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
basically course recovery sensible sure
Basically it's the only sensible course of action, so that I can be sure of the promptest recovery period.
coming love
I love coming here when I get the chance,
bogey came five huge mistakes par sums
I feel that to bogey a par five is a huge sin. But after making mistakes I came back well and that kind of sums up the whole day.
finished second six
I finished second six times to him that year,
ball bit flatter game hard hitting last plane steep trying worked
I worked really hard on my long game the last two week, especially last week. I'm working on a bit of a flatter plane through the ball. I got a little bit steep on the ball so I'm trying to flatten it out a little bit through the hitting area.
definitely weather
If we can have the weather like this, it will be great. It is definitely a factor,
broken fingers injuries keeping knee love school stuff
I have had knee injuries before at school in rugby, and I have broken fingers and stuff like that. I have had little injuries, but never anything like that, keeping me away from what I love doing for such a long time.
again clear energy forward goals looking
I have got things in place a lot better than I had them in the past. I would say that's different. I've got clear goals again and I'm looking forward to playing. I've got some energy again.
quite
I did see the changes, obviously, and they are quite major.
grand masters
I'd like to win the Masters and the PGA and complete the career Grand Slam.
brain great love picking thinking winning
He's a great champion. I love picking his brain about what he was thinking when he was winning all those tournaments.
behind conditions full generally last major month notch open rattled took
He's a full notch behind Vijay. He's not even on the same rung. There's no major that rattles you like the U.S. Open. Last year's Open probably took a month to get over that. It's not like the Masters, where the conditions are generally the same. At the Open, they're probably already rattled going in.
almost golfing gone level seems tired
He's almost like a golfing machine. He never seems to get tired of the game. And he's gone up a level this year.
clubs conscious hit hitting mind shot swing
I almost never hit a shot all out, and I make a conscious effort to swing my long clubs just as I do my wedges. Keep this in mind when hitting your fairway woods.