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.

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 Bernhard Langer, Miguel Angel Jimenez and Alex Cejka by two strokes.

Ernie Els has a soft spot for Hawaii, winning five times on four different islands, including on Saturday at the Mitsubishi Electric Championship.

Billy Horschel recently responded to Ernie Els explaining his habit of changing golf balls after every birdie he scores.

Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai final leaderboard is headed by winner Ernie Els, who topped the PGA Tour Champions leaderboard this week with a win at Hualalai Golf Club in Ka'upulehu-Kona,

Of Langer’s 357 starts on the tour, the 67-year-old German notched his 90th top-two finish. He won at Hualalai in 2009, 2014 and 2017. Langer additionally clinched the 2024 Charles Schwab Cup Championship in November in Phoenix, Ariz.

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.

Ernie Els claimed his seventh PGA Tour Champions title with a remarkable 6-under 66, defeating Bernard Langer and others by two strokes. Langer aimed for his 19th consecutive tour win but missed out despite strong competition.

On Sunday in Hawaii, the 55-year-old walked away with the trophy, winning for the seventh time when he captured the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai.

Ernie Els has claimed a seventh PGA Tour Champions victory, winning the season opener in Hawaii by two shots from Bernard Langer, Miguel Angel Jimenez and Alex Cejka. The 55-year-old South African closed with a six-under 66 to finish at 18-under 198 at the Hualalai course on Sunday.

Former US PGA champion and World Golf Hall of Famer Lanny Wadkins will officially sign off from his lead analyst role at Golf Channel on the PGA Tour Champions.

Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai prize money payout is from the $2 million purse, with 42 professional players who complete three rounds at Hualalai Golf Club in Ka'upulehu-Kona, Hawaii, earning PGA Tour Champions prize money and an official-money paycheck this week.