Ernie Els
Ernie Els
Theodore Ernest "Ernie" Elsis a South African professional golfer. A former World No. 1, he is known as "The Big Easy" due to his imposing physical stature) along with his fluid golf swing. Among his 71 career victories are four major championships: the U.S. Open in 1994 at Oakmont and in 1997 at Congressional, and The Open Championship in 2002 at Muirfield and in 2012 at Royal Lytham & St Annes. He is one of six golfers to twice win...
NationalitySouth African
ProfessionAthlete
believe enjoyed finish knew people scottish sure together trouble watching
I knew we were all in trouble and I didn't really believe I could keep it together to finish at five-under. I'm sure the Scottish people enjoyed watching us today.
courses good grew love reminds south
I like the course, I love the way it's set out. It reminds me a lot of courses that I grew up on in South Africa. I've got a good feel for the place.
good hitting spin
The good kind of spin - backspin - comes from hitting the ball cleanly, then making a divot after impact.
beat course golf nine
The golf course beat me up on the back nine today,
changes course seems tough
The course has got some teeth. The breeze, it seems like it changes all the time. It was tough to get the right club.
chances few heat quite toll took
The heat kind of took its toll at the end. It was quite muggy and I had a few more chances on the back nine.
chances few heat quite toll took
The heat kind of took its toll at the end, ... It was quite muggy and I had a few more chances on the back nine.
aim great low normally score wait win wins
This is a great win as well, ... Normally when you aim at a low score you don't do it. But here I did - and with two wins under my belt, now I can't wait to get to America.
game good plan work worked
All in all, it was a good day's work and my game plan really worked out well,
becoming bit excitement fun hardest
All in all, you know, it's very tough. Where it used to be kind of the most fun of all the majors, it's becoming the hardest one now. So it's going to take a bit of the excitement away, definitely.
amazing crowd effect open
You don't have to be long off the tee, and we know the amazing effect an Open crowd can have if you're on your game and how they can lift you.
forgets group mainstream media next nobody players previous quickly straight week
Am I surprised? Not really. The mainstream media forgets quickly from the previous week to the next week. That's how the whole world has gone. They keep saying, 'There's nobody challenging Tiger.' This group of players has been there for 25 straight majors.
gave
and He gave me something back. He gave me Ernie.
course decent golf good hope rest score scoreboard
You can't really look at the rest of the field. You have to play the golf course and play your score and try and put something decent on the scoreboard and hope that it is good enough.