Ernie Els has been playing the Masters since 1994, and he has not gone away entirely empty.
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Augusta National gives out special exemptions to get into the Masters field — albeit sparingly. So why not deliver one to Ernie Els? ESPN.com's Bob Harig makes his case for Els.
(Reuters) – Ernie Els is disappointed and angry after wasting a glorious chance to end his victory drought in golf's Transitions Championship at the weekend but feels he can still earn a last-gasp place at next month's U.S. Masters. The former world number one from South Africa bogeyed the last two holes in Florida on Sunday to finish one stroke off a four-way playoff that was eventually won by …
Ernie Els was subjected to one of the most awkward and painful interviews in recent memory after the Transitions Championship.
Ernie Els was still hurting a day after his bogey-bogey finish at the PGA Transitions Championship cost him a victory and a spot in next month's Masters, he said in a Monday blog on the US PGA website.
Ernie Els is one of those rare athletes who became a champion while somehow remaining a favorite of the people, a guy who never seems to draw criticism or disdain. You want Ernie to do well and when he doesn't, you ache for him. Case in point: Sunday afternoon at the Transitions when Els, who had held a share of the lead for much of the afternoon, went bogey-bogey to finish his round one stroke …
By Rodney Page, Times Staff Writer Sunday, March 18, 2012 PALM HARBOR — Ernie Els did not leave the Transitions Championship in a good mood. After missing a short birdie putt on the 16th hole Sunday, the Hall of Famer bogeyed Nos. 17 and 18, going from a one-shot lead to falling one shot short of the playoff. Els, who began the day three off the lead, sent his tee shot on the par-3 17th to the …
Ernie Els' near miss Sunday at the Transitions Championship proved painful to watch. The Big Easy had that Masters invite in his grasp, only to watch it slip away with a bogey-bogey finish, writes ESPN.com's Bob Harig.
# golf Ernie Els was in contention for at least a playoff at the end of the Transitions Championship today at Copperhead Course in Innisbrook Resort in Palm Harbor, Florida. Then he reached the final two holes, which he would bogey. He missed a gimme putt on 18 and missed out on a playoff and the championship. The above exchange with NBC/The Golf Channel's Steve Sands is what followed. More »
Watching Luke Donald move to No. 1 at the Transitions Championship was fun, but seeing Ernie Els fall short was not.
By Brian Wacker, PGATOUR.COM PALM HARBOR, Fla. — For 16 holes, Ernie Els looked poised to get his first victory in two years. Then the putting stroke that has plagued Els in recent years, the ones that caused him to switch to a belly putter, a club he once thought should be banned from the [...]
The 2012 Transitions Championship is coming nearer to a conclusion, and one golfer, Ernie Els, has emerged with the lead with a very hot round on Sunday. Els is shooting a minus-6 on the day, and sits at minus-14 for the tournament. He passed Luke Donald and Sang-Moon Bae with a birdie on hole 12. A win today would be his first tournament title since winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational in …
Ernie Els will write a blog for PGATOUR.COM weekly during the 2012 season. For more information on Els, visit ernieels.com. Here is his latest installment. In this week’s website diary I’m really proud to be able to talk to you about the fourth annual Els for Autism Pro-Am, taking place this Monday at the fantastic [...]
