Capelle On Golf

Last night on Golf Channel they talked about the much hoped for rivalry between Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy. The discussion included a comparison of their first 13 majors as shown by the table below.
Even though both won one of their first 13, Brandel Chamblee made a point that McIlroy is ahead of Woods’ pace [...]

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It’s time for the Masters where history is made. Come late Sunday afternoon hopefully it will be made by someone who we deem worthy of a major, not one of those one and done winners who manage to win about 35% of golf’s biggest titles.
At every major Tiger Woods is the man who has the [...]

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Its Masters’ week, which means it’s once again time to pick our favorites for golf’s first major. The first step is to make a list of the players at 80-1 or less at Ladbrokes.com, the British betting house. Since they make their living establishing odds, it is likely that anyone above 80-1 has no chance [...]

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The Big Miss is a big hit on Amazon.
At 7:37 ET this morning  the book was ranked 14th on the retailing giant’s bestseller list on its opening day. Furthermore, it would have been several notches higher if the list was not clogged with fiction titles from the Hunger Games series, which got a huge boost [...]

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Mr. Red Shirt is back.
After suffering through a 30 month non-winning period on the PGA Tour, Tiger Woods’ ongoing process finally resulted in victory. His impressive five shot win on Arnold Palmer’s Bay Hill course included a strong closing 70 when only two non-contenders broke 70 in windy conditions on baked out greens.
In Woods needs [...]

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Tiger Woods suffered a mild tear of his left Achilles during the final round of the WGC at Doral, which forced him to withdraw on the 12th hole.
According to his doctor, Woods can resume hitting balls this Friday, and he should be able to play at Arnold Palmer’s event next week.
So, while his injury looks [...]

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Tiger Woods could have won the Honda Classic if Rory McIlroy had choked (and he’d won a playoff with Tom Gillis and possibly McIlroy).
But he didn’t even though he closed with two birdies and two fiery fist pumps, the one on 18 looking much like he was punctuating his 72nd victory.
With the Masters only four [...]

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It was inevitable that young Rory McIlroy, 22, would ascend to the top of the World Golf Rankings. It was just a matter of when – a question that was answered at the Honda Classic yesterday.
Going into the final round McIlroy enjoyed a two shot lead over 43 year old journeyman Tom Gillis and Harris [...]

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Cheering during a Tiger Woods press conference?
I would have if I’d been there to hear him speak his mind on the belly putter:
“I’ve never been a fan if it. I believe it’s the art of controlling the body and club and swinging the pendulum motion. I believe that’s how it should be played. I’m traditionalist [...]

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I had the obvious headline written for this piece on Saturday night – “Tiger is Back.”
And he would have been if not for a final round of 72 at the Abu Dhabi, which dropped him into a 3t. After all, Woods was slamming his clubs again, he was hitting greens like a machine (85% through [...]

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