Capelle On Golf

Everyone has an opinion on the ruling that kept Dustin Johnson out of a playoff at the PGA. And that includes you, the fan. Letters poured into the editors of Golf Digest.com, articles appeared everywhere accompanied by rants and raves, and posts and comments galore at geoffshackelford.com.
And, most importantly, a poll at ESPN revealed what [...]

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Yani Tseng has laid claim to title of the world’s best golfer with her win at the Women’s British Open.
At the age of 21 and 6 months, she has now won three majors at a much earlier age than anyone else. Se Re Pak was 23 years and 10 months old when she claimed her [...]

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For so long it was easy to remember Al Geiberger’s 59, which he shot in 1977. One reason is that Mr. 59 was the only one to break 60 until Chip Beck matched his feat in 1991.
Now, it seems, we are being besieged by super low scores. Earlier in the year Ryo Ishikawa shocked the [...]

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The Race for #1 is Tightening
The race for #1 is tightening as we wait for the next two point rich events on each players’ schedule - the Bridgestone in 10 days, and the PGA in 17. Due to aging, Mickelson and Westwood crept closer to Woods last weekend, whose points are aging like old [...]

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In the recent past Phil Mickelson was the only player who could overtake Tiger Woods for the #1 ranking with just one big week. But now, after Lee Westwood earned 60 big points for his Silver Medal at the Open, both he and Phil could zoom past Woods with a single winning performance.
Top Three in [...]

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A player can earn their way into the HOF with their performance on either the PGA Tour, the Champions Tour, or a combination of both. Below are the criteria for the seniors as listed at the HOF web site:
Champions Tour

Champions Tour member for five years
20 wins between PGA TOUR and Champions Tour or five major [...]

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NOTE: This is the second of 2 parts on ESPN’s election.
Last week ESPN held an important election. The question it asked was this: Who will be remembered as the greatest golfer of all time? The two candidates were Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods. The operative word in the question is WILL. ESPN asked voters [...]

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John Huggan is at it again, siding with Hank Haney while spouting off a litany of questionable opinions,  all for the purpose of defending his good friend and co-author of a couple of instructional books.
And, as with a previous defense of Haney, he waited until we are well into his piece (582 of its 1,370 [...]

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Golf as done everything it can to make putting as easy as possible, especially compared with how it was in Jack Nicklaus’ prime.
The greens are smooth as pool tables, the balls are now perfectly balanced, scores of regular length putters fit every style, and training devices ensure that a player is lined up perfectly. Under [...]

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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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