Capelle On Golf

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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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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Tiger Woods Makes Most of the Pole Position
Tiger Woods got the favorable Thursday morning draw as he does at most majors, and he made the most of it, opening with a rock solid 67 that featured accurate driving, pin high iron shots, and Tiger-like putting.
Putting Tiger out first is better for him – he can [...]

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Paddy Slam Bid Hurt By Golf’s Worst Rule
Padraig Harrington was set to putt on the 15th green and you could see by the way his trousers were whipping that the wind was blowing very hard. He stepped away from his ball as it started rolling away from the cup. Now there is no way that [...]

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2008 Masters Coverage - thru 4/15
Tiger Woods has played in 12 majors since his Hank Haney Swing started producing Ws in early 2005. Given that he’s finished in the top four in 10 of them, there is no reason to believe that he won’t be stalking the leaderboard on Masters Sunday.
Knowing that Tiger will be [...]

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2008 Masters Coverage - thru 4/15
The golfers who play for history have major milestones riding on each big four championship. Sergio Garcia, Adam Scott, and a long list of majorless wanna be greats are looking to get the monkey off their back so they can begin to make a serious move on the history books.
Single [...]

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Part 2 – Grand Slam - 2008 Masters Coverage
The Masters is sort of like a qualifying tournament for the Grand Slam. The winner emerges as the only player eligible for the Slam that year. And, unless the winner is an elite player like Tiger Woods, or possibly Phil Mickelson, then the Masters may also put [...]

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2008 Masters Coverage - Thru 4/15
Success begets success, and no major proves it like the Masters. Fifty Masters have been played since 1958 (the beginning of the Modern Era), and a whopping 48% of the winners have come from seven of the top eight players of the era.
Consider the table below. As a group, these [...]

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2008 Masters Coverage - Thru 4/15
The WGC-CA at Doral showcased some major league talent in one of the most star studded leaderboards in recent history. Tiger Woods finished 5th and the other members of the top five were all former major winners. The bottom half of the top ten wasn’t too shabby either as it [...]

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Geoff Ogilvy went into the Tiger’s den and came away a winner by four shots over golf’s hottest player. He now stands at -16 after three rounds of the WGC-CA, and has opened up a five shot lead over Woods.
Woods, who had played the par 5s in -8 the first two days, made four pars [...]

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