Capelle On Golf

Now that the hyperbole surrounding Tiger Woods’ victory at Sherwood Forest has subsided a bit, it’s time to put his victory in to perspective.
Yes, Woods closed strongly, birdying the last two holes in vintage Woods fashion. But to get himself into position for these end-of-tournament heroics, he only had to beat 16 players and stay [...]

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If Webb Simpson has only made a three footer on the second hole of the playoff for the McGladery Classic and gone on to beat Ben Crane, then he would have limited Luke Donald’s options for overtaking him for the PGA Tour’s money title to a win at this week’s Children’s Miracle Hospitals Network Classic [...]

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Golf’s announcers have little choice but to go along with the long putter, whether they like or not. If they denounced it, you could just hear the director yelling in their ear, “You idiot, quit talking bad about our product.”
The demand for political correctness has never been tested like it has over the last three [...]

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Tommy “Two Gloves” Gainey shot shoot a seven under 63 in the first round of the Wyndham Championship, and yet shockingly complained that he drove terribly. How was that possible?
I checked that stats and discovered that he was right – that he hit only five of 14 fairways to tie for 152nd in driving accuracy. [...]

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Glory’s Last Shot is also the candidates for the Player of the Years’ last chance to bag a major and possibly put a stranglehold on the top spot.
The double major winners deserve it method points towards Charl Schwartzel, Rory McIlroy, and Darren Clarke. The winners of the first three are obviously the only players with [...]

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There is a saying in investing that you should let the trend be your friend.
Many investors look at the recent movers and put their money on those stocks that have been strong of late. Well, we can apply that technique to golfers as well.
Twelve days ago I made a list of the favorites at Ladbrokes.com. [...]

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Adam Scott, the poster boy for the broomstick putter, won the WGC, a high profile event that had the attention of the entire golf world thanks to its proximity to the PGA.
In the past, Scott was troubled by the short ones. “When he was inside of 6 feet he just looked comfortable,” said the Golf [...]

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I love the long putter because it gives me villains to root against.
In the days before the wand weavers had begun their takeover of pro golf, it was tough to find reasons to root against certain players. Let’s face it – golfers don’t give you many reasons to dislike them.
But now, thanks to the long [...]

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Rory McIlroy is planning to play more events on the PGA Tour next year. And, as a measure of his commitment, he is going house hunting in Florida after next week’s PGA Championship.
His two big motivators could be to build his brand in the world’s most important market, and to play American style courses, which [...]

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Darren Clarke went out and won this Open. There was no back up and no signs of choking in the final 18, something that could not be said of his closest pursuers.
Clarke, it has been said, is one of us, a common man who just so happens to play great golf. His win is wildly [...]

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