KA’UPULEHU-KONA, Hawaii (AP) — Ernie Els won the season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship on Saturday for his seventh PGA TOUR Champions victory, closing with a 6-under 66 to beat ...

Els was a scratch golfer by age 14 and his first big victory was that same year when he beat Phil Mickelson in the 1984 Junior World Golf Championship.

The 55-year-old seeks his seventh win on PGA TOUR Champions (105th start). Last win: 2024 Kaulig Companies Championship This is his 11th time leading/co-leading entering the final round on PGA ...

Ernie Els was part of a golden generation of SA golfers, which also ushered in a couple of top players over the last three decades.

KA'UPULEHU-KONA, Hawaii (AP) - Ernie Els won the season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship on Saturday for his seventh PGA Tour Champions victory, closing with a 6-under 66 to beat Bernard Langer, Miguel Angel Jimenez and Alex Cejka by two strokes.

Today, we take a look at a South African and former world No. 1 who now plays on the PGA Tour Champions and is coming off a victory. Here are five things to know about Jupiter's Ernie Els.

KA’UPULEHU-KONA, Hawaii — Ernie Els won the season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship on Saturday for his seventh PGA Tour Champions victory, closing with a 6-under 66 to beat Bernard ...

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Jan. 16-18 _ Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai (Ernie Els) Feb. 6-8 _ Trophy Hassan II, Rabat, Morocco Feb. 14-16 _ Chubb Classic, Naples, Fla. March 7-9 _ Cologuard Classic, Tuscon, Ariz. March 21-23 _ Hoag Classic, Newport Beach, Calif.

FILE - Scottie Scheffler gestures on the 18th green at Pebble Beach Golf Links during the third round of the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament in Pebble Beach, Calif., Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun, File)

Approaching his 51st birthday, Michael Wright says he is playing the best golf of his life and he converted it into a playoff victory over Jak Carter at Webex Players Series Victoria today.

Location: Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, Ga. Scottie Scheffler won his second green jacket in 2024. That win (and a few others last year) makes him the early favorite to defend. Other top picks include Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm and Xander Schauffele. Location: Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, N.C.