Ernie Els: Can 'play ball' without long putter

USA TODAY | Wed, 22 May 2013 08:32:06 -0700

VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) — Ernie Els is ready to "play ball" even without a long putter. The four-time major champion, who won last year's British Open with a belly putter, said Wednesday that the PGA Tour should accept the decision by golf's ...

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Ernie Els: anchored putter ban 'a huge issue'

Golf Monthly | Wed, 22 May 2013 07:30:35 -0700

Ernie Els has come out in support of the game's governing bodies but labelled the anchored putting ban 'a huge issue.' The USGA and R&A announced at concurrent news conferences yesterday that rule 14-1b - the clause phohibiting anchored strokes - will ...

Bernd Wiesberger edges Ernie Els

ESPN | Sun, 05 May 2013 06:51:36 -0700

ElsJAKARTA, Indonesia -- Bernd Wiesberger shot a 5-under 67 in the final round Sunday to win the Indonesian Masters by a stroke over British Open champion Ernie Els. The 27-year-old Austrian finished with an overall 15-under 273, with Els in second ...

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Els mystified by improvement on par-5s

Golfweek.com | Wed, 24 Apr 2013 08:06:28 -0700

Even with a few days to absorb his 2013 Masters performance, Ernie Els was at a loss to explain his ride along Augusta National's famed par 5s. He was 15 under on Nos. 2, 8, 13 and 15, compared with 12 over on the par 4s. “Normally I haven't played the ...