Topic: Ernie Els
American Jim Furyk, the 2003 US Open winner, was among 11 golfers to secure a trip to the 2012 Masters by finishing among the year-end top 50 in the world golf rankings issued on Monday.Furyk qualified for a 17th consecutive Augusta National ...
Jerry Kelly got the 140th British Open under way at Royal St George's and could be thankful for his bogey at the first hole.That dropped shot by the American on Thursday morning was in stark contrast to the horrendous 11 he started ...
BETHESDA, Maryland (Reuters) - Ernie Els has endured a frustrating 2011 campaign but, just as he did 14 years ago, is looking to regain form on the welcome turf of Congressional Country Club at this week's U.S. Open.In 1997, South African Els ...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Just as the world rankings have become ultra-competitive since Tiger Woods lost the firm grip he once enjoyed at the top, next week's U.S. Open has whetted the appetite of fans because of its unpredictability.Woods will be a ...
Ernie Els, whose deceptively effortless swing has earned him the nickname the "Big Easy" -- and three major golf titles -- has led a class of six inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame."It's been a long journey coming from South ...
AUGUSTA, Georgia (Reuters) - One of the biggest surprises for golfing great Gary Player in recent years at the Masters has been the failure of fellow South African Ernie Els to claim the green jacket.Els, a three-times major winner, has twice finished ...
Reigning British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen has new confidence after his first Major triumph entering the 75th Masters, where he is among a host of strong South African contenders.Oosthuizen withstood the swirling winds of St. Andrews last July for a seven-stroke triumph ...
A quarter-century after US legend Jack Nicklaus outdueled Spain's Seve Ballesteros to win the Masters at age 46, another American-European showdown is looming at Augusta National Golf Club.Mix a set of rising young US and European stars with some veterans hungry for ...
Ernie Els has played in 16 Masters tournaments, making the cut 12 times. The following year, 1999, found Els on the front page of the leader board going into Sunday. The 2000 Masters started an extraordinary run at Augusta National for Ernie ...
Today, March 14, Ernie Els won his 17th PGA tour event and his second win in the last four years. This win came at the WGC-CA Championship at the Doral Golf Resort in Doral, Florida.Ernie Els' 41 years of age did not ...
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South Africa Golf Challenge
South African golfer Ernie Els watches his shot on the 15th tee ...AP News - -
Dubai World Championship Golf
South Africa's Ernie Els walks from the green after sinking a ...AP News - -
China HSBC Champions Golf
Ernie Els of South Africa stretches before teeing off at first hole ...AP News -
