Posts Tagged Ernie Els


Els and Harrington return for Singapore swing

Ernie Els has been known as a golfer who would go to all corners of the globe to help promote the game. Not always was it to the benefit of his game. But even in the midst of a “three-year comeback” bid, the South African former British Open champion still finds time for Asia. Els […]

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Slocum slays big guns for opening FedEx Cup win

Heath Slocum nailed a 21-foot pressure putt on the 18th to emerge from a list of golfing luminaries led by Tiger Woods and win The Barclays tournament by a single stroke. Slocum barely qualified to compete in the FedEx Play-offs and the last thing he expected was to be fighting on the final day of […]

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Top 10 Report Cards

In my (admittedly) lackluster academic career through high school and university I always hated mid-terms. The end of year pressure I could deal with. I expected it. It was supposed to be there. It was the mid-year exams, those that seemed to creep up without warning right as you were getting comfortable that I hated. […]

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Harrington, Kaymer triumph ahead of Open

Padraig Harrington wanted to play in the Irish PGA Championship mainly to get in some links golf and boost his confidence ahead of the British Open. He achieved both targets in emphatic style, winning the tournament for the third straight year and eyeing a similar feat at the Open, played this year at Turnberry. Although […]

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Els hoping to defend title at home

It wasn’t so long ago that the Big Four in world golf included the Big Easy, Ernie Els. The smooth-swinging South African has fallen off the radar lately but he believes he is now ready for his Big Comeback, in terms of titles. That could happen on the PGA Tour at this week’s Honda Classic […]

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