Capelle On Golf

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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It is possible that Lucas Glover has busted loose and is now poised to fulfill his destiny as the next big thing in golf, that long awaited challenger to Tiger Woods golf has so long needed to make his quest to unseat Jack Nicklaus more than a mere formality.
But the record books are filled with [...]

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Lucas Glover and Ricky Barnes were expected to blow sky high in the final round, leaving the Open in the hands of a more experienced player such as, say, Phil Mickelson. In the early going this looked like a good call when Glover shot three over on the front nine and Barnes scored six bogeys [...]

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At first glance it would seem that the US Open is a two horse race because Ricky Barnes (-8 and 70) and Lucas Glover (-7 and 70) are three and four shots clear of the field respectively. But final round collapses in majors are not uncommon, and with these two suspects, a dual collapse could [...]

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A group of unusual suspects are hovering at the top of the leaderboard halfway through the US Open. Still, I wouldn’t expect to see any of the -3 or better crowd hoisting the trophy come Sunday, or Monday night – or whenever they conclude this rain plagued event. Among the huge surprises at the top [...]

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