Capelle On Golf

Hoffman Dominates the Deutsche Bank
Charley Hoffman won The Deutsche Bank by five shots in a blowout, completing 72 holes of the trouble laden and photogenic  TPC Boston course at -22. As a bonus, he moved into second place in the FedExCup standings.
Starting the back nine, however, he was in a tightly contested duel with Luke [...]

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For so long it was easy to remember Al Geiberger’s 59, which he shot in 1977. One reason is that Mr. 59 was the only one to break 60 until Chip Beck matched his feat in 1991.
Now, it seems, we are being besieged by super low scores. Earlier in the year Ryo Ishikawa shocked the [...]

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The Race for #1 is Tightening
The race for #1 is tightening as we wait for the next two point rich events on each players’ schedule - the Bridgestone in 10 days, and the PGA in 17. Due to aging, Mickelson and Westwood crept closer to Woods last weekend, whose points are aging like old [...]

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In honor of the 101st edition of the Canadian Open, I present the record of Jack Nicklaus in this 107 year old championship (6 years it was not held since 1904), the best player to have never won it!
Seven times over a span of 21 years from 1965-1985 Nicklaus finished second in this event, but [...]

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Louis Oosthuizen, the 27 year old South African whose major championship resume consists of a 73rd and seven missed cuts, was supposed to shoot himself out of contention on Saturday, like his playing partner Mark Calcavecchia, who shot a 77.
Instead, after three putting the first hole, the smooth swinging Oosthuizen quickly settled down, reeling off [...]

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Tiger Woods
Woods is a notoriously poor bad weather player, but he somehow managed a 73 in 20-30MPH winds, a round that could easily been 3-4 shots lower with decent putting. This left him in a tie for 15th, eight back of Louis Oosthuizen, who the whole world figures will fold over the weekend. As a [...]

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Tiger Woods
Woods opened his bid for three straight at St. Andrews with a 67, which included 17 GIR. Though he is tied for eighth, you can eliminate six of the seven players ahead of him who realistically have no chance of winning. This, in effect, means that he is tied for second, four shots behind [...]

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Bubba Watson needed a birdie on the final hole of regulation play to get into a playoff - so all he did was launch a 396 yard cart-path-aided drive to with 51 yards of the pin on 18 at River Highlands in Connecticut. He then stuffed his wedge to within 6 feet and made the [...]

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Golf as done everything it can to make putting as easy as possible, especially compared with how it was in Jack Nicklaus’ prime.
The greens are smooth as pool tables, the balls are now perfectly balanced, scores of regular length putters fit every style, and training devices ensure that a player is lined up perfectly. Under [...]

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I woke up from the hangover following Phil Mickelson’s astounding win and Rory McIlroy’s breathtaking performance at Quail Hollow to discover that this is, indeed, the week of THE PLAYERS.
First things first. THE PLAYERS is not the fifth major as everyone knows by now, and nothing that Ponte Vedra does will ever make it so. [...]

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