Embed from Getty Images THE BIG EASY IS READY for the Champions Tour (PGA Tour Champions). Hall of Famer Ernie Els has reached that magic age. John Strege of Golfworld wrote: Els already has turned 50 and has indicated he is eager to join his contemporaries on the senior tour. He [was] entered in the … Read more
POOR ERNIE ELS. IN IMPORTANT WAYS, the Big Easy’s career, an era that included many other would-be winners, is defined by coming up short against Tiger Woods. That was also the case at the recent Presidents Cup contested at Royal Melbourne Golf Club, where the United States slipped by the Internationals on Sunday, 16-14. As … Read more
The following preview and images were provided by Rolex, a Presidents Cup partner. GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The Presidents Cup returns to Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia from 12–15 December when some of the world’s finest golfers, representing teams from the United States and the rest of the world excluding Europe, will compete head-to-head under … Read more
ERNIE ELS GREW UP AMIDST the turmoil of apartheid. But, with a putter in hand, he helped unite his country at the 2003 Presidents Cup in South Africa. Els will get another chance at a victory, serving as International team captain at the 2019 Presidents Cup. This edition of PGA TOUR Profiles spotlights the South … Read more
IT WAS MUCH MORE THAN A HAWAIIAN VACATION for Jordan Spieth. The 2015 PGA Tour Player of the Year picked up where he left off last year by running away with the Hyundai Tournament of Champions at Kapalua. Spieth’s 30-under total was good for a whopping eight-shot win over Patrick Reed. He is only the … Read more
Ernie Els at the 2009 British Open. (scotchollie) THE PGA TOUR AND SOUTHERN COMPANY today announced that four-time major champion Ernie Els will be the recipient of the 2015 Payne Stewart Award. The annual award is given to a professional golfer who exemplifies Stewart’s values of character, charity and sportsmanship. Stewart died tragically in a plane … Read more
Michelle Wie (Allison) MICHELLE WIE MIGHT BE THE OLDEST 24-year-old in the history of the world. OK, I say that facetiously, but my oh my has she been through a lot during an amateur and professional golf career that seemingly spans her whole life.She was the second coming of Tiger Woods, oozing with talent and … Read more
IF YOU’RE A GOLF HISTORY NERD (or not), you might love this 14-minute video that features Jack Nicklaus and Lee Trevino in their prime playing a 36-hole final in the 1970 World Match Play Championship at Wentworth Club outside of London. Both men are 30. Nicklaus has slimmed down after the 1969 season, his hair … Read more
Michelle Wie (Allison) MICHELLE WIE MIGHT BE THE OLDEST 24-year-old in the history of the world. OK, I say that facetiously, but my oh my has she been through a lot during an amateur and professional golf career that seemingly spans her whole life. She was the second coming of Tiger Woods, oozing with talent … Read more
Two-time champion Ernie Els. (©USGA/Fred Vuich) Jordan Spieth. (©USGA/Fred Vuich) Bubba. (©USGA/Darren Carroll) Jim Furyk at work. (©USGA/Darren Carroll ) Billy Andrade meets a fan. (©USGA/Fred Vuich) Lone spectator. (©USGA/Fred Vuich)