Capelle On Golf

2008 Masters Coverage - thru 4/15
Golf Channel Lays an Egg
I ragged on Andy North a bit yesterday, then wondered if there was a chance he was right and I was wrong about the third hole. Nope. The only easier holes on Thursday were the four par fives, as expected, and the twelfth, which played the [...]

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2008 Masters Coverage - thru 4/15
Going into this Masters if felt as if this year’s edition would be about as competitive for Tiger Woods as the Target World. There was short list of about a half dozen legitimate contenders. But as the sun set on Thursday’s opener, it turns out the rest of the golf [...]

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2008 Masters Coverage - thru 4/15
You would think that the coverage of a premiere event like the Masters would include the stats we fanatics covet. Right? When the Chargers were in the playoffs, for example, I could know in seconds if LaDainian Tomlinson had gained 32 yards on 6 carries through the first minute of [...]

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2008 Masters Coverage - thru 4/15
Getting a favorable tee time for Thursday’s opening round might not make much difference, but it could. The luck of the draw certainly made itself felt at this year’s Northern Trust Open. On Thursday 26 players in the morning half broke par, but only three did in the afternoon pairings.
Even [...]

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2008 Masters Coverage - thru 4/15
Par 3 Tournament Turns into Romper Room
I tuned in to see the Par 3 Tournament for the very first time, and got Romper Room instead. Now I love kids, adore them. But watching kids play on the hallowed putting surfaces of Augusta National, even if it was the par three [...]

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2008 Masters Coverage - thru 4/15
Tiger Woods is often at his best at interviews prior to the start of a tournament. Below are some highlights from his talk with Rob Johnson of the 2008 Masters Media Committee. I’ve also put in my 3 cents (got to account for inflation) following some of Tiger’s answers. For [...]

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2008 Masters Coverage - thru 4/15
It’s easy to get caught up in the hype. Tiger’s going to win, and no one else has a chance. Yesterday I ran a form chart, highlighting the names of those who could contend, but with no great enthusiasm. My lack of zeal for the field’s chances was based on [...]

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2008 Masters Coverage - thru 4/15
Tiger Woods has played in 12 majors since his Hank Haney Swing started producing Ws in early 2005. Given that he’s finished in the top four in 10 of them, there is no reason to believe that he won’t be stalking the leaderboard on Masters Sunday.
Knowing that Tiger will be [...]

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2008 Masters Coverage - thru 4/15
You who are baseball fans know that pitchers prefer to a catcher who calls the game the way they like, and who knows when to come to the mound to settle them down or discuss strategy. As a kid, my favorite combo was the Yankee’s duo of Whitey Ford and [...]

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2008 Masters Coverage - thru 4/15
The only rookie to win the Masters in the last 50 years is Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979. Zoeller beat Ed Sneed and Tom Watson in a sudden death playoff that Jack Nicklaus missed entering by a shot.
One in 50 aren’t very encouraging odds. Still, hope springs eternal for this year’s [...]

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