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
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.
changes club difficult flags game greens miss seems selection stick
Club selection was the most difficult part of the game today. It seems like it changes all the time. You've got to get your yardage and stick to a club that you're comfortable with and go with that. If you miss those greens on the flags on top, it's very difficult to get it up and down.
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.
left maybe water yards
I only made the water by maybe 3 yards on the left side.
african coin mark open rand reminds south win
I use a 1994 South African 5 rand coin to mark my ball. It reminds me of my '94 U.S. Open win at Oakmont.
african open plan south
Right now the plan is to come back for the South African Open in December,