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.

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 ).

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.

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.

Ernie Els finished 3rd, with Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson finishing tied for 4th.

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

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.

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.

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 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.

In July 2005, Els injured his left knee while sailing with his family in the Mediterranean.

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.

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.

This has caused some friction with the PGA Tour, an organization that would prefer Els to play more tournaments in the United States.

The couple has also established the Els Center of Excellence, which began as a drive to build a new campus for the aforementioned school but has since mushroomed into a $ 30 million plan to combine the school with a research facility.

He shot 78 to trail the 74s shot by Els and Roberts, with Els winning at the 20th extra hole.

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.

In 1965, while singing in a radio show called Radioscope, host Salvador Escamilla helped him secure a record deal with local label Edigsa, where he recorded his first LP, as well as joining the group Els Setze Jutges.

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The company also produces sports related items such as figurines and die-cast on top of having exclusive agreements to produce memorabilia ( under the brand name Upper Deck Authenticated ) with such sports superstars as Michael Jordan, Derek Jeter, Tiger Woods, LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, Andrew Bynum, Ernie Els, Albert Pujols, Grady Sizemore, Matt Kemp, James Loney, Sandy Koufax and Ken Griffey Jr.

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.

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

At the start of 2006 five of the top 10 players in the Official World Golf Ranking were full members of the European Tour, namely Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, Sergio García, Adam Scott and Colin Montgomerie.

He contended in an 18-hole playoff with Ernie Els and Colin Montgomerie.

Ernie Els wins a three-way playoff to become the second South African winner of the U. S. Open, against Colin Montgomerie and Loren Roberts.

Ernie Els wins a second U. S. Open, once again defeating Colin Montgomerie in a close finish.