Sunday, 22 July 2012

Factbox: British Open champion Ernie Els (Reuters)

LYTHAM ST ANNES, England (Reuters) - Factbox on South African Ernie Els, who won the 141st British Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes in Lancashire, England on Sunday. * Born October 17, 1969 in Johannesburg, South Africa. * An accomplished junior tennis player, Els started playing golf aged nine and began taking it seriously five years later. * Crowned South African amateur champion aged 16 and turned professional in 1989. * Joined the European Tour in 1992 and two years later joined the PGA Tour when he announced his arrival by winning the U.S. Open in an 18-hole three-way playoff. ...

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