Capelle On Golf

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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The hype to historical significance ratio of the Ryder Cup has soared to unprecedented levels this year, even dwarfing the build up to the Super Bowl, the single biggest day on the sports calendar.
And yet, oddly enough, the Ryder Cup counts for  little or nothing on a player’s resume. According to Jack Nicklaus, “It is [...]

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Phil Mickelson had a chance to take over the #1 ranking with a fourth place finish at the Bridgestone. He would, however, have had have to shot a 66 in the final round, but instead skied to a horrendous 78, one worse than Tiger Woods’ fourth round disaster.
Mickelson’s final round stats showed that he hit [...]

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Ernie Els victory at the WGC-CA has sounded the alarm for the great rivalry of the coming years - Els vs. Mickelson for number two of the Woods Era.
Going into the WGC Els had won only once on the PGA Tour in the last six years, but he did post a couple of top tens [...]

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Is Tiger Woods good for the game of golf? Absolutely not.
He violates the game’s traditions with his over-the-top celebrations, his sulking, and his disregard for his playing partners as witnessed by his many walk offs while his opponents have yet to putt out.
He’s been teaching kids for over a decade that swearing, spitting, and club [...]

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Tiger Woods keeps saying how proud he is of his majorless season and how wonderful it was to be so consistent. But we know he’s blowing smoke because it is no secret that being shut out in the majors is, quite frankly, a disaster. The other night on the good old Golf Channel John Feinstein [...]

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Tiger Woods, to absolutely no one’s surprise, has grabbed a one shot lead at the half way point and seems like a semi lock to win his second FEC (does that sound corporate enough?).
The oddsmakers liked his chances at the start, listing him at even money. Now that Tiger’s proven he didn’t lose his game [...]

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Tiger’s Climb About to Steepen
Jack Nicklaus said the majors were easier to win because a big part of the field did not believe they could, and were defeated from the start. Over his career, Tiger Woods has confirmed the Nicklaus philosophy as so many doubters have self destructed in his presence. But this year’s been [...]

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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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Those who drew the afternoon tee times on Thursday were hoping to find a kinder and gentler Hazeltine for their second round in the hopes of making up some ground on Tiger Woods (67) and Padraig Harrington (68).
But with morning winds of 9-17 MPH, Hazeltine has bared it’s teeth and it looks as if the [...]

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