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

It was built by Chris Els in 2004.

Phil Mickelson was second to Els that year.

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 was tied with Colin Montgomerie and Loren Roberts after 72 holes and they went to a 18 hole playoff the next day.

In spite of starting the playoff bogey-triple bogey, Els was able to match Roberts ' score of 74.

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.

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.

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.

2004 was the start of the " Big Five Era ", which is used in describing the era in golf where Tiger Woods, Vijay Singh, Ernie Els, Retief Goosen and Phil Mickelson dominated the game of golf.

1996 was the year where Norman collapsed in the Masters and Els in the PGA Championship.

Els shot a final round 67 in tough windy conditions, which was enough to give him the win by one stroke over Luke Donald.

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 ).

The Ernie Els and Fancourt Foundation was established in 1999.

( the Picasso Museum ) can be found in the area known as el Born, within the Barri Gotic, in addition to the historic restaurant Els Quatre Gats ( the Four Cats ), which was a popular hang-out for artists, including Pablo Picasso.

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.

The incident was known as the " Dear Els "- incident, because the letter was addressed to Borst personally.

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

The pioneering group of singer-songwriters Els Setze Jutges was founded in 1961 in Barcelona and came to include several singers from Catalonia, including Joan Manuel Serrat and Lluís Llach, as well as members from the Balearic Islands and Valencian Community.

It was formed as a merger of Iniciativa per Catalunya and Els Verds.

Another park, Els Camps Elisis, is located immediately next to the Segre.

Other Spinozapremie winners are linguists Frederik Kortlandt and Pieter Muysken, mathematician Hendrik Lenstra, Carlo Beenakker, who works in the field of mesoscopic physics, Ewine van Dishoeck, astronomer at Leiden Observatory, transplantation biologist Els Goulmy, clinical epidemiologist Frits Rosendaal, Rien van IJzendoorn professor of education and child studies, physicist Jan Zaanen, archeologist Wil Roebroeks, neurologist Michel Ferrari, classicist Ineke Sluiter, social psychologist Naomi Ellemers and astronomers Marijn Franx and Xander Tielens.

The current champion is Ernie Els who won in 2012 at Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club in Lytham St. Annes, Lancashire.

** British Open – Todd Hamilton, a virtual unknown, wins at Royal Troon in a playoff over Ernie Els

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

In 1993 Els won his first tournament outside of South Africa at the Dunlop Phoenix in Japan.

In 1994 Els won his first major championship at the U. S. Open.

Els finished the year with a win at his home tournament at the South African Open.

Els at Westchester Country Club | Westchester in 2004 PGA Tour | 2004

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

On 2 March 2008, Els won the Honda Classic contested at PGA National's Championship Course in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

On 8 November 2009, Els almost ended his year-long slump by shooting a course-tying record 9-under 63 in the final round of the WGC-HSBC Champions to finish at 16-under par 272, a stroke back of Phil Mickelson who finished with a 17-under 271 total including a final round of 3-under 69.

Els finally did break his winless streak by capturing the WGC-CA Championship at Doral in 2010, winning by four strokes over fellow countryman Charl Schwartzel.

Els then won the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill two weeks later.

Els most recently tasted success at the PGA Grand Slam of Golf in October 2010.

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.

In 2012, Els failed to qualify for the Masters, the first time since 1993 that he would not play at Augusta.

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.

In 2009, Els launched an annual charity golf event, the Els for Autism Pro-Am, held at the PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens near his South Florida residence during the PGA Tour's March swing into the area.

At the 1994 U. S. Open, played at Oakmont Country Club, Montgomerie lost in a three-man playoff to Ernie Els ( a playoff which also included Loren Roberts ).