Capelle On Golf

PGA Championship Coverage
The Weather Forecast
The forecast for the first two days of the PGA is for slightly cooler temperatures on Friday with a 10% greater chance of thunderstorms than on Thursday. as a result, it appears as if neither the morning or afternoon waves will gain an edge from the weather. This is unlike the [...]

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PGA Championship Coverage

When Phil Mickelson reached the 15th tee at the WGC – Bridgestone the tournament was his to win or lose. Unfortunately he chose the latter.
Mickelson, who was nursing a one shot lead at -11, limped home with a series of horrid shots, the kind that have been torturing him and the popular Californian’s [...]

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The 2008 season is shaping up as the year of the asterisk. So far we’ve got four winners who deserve the dreaded punctuation mark, the latest going to Vijay Singh at the WGC Bridgestone. He earned his for using the long putter while the honor role below shows how three others earned theirs.
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Tiger Woods is the favorite for Player of the Year, but he could still lose out to one of a handful of players should these candidates close their seasons with a flourish.
Despite his great play, Woods has competed in only six PGA Tour events over 21 weeks, which hardly makes a year. This [...]

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PGA Championship Coverage
To the winner of next week’s PGA, which dates back to 1916, goes the Wannamaker Trophy, which is named in honor of the founder. Every winner also gets the first place check, 100 WGR points, endorsements, and the adulation of the golf world. His name will also come right after Tiger Woods’ in [...]

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PGA Championship Coverage
I see a problem. As I look down the list of the supposed best players in the world I realize that Ladbrokes’ long odds are correct. Even without Tiger in the field every one of the “favorites” is a long shot. So much for the stepping up while he’s gone theory.
Go ahead and [...]

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