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Ernie Els
Winning four major golf championships with the fluid swing that earned him the nickname The Big Easy.
US Open · Second US Open
- Born
- 17 October 1969
- Birthplace
- Johannesburg, South Africa
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Ernie Els
Ernie Els is a South African golfer who won major titles on both sides of the Atlantic.
Early life
Family golf
Learned the game from his father.
Junior sport
Also played tennis before concentrating on golf.
Career
- 1989
Professional start
Turned professional after amateur success.
- 1994
First major
Won the US Open at Oakmont.
- 2011
Hall of Fame
Entered the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Achievements
US Open
Won a playoff for his first major title.
Second US Open
Won at Congressional.
The Open
Won at Muirfield and Royal Lytham & St Annes.
Beyond sport
Autism support
Founded Els for Autism with his wife Liezl in 2009.
Course design
Established an international golf-course design business.
Sources & photo credit
Biography and career ↗Further source ↗Identity and date cross-check ↗Photo: Photo_Ernie_Els.jpg : billypoonphotos derivative work: Bluedogtn ( talk ). CC BY-SA 2.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
