I was walking with Mike Weir, and Mike said he was more nervous watching these guys putt than he was putting to win the Masters. I'm glad it was Ernie putting.
Quotes about ernie (15 Quotes)
Some guys are more fortunate to be in the right place at the right time, part of that right chemistry on that right team. And other guys aren't. You look at Ernie Banks in baseball - he never even played in a playoff game his whole career.
It isn't a fit nickname. It is, in a way. He's an easy guy. He goes with the flow. But he's a very professional person. The way I see it, he takes a lot of interest and care in everything that's going on around him. He knows what he knows, and it's more than you think. He thrives on being who he is and nobody else. There are guys out here who try to put on a certain personality, like putting on a suit of clothes. Not Ernie. He's real. It's as simple as that.
I don't know what the players want to do. We discussed it down there (South Africa) that Ernie wanted to play Tiger, and Tiger wanted to play Ernie. We thought it was the right thing for that venue. We'll have to wait and see.
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.
We had not had time to establish ourselves as a double act before Ernie joined the Merchant Navy. I teamed up with the brother of the late Dave Morris.
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
Like Ernie, Liezl looks forward to Decembers at home. But she is wise enough to make a home of wherever they are, and presumes England will always represent that to her children. During a rain delay once at the Masters, Ernie took down a book on Ben Hogan and was especially struck by the portrait of Ben's wife, Valerie. What a wife, Valerie Hogan, ... She was a lady, a total lady. A professional golfer needs a great wife, because the rest of the world doesn't care.
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.
I don't know what that gas is made of, but it can't smell any worse than Ernie Johnson 's gym bag.
People are telling Ernie to travel less because he is tiring himself out. I hope he doesn't listen to that nonsense. I used to travel round the world with six children, no jet, and it was 30 hours from Johannesburg to America. Ernie's got a bed on his plane, for goodness sake. It's all in the mind.
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.
Almost from the start, people were asking for furniture, and things were coming in so fast that we needed more space. So, Ernie put up at 40-foot by 50-foot metal building next door. He paid for it himself. We opened that space around Christmas 2005 and since then have filled it, too.