Posted on: Tuesday, January 13, 2004
No. 9 Ernie Els
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WEIGHT: 210
BIRTHDATE: Oct. 17, 1969
BIRTHPLACE: Johannesburg, South Africa
RESIDENCE: Wentworth, England
FAMILY: Wife, Liezl; Samantha, 4; Ben, 15 months
SPECIAL INTERESTS: Movies, reading, sports
TURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1989
JOINED TOUR: 1994
2003 HIGHLIGHTS: A year to remember with the birth of a son and third career major victory at the British Open Championship ... Collected first PGA Tour victory since 2000 at the Genuity Championship ... Won the Dubai Desert Classic ... Tied for fifth at the Masters Tournament ... Earned third career major victory at the 131st British Open at Muirfield ... Named PGA Tour Player of the Month for July.
PERSONAL: Started playing golf at age 9 ... Hosts Ernie Els Invitational in South Africa to raise money for charity ... Ernie Els Foundation formed in early 1999, with the purpose of providing full support to disadvantaged children ... In December 1998, received lifetime membership on European Tour ... Web site is ernieels.com.
