Capelle On Golf

Golf Digest just recently held a roundtable of writers to discuss the hot topics of the day. After reading it I wanted to stand up and applaud some of their opinions, while on others, throwing rotten tomatoes seemed like a more appropriate response. And so, with all due respect to those in attendance, here is [...]

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As the two year anniversary of Tiger Woods’ “break their neck” outburst at Doral nears, I am reminded of the one-on-one interview he granted to ESPN’s Dana Jacobsen. Like an NFL team running down the clock, Woods played prevent defense, evaded the tough questions, and ran out the game clock (all 90 seconds of it).
Yesterday’s [...]

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Writers like to speculate on what a fallen idol’s children will think about their deviant parent thanks to ready access to the internet.
On the net a kid can find a wealth of dirt on dear old dad - contrarian views to those that he or she will hear at home on the couch from the [...]

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Announcers on Fred Couples
On October 3 of last year Fred Couples (he is listed as FRED at the PGA Tour) turned 50. Finally these announcers will start calling him by his name, not by that silly sounding Freddy, which has made him seem like a little kid for the last 20 odd years.
PS: I [...]

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Ryo Ishikawa and Charl Schwartzel know the secret to becoming one of the top 50 players in the world ahead of their time: play on a foreign circuit.
Events on the Japan Tour and some of the weak fielded European Tour events may award far fewer points than the big name events on the PGA Tour, [...]

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Amy Mickelson appeared brightly on golf’s radar screen in 1999 when Phil, who was contending for the US Open, said he would leave immediately to be by her side should she go into labor. After losing to Payne Stewart by a shot, Mickelson arrived home the next day in time for the birth of Amanda, [...]

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