But No. 7 Wow. I had dinner with Ernie the other night, and he played 4-iron and 7-iron. A 4-iron into that green Ernie Els What is Mike Weir playing, a 4-wood That's the issues I've got.
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What else is there for Els to do He finally caught Tiger, but he's still not No.1. That must seem weird to him, too. So now he has set his sights on the career Grand Slam (he already has won the U.S. and British Opens) and Vijay Singh. I think the game is on, ... Vijay has won eight times this year I've won four. So it's interesting.
The top players are playing better. Mike Weir , Jim Furyk , Ernie Els , Vijay Singh, myself... Phil Mickelson and David Duval were the exceptions, but overall, most of the guys you'd expect to challenge Tiger stepped up and challenged him. Were there classic duels with Tiger down the stretch this year No, not really. Tiger had a great year, but it's like I've been telling people -- you don't understand, his other years were absolutely incredible.
You're walking up the 18th, every window of every building there were people watching. I saw Ernie Els looking out on the 17th of the (Old Course) hotel. I mean, everyone was watching. This was a huge moment in golf, and to be playing with him was pretty special. It was a great treat.
But wouldn't it benefit Els, I asked, to prepare for the three U.S.-based majors by flying in two or three weeks early to adjust to the time difference and get used to the different playing conditions I disagree with that, ... If you're in a country four days before, that's plenty of time. I mean, Ernie has a G-5, he has a bed in his plane, he doesn't even have to pack his bags. It's a piece of bloody cake
Last year, when Phil Mickelson birdied five of the last seven holes to edge Ernie Els, who had two eagles on the back nine, that was about as good as the Masters gets, thought Byron Nelson . Now, the two-time Masters champion -- in 1937 and 1942 -- said he believed this year's tournament could be as good or even better. The top players, they're all clicking right now, ... I'd pick one of the top five in the rankings to win it. The thing of it is, at that place, somebody always gets hot, but I don't think it'll be an unknown -- if there are really any of those at Augusta -- who will win this time.
Those two players, Ernie Els and Retief Goosen, learned and honed their skills on our tour and hopefully the tour provided them the opportunity to graduate and become important members of the world professional golf community. Certainly for South African Airways it enhances the event, it gives it stature.
The point being that the U.S., playing its best -- Woods and Huston were nine under par for the round, their opponents seven under -- simply inspired the Internationals to play even better. I saw Els putt three times this afternoon, 20-footers, ... He made all of them.
The guy had an off week. It's his poorest finish in a major in about seven years and he still made the cut. He finished way down the field but that's how this game goes. So much is expected of the top players now that it's almost unfair pressure. He took some criticism because he travels so much but that's also part of the reason why Ernie Els is as good a player as he is.
A 66 at Royal Lytham and St. Annes in the 1996 British Open convinced Woods he was ready, and Els was the first person he told. (The secret was kept for a month, until Tiger had collected his third Amateur title.) Ernie tied for second at Lytham, Woods for 22nd (low amateur), so their presence was required at Tom Lehman's crowning. Afterward, in the clubhouse bar, they had a beer. I don't have to tell you, ... you're more than good enough to be playing out here.
Ernie Els wants metal detectors used to prevent spectators carrying mobile phones and cameras onto the course. The problem is rife in new golfing destinations such as China, where the European Tour will spend five weeks this year. Els would like a strict line taken at all events, although the world No. 3 admits the cost could be too much for smaller tournaments. I'm sure if you asked the players the majority would say yes, ... It would be great, but it will take a lot of manpower and money.
The ending is happy, as Els' endings tend to be. The last six or seven years now, ... we have become best friends. At first Dirk got into the transport business, like my dad. He completely modernized Dad's operation. Dirk's got a great mind. He's a guy who wants to go forward in life. But I could tell he didn't really love the transport business. Come with me,' I said, and he did. Now we're together, working in golf course design, and having so much fun. We're getting ready to do something with Jack Nicklaus. Dirk has a gift for it, a real talent. He's great.
Look, there's no question that Adam, and a lot of the other players, will need to do more because not having Ernie Els here hurts us a lot.
I really feel like I should win five or six times a year - I don't see myself any different from a guy like Ernie (Els), Vijay (Singh), Tiger (Woods) or Retief (Goosen),