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
bit might
You probably don't hit as many fairway-bunker shots as you do the greenside ones, and that unfamiliarity might make you a bit nervous.
gave
and He gave me something back. He gave me Ernie.
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.
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,
closer heel left slightly tall
For a 7-iron, you never want the ball to be closer to your left heel than just slightly ahead of the mid-point of your stance. That's especially true if you're a tall player, like me.
anyone further honest injury recovery road
Anyone who's had an injury understands that. But to be honest with you, I'm a little further down the road to recovery than I thought I'd be at this stage.
basically couple
I've always done it, and I will keep doing it. A couple of putts here and there could have been better two years ago, and that's basically that. If I could just make a couple more putts, there wouldn't be this argument.
angle catch club cut height helps inch left open slightly swing
From the rough, I'd use a 6-iron, play the ball back an inch or two and swing down on a steeper angle to catch the ball first. It also helps to aim slightly left and open the clubface at address. You'll get more height on the shot, and the club will cut through the grass more easily.
bring course greens plan shots time
Their plan is to bring the course back to where they used to play the shots into the greens in the '60s and '70s. We've just got to give it time and see where it goes.
eight itself playing record speaks three
I've been playing consistently well for three years now, but Tiger's record speaks for itself - eight majors.
definitely europe guys opposite total
I know what Europe is like and it is the total opposite from here at the moment. Guys will definitely have to take their fluids and look after themselves.
close felt
I really felt like I was close to doing something special. Unfortunately it wasn't to be.
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.
difficult good hit known past putt second shot thinking tried
Right now, the putt on the 72nd hole, that's the putt I'm going to be thinking about. I hit such a good second shot and had such a difficult putt. If I'd known how difficult it was from there, I'd have hit it past the pin, which I tried to do in the playoff. I had my chances, though.