Capelle On Golf

Here is Jay Townsend’s take on Rory McIlroy on the Golf Channel’s Morning Drive today:
“He should win because of his talent.”
“He is the most talented player in the game.”
The announcers make the mistake of talking only about physical talent, perhaps because they can see a player hit shots, but cannot see inside their minds. However, [...]

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When the Legend of Rory McIlroy is written one day, it may say that he was the modern day Robin Hood of golf, a long range marksman without peer.
Consider the evidence from Quail Hollow: With three holes to play and the threat of his third straight missed cut looming, he smoked a 4-iron into the [...]

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What a difference a day makes!
Entering the finale in Japan, 18 year old sensation Ryo Ishikawa trailed the veteran Shigeki Maruyama by six shots. Then he beat him by 14 with a mind boggling 58, 12 under par, to win by three over Hiroyuki Fujita and Paul Sheehan.
Half way around the world and about 15 [...]

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The San Diego Open (sorry, but as a native of San Diego, I just can’t get into that last second name change) had, in some ways the feel of a mini major, perhaps because the event is played at Torrey Pines, which hosted the Open in 2008. I could also be biased considering that Torrey [...]

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When considering the potential for greatness of highly touted prospects such as Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler, it is fashionable to speculate on if and when they might become the next Phil Mickelson. That’s nonsense. After all, who wants to wait a dozen years to see them win their first major?
Now I suppose it would [...]

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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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Padraig Harrington’s a likeable enough fellow and golf needs a proven major winner who might give Tiger Woods some competition on Sunday’s at a major. So, for those reasons, it’s good to see him emerge from the depths that his self imposed slump has taken him.
Like Woods twice before, Harrington was dissatisfied with a swing [...]

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I knew the field at the Buick Open was weak. A check of the World Golf Rankings confirmed that when it showed that Tiger Woods “earned” only 36 points for his win compared to the 60+ that go at well attended events. And, of course, that total was boosted by his appearance, so the field [...]

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Despite his rather placid on course demeanor, Sean O’Hair is one interesting fellow.
The story of his tortured upbringing by his gung ho dad need not be retold again except to say that what didn’t kill him has evidently made him stronger.
A couple of years ago he boldly went for the pin at the island green [...]

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