Capelle On Golf

It’s coming, and soon (late March) – a tell all book about Tiger Woods written by one of the people who was closest to him, his former instructor Hank Haney.
The book is titled The Big Miss, a name that has “multiple meanings” according to Haney. That is, super wild drives and a big missed opportunity, [...]

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I was in the midst of my morning ritual, which includes coffee, brainstorming, and the Morning Drive when my ears perked up at one of co-host Eric Kuselias’ rants about not giving up in the face of adversity: “Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?”
Wasn’t it the Japanese who were responsible for that [...]

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So many have climbed the mountain, won a major, and then tumbled back down, their life’s work as a golfer now complete.
A big deal has been made about there being 12 different winners in the last 12 majors. Among them, the most plausible one and done-ers are Louis Oosthuizen, Stewart Cink, Graeme McDowell, Trevor Immelman, [...]

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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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Tiger Woods ran into the tree on November 27, then scurried off into hiding.
Eighty-four days later he is coming out of hiding at a press conference scheduled for Friday at 11am at PGA Tour headquarters. It will be telecast on the Golf Channel.
Over the next couple of days you’ll be reading and hearing endless speculation [...]

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Except for his swing, Tiger Woods has resisted change his entire career. It’s pretty much been Tiger’s Way or the highway for the sporting world’s ultimate control freak.
In the aftermath of the Great Tiger Woods Scandal of ’09, however, change has finally been forced upon him. The public is demanding it, sponsors will require it, [...]

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On the GolfWorld web site they are running a poll which asks the following question:
Which major would you rate as the best ever, based on the competition, winner, venue and historic significance? The choices, with the winner of each event:
1986 Masters (Jack Nicklaus)       27.32
1991 PGA (John Daly)         2.99
1996 Masters (Nick Faldo)     [...]

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Tigermania swept the land long ago, sweeping up establishment golf writers in its path as they became infected with the mania and editorial directives that ordered them to praise all things Woods.
And so journalists across the land pandered to Woods 24/7, so much so that they began to believe in the fantasy that Mr. Woods [...]

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I’m amazed at the amount of coverage that John Daly continues to generate in the media. He’s treated like some rock star mega talent when his game has been out of tune for over a decade.
Daly has somehow managed to become the most overrated player in the game’s history, the subject of gallons of ink [...]

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In the first round match of the 2008 Accenture Match Play, Tiger Woods and J.B. Holmes were dead even as they strode to the tee of the 601 yard par five 17th, a three shotter for most pros. But not for these bombers.
After a 320 yard drive into the right rough, Tiger smashed a [...]

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