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
almost beat couple definitely few gets golfing gone last level played quite seems swing tired tough
I've played with him quite a few times the last couple of years. It seems like he's gone up a level this year. It seems like he's really comfortable with his swing and his game. It seems like he's there every week. He's almost a golfing machine, so to speak. He never gets tired of the game. I think he's definitely going to be very tough to beat this weekend.
adam bit confidence given huge last played win wish
It would be a huge confidence booster to win here. I wish I'd played like this last week. I would have given (Beijing winner) Adam Scott a bit of a go.
ball few front great heard kirk left loudest played quite saw shot watching
It was unbelievable, ... That's probably the loudest I've ever heard it. It was quite loud in '98 when I played with Jack, especially when he made a few birdies on the front nine. It was exciting. If you were watching on television, it must have been good. Kirk made that 1 in front of us on 16 -- I never saw the shot but I heard that roar, and then K.J. on 11, that ball never left the flag. It was great golf.
conditions dry masters might played
We haven't really played many Masters with dry conditions yet. We might find out this week.
fast last played six
We haven't really played Augusta the last five, six years in very firm, fast conditions.
holes played wish
I wish we could have played 18 holes in these conditions.
driver good hammer played
Obviously, I've played some good tournaments in U.S. Opens. And that's the way I want to play this week. You know, not hammer your driver out there.
dad hard imagine played sitting tears tried
My dad told me that Seve said, You know, I tried very hard today. I played very well today. But, your son. Very special.' You can imagine my dad sitting there with tears in his eyes.
course played playing
I've had some top-10s, so I've played well here, but it's a course that I feel I can keep playing well,
bit call game golf meant played promote
It's a bit crazy. Why call them World Championships if they're going to be played in the same place all the time? World Golf Championships are meant to promote the game all over the globe.
anxious played
I was a little anxious out there, but I played OK.
bit determined good played today
Today I was a bit more determined not to let it get to me too much, and I played a good back nine.
almost good played weeks
I just got beat. I played almost as good as I could. I've had some good weeks here. Obviously, I'd like to do really well this week.
almost forward looking played quite win
I haven't played with Tiger, or in that kind of a field, for a while. And to play that well and almost win was quite exciting. I'm looking forward to the year.