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Ernie Els

ErnieEls

RSA

South Africa

Age55
Turned Pro1989
BirthplaceJohannesburg, South Africa
College-
Career Wins19
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Ernie Els

Achievements

Events Played

485

PGA TOUR WINS

19

International Wins

47

Cuts Made

373/485

Runner Up

17

Third Place Finishes

18

Top 5 Finishes

80

Top 10 Finishes

126

Year Joined Tour

1994

Official Money

$49,385,600

PGA TOUR WINS

19

2012

1

2012 The Open Championship

2010

2

2010 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by MasterCard

2010 World Golf Championships-CA Championship

2008

1

2008 The Honda Classic

2004

3

2004 World Golf Championships-American Express Championship

2004 the Memorial Tournament

2004 Sony Open in Hawaii

2003

2

2003 Sony Open in Hawaii

2003 Mercedes Championships

2002

2

2002 The Open Championship

2002 Genuity Championship

2000

1

2000 The International Presented by Qwest

1999

1

1999 Nissan Open

1998

1

1998 Bay Hill Invitational

1997

2

1997 Buick Classic

1997 U.S. Open Championship

1996

1

1996 Buick Classic

1995

1

1995 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic

1994

1

1994 U.S. Open Championship

International Wins

42

1991

1

Amatola Classic

1992

6

Protea Assurance South Africa Open

Lexington PGA Championship

South African Masters

Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Classic

First National Bank Players' Championship

Goodyear Classic

1993

1

Dunlop Phoenix

1994

3

Dubai Desert Classic

Toyota World Match Play Championship

Johnnie Walker World Championship

1995

3

Toyota World Match Play

Lexington South African PGA Championship

Bells Cup

1996

2

Toyota World Match Play

South African Open

1997

1

Johnnie Walker Classic

1998

1

South African Open

1999

2

Alfred Dunhill PGA Championship

Sun City Nedbank Challenge

2000

2

Standard Life Loch Lomond Open

Nedbank Challenge

2001

1

Vodacom Players Championship

2002

4

Heineken Classic

Dubai Desert Classic

Cisco World Match Play

Nedbank Challenge

2003

5

Heineken Classic

Johnnie Walker Classic

The Barclays Scottish Open

Omega European Masters

HSBC World Match Play Championship

2004

2

Heineken Classic

HSBC World Match Play Championship

2005

4

Dubai Desert Classic

Qatar Masters

BMW Asian Open

Alfred Dunhill Championship

2007

2

HSBC World Match Play Championship

South African Airways Open

2010

1

South African Open

2013

1

BMW International Open

Additional Wins

6

1996

1

World Cup [with Wayne Westner]

1997

2

PGA Grand Slam of Golf

Dunhill Cup [with David Frost and Retief Goosen]

1998

1

Dunhill Cup [with David Frost and Retief Goosen]

2001

1

World Golf Championships-EMC World Cup [with Retief Goosen]

2010

1

PGA Grand Slam of Golf

Playoff Record

2012

Lost to Jason Dufner, Zurich Classic of New Orleans

2004

Defeated Harrison Frazar, Sony Open in Hawaii

Lost to Todd Hamilton, The Open Championship

2003

Defeated Aaron Baddeley, Sony Open in Hawaii

2002

Defeated Stuart Appleby, Steve Elkington, Thomas Levet, The Open Championship

2001

Lost to Sergio Garcia, David Toms, Mike Weir, THE TOUR Championship

2000

Lost to Tiger Woods, Mercedes Championships

1994

Defeated Colin Montgomerie, Loren Roberts, U.S. Open Championship

National Teams

1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013

Presidents Cup

1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2001

World Cup

1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000

Dunhill Cup

R2
Official

PGA Championship

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