Els won the South African Amateur Championship a few months after his 17th birthday, becoming the youngest-ever winner of that event, breaking the record which had been held by Gary Player.

Els had a disappointing 2001 season, failing to win a US PGA tour event for the first time since 1994 although he ended the year with nine second place finishes.

Although playing fewer events than his competitors Els won four times and had three runner ups.

In total Els had 16 top 10 finishes, a second European Order of Merit title in succession and a second place finish on the United States money list.

On 8 April 2008, Els officially announced that he was switching swing coaches from David Leadbetter ( whom Els had worked with since 1990 ) to Butch Harmon who has revamped the golf swings of many established pros ( which started with Greg Norman ).

Els had a poor season in 2011, dropping out of the top 50 in the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time since 1993.

Els was next in contention at the Transitions Championship, where he needed a win to qualify for the 2012 Masters, led the tournament for most of the final round and had the lead outright until the 16th hole.

In 1996, his political integrity came under heavy criticism, because it was revealed he had written a letter to the Minister of Health Els Borst, in which he asked her to help a pharmaceutical company, of which Bolkestein was member of the board of commissioners.

World-class golfers who have or have had homes on the estate include Sir Nick Faldo, European Ryder Cup captain Bernard Gallacher, Sam Torrance, Sandy Lyle, Ernie Els and Thomas Bjørn.

As Scott was playing the 17th, Els had birdied the final hole to become the leader in the clubhouse at seven under, one behind Scott.

Ernie Els has had the most success, having won the Desert Classic on three occasions.

The previous record had been held by Tiger Woods, Ernie Els, Sergio Garcia and Chris DiMarco who all scored 65s during the 2006 Open Championship.

He had a good chance to win, but bogeyed the final hole of the four-hole playoff to fall into sudden death with Ernie Els, where he again bogeyed to lose to Els.

On April 8, 2008, Ernie Els officially announced that he was switching swing coaches from David Leadbetter ( whom Els had worked with since 1990 ) to Butch Harmon.

Dirk and Miep had two sons and two daughters ( Hendrik, Ada, Els, and Herman ).

Wim Kok was the prime minister, Annemarie Jorritsma as the vice-prime minister for the VVD, and Els Borst for D66.

Els learned the game of golf at the Kempton Park Country Club where he started carrying for his father, Neels.

Els shares a laugh during the practice round for the 2004 Buick Classic

1997 was a career year for Els first winning his second U. S. Open ( once again over Colin Montgomerie ) this time at Congressional Country Club, making him the first foreign player since Alex Smith ( 1906, 1910 ) to win the U. S. Open twice.

Els nearly won the World Match Play Championship for a fourth consecutive year, but lost to Vijay Singh in the final.

1998 and 1999 continued to be successful years for Els with 4 wins on both the PGA and European tours.

2000 started in historic fashion for Els being given a special honour by the Board of Directors of the European Tour awarding him with honorary life membership of the European Tour because of his two U. S. Opens and three World Match Play titles.

2000 was the year of runner ups for Els ; with three runner up finishes in the Majors ( Masters, U. S. Open and The Open Championship ) and seven second place finishes in tournaments worldwide.

Els overcame a four man playoff to take home the famed Claret Jug for the first time, also quieting his critics about his mental toughness.

To top off the season Els won the World Match Play title for a record tying fifth time.

Els showed amazing consistency in the Majors but lost to Phil Mickelson in the Masters when Mickelson birdied the 18th for the title, finished ninth in the U. S. Open after playing in the final group with friend and fellow countryman Retief Goosen and surprisingly losing in a playoff in the Open to the then unknown Todd Hamilton.

Els at Torrey Pines for the 2008 U. S. Open ( golf ) | 2008 U. S. Open

Els has finished runner-up in six majors and most notably for his runner-up finishes to Tiger Woods.

The win marked the end of a three and a half year long stretch without a win on the PGA Tour for Els.

Els started the 2012 season in his home country at the Volvo Golf Champions where he finished in a tie for second place after he and Retief Goosen lost out in a playoff to Branden Grace.

Els and Goosen could only manage pars on the first playoff hole, while Grace two-putted the par-five green for birdie and victory.

Els won the 2012 Open Championship, making a birdie on the last hole.

Adam Scott led by four shots after a birdie at the 14th hole, but bogeyed the final four holes to miss a playoff with Els by one stroke.

Zhang came to global attention at the 2003 Caltex Singapore Masters, where he edged out Ernie Els with a birdie on the final hole to become the first Chinese golfer to win on the European Tour.

The village of Els Límits is situated on the French-Spanish border, contiguous to its French twin town, Le Perthus.

In 2008 after Els started to display an " Autism Speaks " logo on his golf bag it was announced that their then five year old son was autistic.

Els won his first professional tournament in 1991 on the Southern Africa Tour ( today the Sunshine Tour ).

Els brought his game all around the world in his young career winning the Dubai Desert Classic on the European Tour, and the Toyota World Match Play Championship defeating once again Colin Montgomerie four-and-two.

2004 was another successful year as Els won 6 times on both tours including big wins at Memorial, WGC-American Express Championship and his sixth World Match Play Championship, a new record.

Els ended the major season with a fourth place finish in the PGA Championship, where a three putt on the 72nd hole would cost him a place in the playoff.

Despite missing several months of the 2005 season due to the injury, Els won the second event on his return, the Dunhill Championship.

When he missed the cut by two strokes at the 2007 Masters Tournament, Els ended tour-leading consecutive cut streaks on both the PGA Tour and the European Tour.

Els has often been compared to Greg Norman in the sense that both men ’ s careers could be looked back on and think what could have been.

The victory also saw Els overtake Colin Montgomerie to become the career money leader on the European Tour.

— Els to Golf Digest on his son's autism:

He remained the leader in career earnings on the European Tour until 2010, when he was surpassed by Ernie Els.

A bogey on the 71st hole dropped Montgomerie one shot behind Els, who parred the last to win.

Rashmika Els, a 17 year old girl, leaves her home on Hela to search for her long-lost brother Harbin, who left to join the Cathedrals years before.

The daily soap opera El Cor de la Ciutat is the most watched fiction program in Catalonia, especially among the female audience, drawing around 28-33 % of the audience with as much as 40 % on season finales, followed by political satire program Polònia, with a share of about 28 % Morning talk show Els Matins gets around 22 % share, while El Club around 22 % share.

Singing in Catalan has received a boost in the 21st due to the success of lots of Catalan indie bands that are springing up in many genres, such as pop ( Antònia Font, Manel, Els Amics de les Arts, Mishima, Sanjosex ), hip-hop ( At Versaris, Guillamino ), and so on.

A number of the descents on the Southern Suburbs side are very steep and wet, and are highly dangerous ( particularly Second Waterfall Ravine, Dark Gorge and Els Ravine ).