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
feeling few good swing
I'm feeling good and getting better all the time. I'm working on a few things to get my swing where I want it to be.
bad beat concentration difficult kept round second sharp shoot tomorrow
I kept my concentration well and got over the bad spells. I was not as sharp as the second round but if I shoot something under 70 tomorrow it will be difficult to beat me.
few happy missed mistakes quite short
I made some mistakes today, especially with my short game. I missed quite a few putts out there, but all in all I'm happy with it,
I'm 36 years old, so, you know, I need to do things.
bomb course hit hole love plays tee
I'm sure you have a hole at your course where you love to hit the tee shot. You can't wait to get up there and bomb away because the fairway is wide, or the hole always plays downwind.
couple mean golf
Michelle is 14. Give her a couple of years to get stronger. I mean, she can play on this tour. If she keeps working, keeps doing the right things, there's no reason why she shouldn't be out here.
taken thinking expletives
I think I would have taken a (expletive) load of Advil.
night two leaving
You check into the hotel and see you're booked for seven nights. But you know you might be leaving in a day or two. It's exciting for the fans. But you're on edge. And you're on edge the whole round.
friday monday good-day
Mondays are a good day to make statements, not Friday.
clubs shots harder
Swinging harder with a longer club almost always leads to bad shots.
golf winning player
He's been a top player for the last 10 years, and we all work on our swings, we all change things. We keep working and then we're trying to get better, and sometimes you get worse trying to get better. You've just got to give it some time, be patient for it to turn around, and when it does turn around, you feel like you can start winning again.
believe trying bother
If you don't believe you can make every putt, why bother trying?
lying risk rough
You have to know how to read your lie and take a calculated risk when you hit out of the rough.
golf facts facts-of-life
Playing from deep grass is a fact of life in professional golf.