Country: South Africa
Date of Birth: 17/10/1969
Height: 6ft 3in
Turned Pro: 1989
A former world number one and one of the most consistent professionals to have played the game since the mid-1990's, South African Ernie Els has enjoyed a much-celebrated career, with 65 professional wins, including four major championships - U.S. Open 1994 & 1997 and the Open Championship 2002. Els was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame for his success in the game in 2011 and was the first European Tour member to earn over 25 million euros in tournament earnings. Ernie Els' clubs are Callaway-manufactured with the Johannesburg-born star endorsing the American brand for a number of years.
EUROPEAN TOUR WINS:
2013 BMW International Open
2012 The Open Championship
2010 South African Open
2010 WGC-CA Championship
2007 HSBC World Match Play Championship
2006 South African Airways Open
2005 Dunhill Championship
2005 BMW Asian Open
2005 Qatar Masters
2005 Dubai Desert Classic
2004 HSBC World Match Play Championship
2004 WGC-American Express Championship
2004 Heineken Classic
2003 Omega European Masters
2003 Barclays Scottish Open
2003 Johnnie Walker Classic
2003 Heineken Classic
2002 The Open Championship
2002 Dubai Desert Classic
2002 Heineken Classic
2000 Standard Life Loch Lomond
1999 Alfred Dunhill South African PGA Championship
1998 South African Open
1997 U.S. Open
1997 Johnnie Walker Classic
1995 Lexington South African PGA Championship
1994 U.S. Open
1994 Dubai Desert Classic
PGA TOUR WINS:
2012 The Open Championship
2010 Arnold Palmer Invitational
2010 WGC-CA Championship
2008 Honda Classic
2004 American Express Championship
2004 Memorial Tournament
2004 Sony Open in Hawaii
2003 Sony Open in Hawaii
2003 Mercedes Championships
2002 The Open Championship
2002 Genuity Championship
2000 The International
1999 Nissan Open
1998 Bay Hill Invitational
1997 Buick Classic
1997 U.S. Open
1996 Buick Classic
1995 GTE Byron Nelson Classic
1994 U.S. Open
OTHER WINS:
2010 PGA Grand Slam of Golf
2008 Hassan II Golf Trophy
2004 Nelson Mandela Invitational
2003 HSBC World Match Play Championship
2002 Nedbank Golf Challenge
2001 Vodacom Players Championship
2000 Nedbank Golf Challenge
1999 Nedbank Golf Challenge
1997 PGA Grand Slam of Golf
1996 Philips South African Open
1996 Toyota World Match Play Championship
1995 Bell's Cup
1995 Toyota World Match Play Championship
1994 Toyota World Match Play Championship
1993 Dunlop Phoenix
1992 Goodyear Classic
1992 FNB Players Championship
1992 Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Classic
1992 South African Masters
1992 Lexington South African PGA Championship
1992 Protea Assurance South African Open
1991 Amatola Sun Classic
Ernie uses the Odyssey Versa #7 Belly Putter.