Bernhard Langer, a five-time Chubb Classic winner, will be joined by fellow Hall-of-Famer Ernie Els and former Chubb champion Steve Stricker.
Kalākaua I died in 1891 and is regarded as the last king of Hawaii. That is until Ernie Els came along. The 55-year-old South African restored his place as the ruler in the Aloha State, shooting a final-round 6-under 66 at Hualalai Golf Course to win the ...
Els was a scratch golfer by age 14 and his first big victory was that same year when he beat Phil Mickelson in the 1984 Junior World Golf Championship.
Ernie Els was part of a golden generation of SA golfers, which also ushered in a couple of top players over the last three decades.
KA'UPULEHU-KONA, Hawaii (AP) - Ernie Els won the season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship on Saturday for his seventh PGA Tour Champions victory, closing with a 6-under 66 to beat Bernard Langer, Miguel Angel Jimenez and Alex Cejka by two strokes.
After shooting a final round 66, Ernie Els walked up the hill from the 18 th green and turned to Bernhard Langer and said, “Finally Got You.” Els is not alone, as Langer has been the nemesis of many on the Champions Tour,
South African Ernie Els fired a 6-under 66 on Saturday to win the season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai in Ka'upulehu-Kona, Hawaii.
1, Jerry Kelly, 88.89%. 2 (tie), Steven Alker, Alex Cejka and Steve Flesch, 87.04%. 5 (tie), Ernie Els, Mark Hensby, Thongchai Jaidee and Bernhard Langer, 85.19%. 9, Ken Tanigawa, 83.33%. 10, Brett Quigley, 81.48%.
Ernie and Liezl Els have poured their hearts and souls into the Els for Autism Foundation, and it all started because of their son Ben.
South African golf legend Ernie Els is off to a flying start in 2025 after winning the PGA Tour Champions' season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship in Hawaii over the weekend.
Ernie Els won the season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship on Saturday for his seventh PGA Tour Champions victory, closing with a 6-under 66 to beat Bernard Langer, Miguel Angel Jimenez and Alex Cejka by two strokes.
Here are five things to know about Jupiter's Ernie Els. Els, 55, has won 79 events worldwide during his Hall of Fame career, including this month's Mitsubishi Electric Championship in Kailua-Kona ...