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No. 12: Ernie Els

2011 Golf Preview: The Top 20 Golfer Countdown

By: Corby Yarbrough | 7/21/11, 3:32 PM EDT

No. 12 Ernie Els

2011 Golfer Countdown

BORN: Oct. 17, 1969, Johannesburg, South Africa

FEDEX FINISH: 9

2010 PGA TOUR EARNINGS: $4,558,861

WORLD GOLF RANKING: 11 (as of Feb. 12, 2011)

GOLF CHANNEL’S BRANDEL CHAMBLEE GIVES HIS TAKE: Ernie Els will turn 42 this year, but thanks to a swing kissed by heaven, he still has time to add to his 70 worldwide wins and three majors. Ernie is one of the few players in the world who is far better on Sunday than he is on Thursday, thanks to experience and a magical wedge. But to bag another major he needs to putt better inside five feet.

CAREER PGA TOUR STATS (as of Feb. 12, 2011)

  • Events — 302
  • Cuts — 263
  • 1st  — 18         
  • 2nd — 16        
  • 3rd  — 18        
  • T10  — 115   
  • T25  — 183


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