Capelle On Golf

In the summer of 1996 Tiger Woods said “Hello World” as he heralded in the Woods Era with a Nike commercial that is quoted to this day. Woods then made good on his brash welcome to the golf world, racking up 14 major titles in 13 seasons.
Between then and now he has made countless commercials [...]

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Tiger Woods felt the need to apologize to his fellow pros because they’ve had to answer so many questions about his affairs. And yet, despite his plea to the media to stop, already, with the Qs, the media has continued to bombard his peers with its ongoing inquisition.
Conventional wisdom has it that his presence at [...]

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A week ago Tiger Woods was listed at 4-1 by Ladbrokes. Now that he’s had a chance to (1) earn the support of the gallery, (2) receive praise from some of his peers for his game, and (3) survive the press conference, you would think that his odds would have held steady or even improved [...]

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Finally, the announcement we’ve all been waiting for: Tiger Woods’ tee times for the Masters. He’ll be starting round one at 1:42pm ET. Interestingly, ESPN’s coverage is not scheduled to begin until 4pm, which means we’re going to miss most, if not all, of his play on the front nine. However, the East Coast will [...]

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Immediately after Tiger Woods’ press conference I sat dumbfounded as I watched the shills on the Golf Channel pontificate on his performance at the press conference.
The normally hard hitting John Hawkins: “He was incredibly forthright.”
Charlie “The Cheerleader” Rymer: “He didn’t avoid any of the tough questions.”
Frank Nobilo, who was quite critical of Woods’ apology speech: [...]

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Freddymania has erupted on the heels of his three consecutive wins on the Champions Tour. So now, when the pre Masters buzz is not centered on Tiger Woods, it is focused on Couples’ chances of winning his second green jacket. The short answer: no way.
The oddsmakers at Ladbrokes agree, because they have him at 100-1. [...]

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