Capelle On Golf

I was rooting for Phil Mickelson to win his third straight major at the 2006 U.S. Open. Hey, I’ve got good reasons. I grew up in San Diego, my name’s Phil, and I play lefhanded. I remember slamming the remote on the couch when his second shot hit a tree and he imploded. They say [...]

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When it’s a non Tiger weekend, it’s time to hit the net. Time to visit far off lands. Like Malaysia, where native son Danny Chia, the #721 ranked player in the world, finds himself tied for the lead after 36 holes of the Maybank Malaysian Open after posting rounds of 65-67.
A ranking in the seven [...]

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Time is passing, Tiger, Phil, and the no names are winning majors. And Sergio Garcia continues be a head case. It didn’t have to be this way if only … if only he’d won the 1999 PGA when he finished a shot behind Tiger Woods, who was trying to end an 0 for [...]

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Going into the finals of the Accenture Match Play there were several reasons to believe that Stewart Cink could beat the heavily favored Tiger Woods. Cink felt right at home on the Gallery’s huge greens. He had closed out five opponents with a scoring binge that left him 28 under for 81 holes. [...]

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The great sportswriter Bernard Darwin once wrote about Walter Hagen that, “The difference between Hagen and the other players is that he just wins and they just don’t.” Maybe it’s really just that simple when it comes to comparing today’s golfers at their best and Tiger Woods. Whenever he and his opponents are locked in [...]

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Eight months ago Aaron Baddeley imploded in Tiger Woods’ presence during the final round at the 2007 U.S. Open, opening with a triple bogey before stumbling to an 80. Now you would think that a meltdown of such proportions would cause permanent brain damage, and that Baddeley would dutifully submit to Tiger in future [...]

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