
Jack Nicklaus said the majors were easier to win because a big part of the field did not believe they could, and were defeated from the start. Over his career, Tiger Woods has confirmed the Nicklaus philosophy as so many doubters have self destructed in his presence. But this year’s been [...]

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I predicted that there was no way Tiger Woods would not win the PGA after both the second and third rounds – and that Y.E. Yang would be Tiger’s latest Sunday victim. But then again, I was not alone in this assessment.
Yang, however, was not about to roll over and play dead.  From his opening [...]

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After making a birdie at the second, Tiger Woods went into a prevent defense the rest of the way, more intent on keeping a lead than extending it.
You know how well this strategy works in football, and it did nothing for Tiger as well. He had trouble getting his irons close, his drives missed the [...]

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This would be a highly competitive PGA without Tiger Woods. At the half way point We’ve got five players tied at -3 including major champions Vijay Singh, Padraig Harrington and Lucas Glover. And another 19 players are within three shots of this group.
But this is not 2008, Tiger is playing and, it appears, has a [...]

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Those who drew the afternoon tee times on Thursday were hoping to find a kinder and gentler Hazeltine for their second round in the hopes of making up some ground on Tiger Woods (67) and Padraig Harrington (68).
But with morning winds of 9-17 MPH, Hazeltine has bared it’s teeth and it looks as if the [...]

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