Ernie Els

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Ernie Els is a South African professional golfer renowned for his smooth, powerful swing and multiple major championship victories, including two U.S. Opens and two Open Championships.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
professional golfer
captainedTeam International Team (Presidents Cup) NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth South Africa NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship South Africa
dateOfBirth 1969-10-17
designedGolfCourses yes
fieldOfPhilanthropy autism support
founded Els for Autism Foundation NERFINISHED
fullName Theodore Ernest Els NERFINISHED
gender male
givenName Ernie NERFINISHED
handedness right-handed
hasBeenRankedWorldNumberTwo yes
hasChildren yes
hasRole golf course designer
hasWonOnTour Asian Tour NERFINISHED
European Tour NERFINISHED
PGA Tour NERFINISHED
PGA Tour of Australasia NERFINISHED
Sunshine Tour NERFINISHED
height 1.91 m
inductedInto World Golf Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
isMemberOf World Golf Hall of Fame NERFINISHED
knownFor powerful long game
smooth golf swing
majorWin The Open Championship NERFINISHED
U.S. Open NERFINISHED
maritalStatus married
nationality South African
nickname The Big Easy NERFINISHED
numberOfMajorChampionships 4
occupation golfer
placeOfBirth Johannesburg NERFINISHED
playsOnTour European Tour NERFINISHED
PGA Tour NERFINISHED
Sunshine Tour NERFINISHED
residence Florida NERFINISHED
RyderCupEquivalentTeam International Team (Presidents Cup) NERFINISHED
sport golf
spouse Liezl Els NERFINISHED
styleOfPlay smooth rhythmic swing
turnedProfessional 1989
wonTournament 1994 U.S. Open
1997 U.S. Open NERFINISHED
2002 Open Championship NERFINISHED
2012 Open Championship NERFINISHED
worldNumberOneRanking no
yearOfHallOfFameInduction 2011

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Sunshine Tour hasNotableAlumnus Ernie Els
Ernie hasNotableBearer Ernie Els
Wentworth Club golf course renovatedBy Ernie Els
subject surface form: West Course