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Ernie Els

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Full Name :	Theodore Ernest Els
Public :	Ernie Els
Nickname :	The Big Easy
Country :	South Africa
DOB :	October 17, 1969 (Age 40)
Place :	Johannesburg, South Africa
Height :	6' 3"
Weight :	220 lbs.
Sport :	Golf
Level :	Professional
Status :	Superstar

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The Majors
Masters	0	2nd : 2000, 2004
U.S. Open	2	Won 1994, 1997
British Open	1	Won 2002
PGA Championship	0	3rd : 1995, T3 : 2007

PGA Tour	16
Europena Tour	22
Japan Golf Tour	1
Sunshine Tour	15
Other	13

Professional Wins	67

Turned Pro		: 1989
Current Tours		: PGA Tour
		: European Tour

Achievements :
3x European Tour Player of the Year (1994, 2002, 2003 )
2x European Tour Order of Merit winner (2003, 2004)
1994 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year
1994/95 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit Winner
1991/92 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit Winner

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Theodore Ernest Els, or simply Ernie Els, is a South African professional golfer who competes in the PGA Tour. Standing at 1.9 meters, he is popularly called "The Big Easy" for his imposing physical stature as well as his smooth and efficient golf swing.

Els was born on October 17, 1969 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Els won his first major championship at the 1994 U.S. Open over Colin Montgomerie and Loren Roberts in a sudden death playoff. He won his second US Open in 1997, once again over Colin Montgomerie at the Congressional Country Club. In 2002, he took home the Claret Jug by winning The Open Championship.

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