Capelle On Golf

The media is having a field day pontificating on the ramifications of Tiger Woods’ return to golf. How his comeback looks to the world, his new PR guru, the timing of the announcement, quotes from the other players, what’s up with Elin, Tim Finchem’s bla bla, how it’s going to be bigger than Obama’s inauguration [...]

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Ernie Els victory at the WGC-CA has sounded the alarm for the great rivalry of the coming years - Els vs. Mickelson for number two of the Woods Era.
Going into the WGC Els had won only once on the PGA Tour in the last six years, but he did post a couple of top tens [...]

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It is possible that Tiger Woods was 100% sincere with his apology.
But as he said, his actions will tell the story. And they are beginning to indicate a gap between his words and deeds. For starters, his people say that he had to make the announcement on the Friday (Feb. 19) of the WGC Match [...]

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I’ve been following Jack Nicklaus’ career since before he turned pro, both in person and on TV – I only missed a couple of majors during his prime. I remember watching him hit towering bombs on the range at the Bob Hope Desert Classic in 1963. Later that day on the ninth hole he hooked [...]

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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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Tiger’s Climb About to Steepen
Jack Nicklaus said the majors were easier to win because a big part of the field did not believe they could, and were defeated from the start. Over his career, Tiger Woods has confirmed the Nicklaus philosophy as so many doubters have self destructed in his presence. But this year’s been [...]

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I predicted that there was no way Tiger Woods would not win the PGA after both the second and third rounds – and that Y.E. Yang would be Tiger’s latest Sunday victim. But then again, I was not alone in this assessment.
Yang, however, was not about to roll over and play dead.  From his opening [...]

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After making a birdie at the second, Tiger Woods went into a prevent defense the rest of the way, more intent on keeping a lead than extending it.
You know how well this strategy works in football, and it did nothing for Tiger as well. He had trouble getting his irons close, his drives missed the [...]

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This would be a highly competitive PGA without Tiger Woods. At the half way point We’ve got five players tied at -3 including major champions Vijay Singh, Padraig Harrington and Lucas Glover. And another 19 players are within three shots of this group.
But this is not 2008, Tiger is playing and, it appears, has a [...]

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Tiger Woods Makes Most of the Pole Position
Tiger Woods got the favorable Thursday morning draw as he does at most majors, and he made the most of it, opening with a rock solid 67 that featured accurate driving, pin high iron shots, and Tiger-like putting.
Putting Tiger out first is better for him – he can [...]

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