Capelle On Golf

The Broadmoor course in Colorado was hardly impossible on Sunday considering that 10 players broke its par of 70 in the final. But it must have seemed like a monster to the top three going into the final round of the US Senior Open. Fifty-four hole leader Eduardo Romero from Argentina “closed” with a four [...]

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Steve Williams has carte blanche to question any decision Tiger Woods makes. That’s the nature of their relationship – one that’s built on Woods’ complete respect for Williams’ expertise and his complete trust in his judgment.
On the final hole of regulation at this year’s US Open at Torrey Pines Woods was prepared to go with [...]

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THE PLAYERS (TP) will never be the fifth major. Still, it’s several notches above the typical tour event, which got me to thinking about what useful purpose it could serve to its champion other than another tour victory and a boatload of cash.
And then it dawned on me. Majors won is an overly simplistic means [...]

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Some of the greatest holes in golf are short par 3s. Take number 12 at the Masters. This 155 yard tester over Rae’s Creek played a central role in this year’s event. Lefty Steve Flesch came to 12 in the final round at -8, and very much in contention. A water soaked double bogey took [...]

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The countdown to the 2008 U.S. Open has begun in earnest. Only 47 short days until Tiger Woods and the gang meet their date with destiny at Torrey Pines. Will Tiger be primed for the challenge this 7,600 yard monster will present? Let’s hope so.
We certainly want to see the best at his best in [...]

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Tiger Woods’ bid for the Grand Slam was really just a smokescreen. Now that his bid has failed, the curtain has been raised, and Lorena Ochoa has emerged as the one with a legitimate chance at the Grand Slam in 2008.
Lorena Ochoa became a dominate player in 2006, so that seems like a good place [...]

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The PGA Tour loves to promote those FedExCup points, but the Cup is way over the horizon and out of sight. The players still have until August 17 to qualify for the playoffs.
The Masters, now that’s a horse (pun intended) of a different color. Only four weeks remain for Masters’ hopefuls to claim a berth [...]

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The Masters’ rules committee reinstated a provision that a player winning any but a handful of events on the PGA Tour would be invited to play at Augusta. Golf Digest’s readers agree with the change, because 88.5% voted that it was a good idea. But was it really?
With only six weeks to go till the [...]

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