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
learn organized rain until
You don't learn how to play in the rain. You learn to be organized with your bag. I didn't play much in the rain until I went to Europe.
becoming break days field four fun good hardest narrow par
Where it used to be kind of the most fun of all the majors, it's becoming the hardest one now. Over four days of competition, it's going to narrow the field dramatically. You will be doing good to break par on the back nine.
difficult yesterday
Yesterday I said it would be difficult and it showed today,
happy seen
When I got to my ball, I was like, what's going on? I've never seen that happen. I was very happy to make a 4.
arms bit club conscious cracking loosen smash whip
Make a conscious effort to loosen your hands and let your arms feel soft when you're at address. Take the club back a bit shorter, and feel as if you're cracking a whip on the way down - not tensing up to smash something hard.
favorite felt golf greens
This is one of my favorite golf courses. I felt comfortable and the greens were perfect.''
left shot shots
I've shot 69 but I feel like I've left some shots out there today,
almost goes masters
He just goes out and goes about his business. So I think Phil, almost more than Tiger, has got more Masters in him, maybe.
david far tendencies
One of my tendencies is to let the ball drift too far forward in my stance, and it's something I've been working on with David Leadbetter.
drives longest swinging
Your longest drives will come when you feel you're swinging at 75 percent.
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.
finger
I really can't put my finger on it here,
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.
happened
It's ridiculous. And it was like it happened overnight.