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Ernie Els, a South African native, is known for having one of golf's prettiest swings, and his professional statistics show his swing's effectiveness.Els owns 15 PGA Tour victories and 15 second-place finishes, five of those when Tour great Tiger Woods was the winner. Els also has 23 European Tour victories.
His nickname is "The Big Easy" because of how his 6-foot-3 frame matches his effortless swing. Most golf fans say Els, 38, belongs among the highest esteem of golfers alongside Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh.
His nickname is "The Big Easy" because of how his 6-foot-3 frame matches his effortless swing. Most golf fans say Els, 38, belongs among the highest esteem of golfers alongside Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh.
Ernie Els, a South African native, is known for having one of golf's prettiest swings, and his professional statistics show his swing's effectiveness.Els owns 15 PGA Tour victories and 15 second-place finishes, five of those when Tour great Tiger Woods was the winner. Els also has 23 European Tour victories.
His nickname is "The Big Easy" because of how his 6-foot-3 frame matches his effortless swing. Most golf fans say Els, 38, belongs among the highest esteem of golfers alongside Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh.
His nickname is "The Big Easy" because of how his 6-foot-3 frame matches his effortless swing. Most golf fans say Els, 38, belongs among the highest esteem of golfers alongside Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Vijay Singh.
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