Capelle On Golf

2008 US Women’s Open

We can analyze to death why some players win majors and some don’t. Talent is the price of admission to the big show. But the X Factor is that some players are born to win. They have the winner’s way, that aura of confidence that enables them to keep their cool and [...]

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2008 US Women’s Open

Big deal if Tiger isn’t playing the rest of the year. The majors are still must see TV, and that includes the Women’s versions when Johnny Miller in on the mike. So on this Saturday afternoon I settled in for the third round of the US Women’s Open, notepad at the [...]

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2008 US Women’s Open

The US Women’s Open is being held this week on Interlachen C.C. in Edina, Minnesota. It’s a classic old style course that dates to 1911, and was the site of the third leg of Bobby Jones’ Grand Slam in 1930. The USGA team has done its usual bang up job in preparing [...]

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2008 US Women’s Open
Michelle Wie earned her way into this week’s US Open at a 36-hole qualifier, then backed up this performance with a 24t last week at the Wegmans event on the LPGA Tour. After a miserable 2007 during which an injured wrist led to her worst season, she’s looking ahead to brighter times.
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Annika Sorenstam announced her retirement a couple of days ago at age 37. It’s not an early one like Bobby Jones, who retired at age 28. And its not one of those never ending affairs in which a golfer keeps playing long past their winning days. For Annika, retiring at the end of the season [...]

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Lorena Ochoa steamrollered her way to a five shot win and her second major at the Kraft Nabisco, and it was no accident. She led the field in GIR at 79.1% while Annika Sorenstam hit 65.3%, adding further evidence that the changing of the guard in women’s golf is complete. After a disastrous injury plagued [...]

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