Capelle On Golf

Tiger Woods Misses the Cut
After 10 holes Woods was seven over for the tournament, so he had an outside chance of making the cut if he played the final seven in three under. But a double on 11 ended his chances of playing the weekend. To his credit, he continued to grind away until the [...]

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The cruelest cut of all took place on Friday as WGR #1 Luke Donald and #2 Lee Westwood ballooned to rounds of 75 and 74 respectively, earning a weekend pass after entering the Open as the co-favorites behind Rory McIloy. Ouch!
Indeed, those who missed the cut are considered such lepers that the Open’s leaderboard has [...]

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After the first round at the Open, a group of five players separated themselves from the rest by two or three shots with their 65s and 66s.
After perusing their names, I would say that none has a much better chance of winning than before the round because this group of long shots faces 54 nasty [...]

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Remember the days when Tiger went off at ridiculously low odds like 5/1 and such, and yet he was a good bet at that!
Well, now that he’s still recovering from his injuries, Rory McIlroy is the favorite going into the Open at 8/1 – odds this low largely because he is coming off an eight [...]

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You’ve probably heard the stat that the last 10 majors have been won by 10 different players.
Well, here’s an interesting proposition: would you care to bet that, come Sunday evening, it will be 11 of 11? In other words, do you like the chances of any of the last 10 major champions to break that [...]

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Guess who are the co-favorites for next week’s Masters. Hint: both have won three green jackets since 2001.
Okay, times up. Tiger Woods (WGR #5), with a season’s best finish 10t, and Phil Mickelson (WGR #6), who’s best finish in his  last three stroke play events is a 24t, are listed at 8-1 by Ladbrokes, the  [...]

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Tiger Woods is in a slump.
There is no denying it, and yet I’m amazed at the absence of the “S” word in the media. Still, it’s true, and there is plenty of proof. Using the majors won indicator, which is the one that matters most to Tiger, his slump dates back to the days after [...]

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Last January I asked whether Rory McIlroy or Rickie Fowler had a chance to become the Best Ever. Both were long shots, but following their 2010 seasons I am willing to state now that neither fits the mold.
McIlroy did manage two 3t’s in the majors, but he was never close to winning the British Open [...]

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Thanks to the miracle of point’s attrition, Lee Westwood slipped past Tiger Woods on October 24 into the #1 spot in the World Golf Rankings (WGR) - even though neither player competed that week!
In the following five weeks Westwood has added a second and a 3t at the Race to Dubai, extending his lead from [...]

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Everyone has an opinion on the ruling that kept Dustin Johnson out of a playoff at the PGA. And that includes you, the fan. Letters poured into the editors of Golf Digest.com, articles appeared everywhere accompanied by rants and raves, and posts and comments galore at geoffshackelford.com.
And, most importantly, a poll at ESPN revealed what [...]

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