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ernie els (Els)HEIGHT: 6-3WEIGHT: 210BIRTHDATE: October 17, 1969BIRTHPLACE: Johannesburg, South AfricaRESIDENCE: West Palm Beach, FloridaTURNED PROFESSIONAL: 1989world golf championships CAREER SUMMARYTotal TotalTournament Position Score Score Par MoneyAccenture Match Play Championship (12-13)1999 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 $25,000R1: lost to Paul Azinger, 1-down2000 Accenture Match Play Championship T17 50,000R1: beat Bernhard Langer, 2 and 1R2: lost to Bob Estes, 1-down2001 Accenture Match Play Championship 4 300,000R1: beat Greg Kraft, 4 and 2R2: beat Hidemichi Tanaka, 1 upR3: beat Jean Van de Velde, 1 upQF: beat Craig Stadler, 1 upSF: lost to Pierre Fulke, 2 and 1Consolation: lost to Toru Taniguchi, 4 and 32002 Accenture Match Play Championship T17 55,000R1: beat Jeff Sluman, 4 and 3R2: lost to Tom Lehman, 19 holes2003 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 30,000R1: lost to Phil Tataurangi, 20 holes2006 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 35,000R1: lost to Bernhard Langer, 1-down2007 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 40,000R1: lost to Bradley Dredge, 4 and 22008 Accenture Match Play Championship T33 40,000R1: lost to Jonathan Byrd, 6 and 52009 Accenture Match Play Championship T5 270,000R1: beat Soren Hansen, 4 and 2R2: beat Steve Stricker, 3 and 2R3: beat Luke Donald, 1 and 1QF: lost to Stewart Cink, 2 and 12010 Accenture Match Play Championship T17 95,000R1: beat Ryan Moore, 4 and 3R2: lost to Retief Goosen, 20 holes2011 Accenture Match Play Championship T17 95,000R1: beat Jeff Overton, 19 holesR2: lost to J.B. Holmes, 1-down2012 Accenture Match Play Championship T17 95,000R1: beat Luke Donald, 5 and 4R2: lost to Peter Hanson, 5 and 41,130,000Bridgestone Invitational1999 NEC Invitational 5 71-69-67-69 276 -4 234,0002000 NEC Invitational t12 67-71-69-68 275 -5 110,5002001 NEC Invitational t8 67-70-66-72 275 -5 147,5002002 NEC Invitational t15 71-67-67-74 279 -5 60,8752003 NEC Invitational t17 67-70-71-71 279 -1 59,2502004 NEC Invitational t65 72-77-72-72 293 +13 30,7502006 Bridgestone Invitational t31 68-67-70-78 283 +3 56,0002007 Bridgestone Invitational t22 70-77-72-68 287 +7 66,2502008 Bridgestone Invitational t27 69-74-69-68 280 E 60,0002009 Bridgestone Invitational t29 71-72-70-68 281 +1 67,0002010 Bridgestone Invitational t22 69-70-64-76 279 -1 72,0002011 Bridgestone Invitational t37 71-71-71-68 281 +1 58,5002012 Bridgestone Invitational t45 73-73-68-71 285 +5 53,0001,075,625Cadillac Championship1999 American Express Championship t40 74-75-71-75 295 +11 32,2502002 American Express Championship t23 68-67-72-70 277 -11 52,5002003 American Express Championship t12 71-74-71-67 283 +3 89,3752004 American Express Championship 1 69-64-68-69 270 -18 1,200,0002006 American Express Championship 5 65-70-69-67 271 -13 290,0002007 CA Championship t11 70-70-71-74 285 -3 111,0002008 CA Championship 75 74-75-73-74 296 +8 36,0002009 CA Championship t20 70-71-68-70 279 -9 80,1422010 CA Championship 1 68-66-70-66 270 -18 1,400,0002011 Cadillac Championship t15 69-70-73-69 281 -7 100,0003,391,267HSBC Champions2009 HSBC Champions 2 70-71-68-63 272 -16 675,0002010 HSBC Champions t6 72-65-71-73 281 -7 145,7142011 HSBC Champions t33 75-69-72-68 284 -4 52,0002012 HSBC Champions t2 70-63-69-67 269 -19 417,5001,290,214TOTAL $6,887,106South AfricaPGA TOUR VICTORIES (19): 1994 U.S. Open Championship.1995 GTE Byron Nelson Golf Classic. 1996 Buick Classic. 1997 U.S.Open Championship, Buick Classic. 1998 Bay Hill Invitational. 1999Nissan Open. 2000 The International Presented by Qwest. 2002Genuity Championship, British Open Championship. 2003 MercedesChampionships, Sony Open in Hawaii. 2004 Sony Open in Hawaii,the Memorial Tournament, World Golf Championships-AmericanExpress Championship. 2008 The Honda Classic. 2010 World GolfChampionships-CA Championship, Arnold Palmer Invitational presentedby MasterCard. 2012 The Open Championship.INTERNATIONAL VICTORIES (46): 1991 Amatola Classic [SAf].1992 Protea Assurance South Africa Open [SAf], Lexington PGAChampionship [SAf], South African Masters [SAf], Hollard RoyalSwazi Sun Classic [SAf], First National Bank Players’ Championship[SAf], Goodyear Classic [SAf]. 1993 Dunlop Phoenix [Jpn]. 1994 DubaiDesert Classic [Eur], Toyota World Match Play Championship [Eur],Johnnie Walker World Championship [Eur], Sarazen World Open.1995 Lexington South African PGA Championship [SAf], ToyotaWorld Match Play [Eur], Bells Cup [SAf]. 1996 South African Open[SAf], Toyota World Match Play [Eur], Johnnie Walker Super TourEvent, World Cup [indiv]. 1997 Johnnie Walker Classic [Aus], WorldCup [indiv]. 1998 South African Open [SAf]. 1999 Alfred DunhillPGA Championship [SAf], Sun City Nedbank Challenge [SAf]. 2000Standard Life Loch Lomond Open [Eur], Nedbank Challenge [SAf].2001 Vodacom Players Championship [SAf]. 2002 Heineken Classic[Eur], Dubai Desert Classic [Eur], Cisco World Match Play [Eur],Nedbank Challenge [SAf]. 2003 Heineken Classic [Eur], JohnnieWalker Classic [Eur], The Barclays Scottish Open [Eur], OmegaEuropean Masters [Eur], HSBC World Match Play Championship [Eur].2004 Heineken Classic [Eur], HSBC World Match Play Championship[Eur]. 2005 Dubai Desert Classic [Eur], Qatar Masters [Eur], BMWAsian Open [Eur], Alfred Dunhill Championship [Eur]. 2007 SouthAfrican Airways Open [SAf], HSBC World Match Play Championship[Eur]. 2008 King Hassan II Trophy. 2010 South African Open. [SAf].OTHER VICTORIES: (6): 1996 World Cup [with Wayne Westner].1997 PGA Grand Slam of Golf, Dunhill Cup [with David Frost andRetief Goosen]. 1998 Dunhill Cup [with David Frost and RetiefGoosen]. 2001 World Golf Championships-EMC World Cup [withRetief Goosen]. 2010 PGA Grand Slam of Golf.78 / 2013 World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship Media Guide pgatour.COM