Ernie Els
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Height: 6' 3 Weight: 210 Born: Oct 17, 1969 Victories: 17 College: Turned Pro: 1989 Residence: Wentworth, England Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa Masters Qualification: Top 4 last year's PGA Championship,Top 40 Money Leaders from last year,Top 50 from last year's World Rankings,Top 4 British Open.Masters Record
| Year | Place | Score | Round | Money | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| 2007 | 66 | +10 | 78 | 76 | $ 0 | ||
| 2006 | 27 | +4 | 71 | 71 | 74 | 76 | $ 49,700 |
| 2005 | 47 | +10 | 75 | 73 | 78 | 72 | $ 23,100 |
| 2004 | 2 | -8 | 70 | 72 | 71 | 67 | $ 702,000 |
| 2003 | 6 | -1 | 79 | 66 | 72 | 70 | $ 208,500 |
| 2002 | 5 | -6 | 70 | 67 | 72 | 73 | $ 212,800 |
| 2001 | 6 | -9 | 71 | 68 | 68 | 72 | $ 181,300 |
| 2000 | 2 | -7 | 72 | 67 | 74 | 68 | $ 496,800 |
| 1999 | 27 | +4 | 71 | 72 | 69 | 80 | $ 29,000 |
| 1998 | 16 | -1 | 75 | 70 | 70 | 72 | $ 48,000 |
| 1997 | 17 | E | 73 | 70 | 71 | 74 | $ 39,150 |
| 1996 | 12 | -1 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 73 | $ 52,500 |
| 1995 | 56 | +3 | 72 | 75 | $ 1,500 | ||
| 1994 | 8 | -2 | 74 | 67 | 74 | 71 | $ 60,000 |
PGA Tour 2008 season record
| Tournament | Place | Score | Round | |||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| PODS Championship | T83 | +4 | 73 | 73 | ||
| The Honda Classic | 1 | -6 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 67 |
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Els sees coaching change as big step
Still seeking his first green jacket, Ernie Els arrived this week with a new weapon: instructor Butch Harmon.
Els' life makes golf seem easy
Life has been anything but easy for Ernie Els.
Win sets up Els for Augusta run
PALM HARBOR, Fla. --- A bead of sweat dripped off Ernie Els' brow when he stopped for a five-minute chat Wednesday before his pro-am round at the PODS Championship.
Rededicated Els stalks Tiger
Fresh off preventing a rare shutout season with an eleventh-hour victory in the South African Open, Ernie Els unveiled an ambitious three-year plan to unseat Tiger Woods as the world's No. 1 player.
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