Player Profile

Ernie Els

BIRTHDATE: 17-Oct-69
BIRTHPLACE: Johannesburg, South Africa
RESIDENCE: Jupiter, Florida
FAMILY: spouse: Liezl, 1998; children: Samantha, 1999; Ben, 2002;
VICTORIES: 49 more details

PLAYOFF RECORD: 4-13
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Latest Results in the Last 12 Months

Date	Event	Course	Location	Tour	Pos	1	2	3	4	5	Total
2025-03-30	Galleri Classic	Mission Hills	California	Champions	19	72	68	69			209
2025-03-23	Hoag Classic	Newport Beach	California	Champions	5	66	68	67			201
2025-03-09	Cologuard Classic	La Paloma	Arizona	Champions	5	66	67	70			203
2025-02-16	Chubb Classic	Tiburon	Florida	Champions	11	67	67	75			209
2025-02-09	Trophy Hassan II	Dar Es Salam	Morocco	Champions	3	72	71	69			212
2025-01-19	Mitsubishi Electric Championship	Hualalai	Hawaii	Champions	1	67	65	66			198
2024-11-10	Charles Schwab Cup Championship	Phoenix (Arizona)	Arizona	Champions	13	69	70	71	67		277
2024-10-27	Simmons Bank Championship	Pleasant Valley	Massachusetts	Champions	12	69	71	65			205
2024-10-20	Dominion Energy Charity Classic	Country Club of Virginia	Virginia	Champions	20	71	72	69			212
2024-10-13	SAS Championship	Prestonwood	North Carolina	Champions	45	70	73	74			217
2024-10-06	Constellation Furyk & Friends	Timuquana	Florida	Champions	34	71	69	72			212
2024-09-22	Pure Insurance Championship	Pebble Beach	California	Champions	22	74	70	68			212
2024-09-15	Sanford International	Minnehaha	South Dakota	Champions	3	70	66	67			203
2024-08-25	The Ally Challenge	Warwick Hills	Michigan	Champions	35	70	72	70			212
2024-08-18	Rogers Charity Classic	Canyon Meadows	Canada	Champions	10	69	65	66			200
2024-08-11	Boeing Classic	Snoqualmie Ridge	Washington	Champions	2	69	69	68			206
2024-07-21	British Open	Royal Troon	Scotland	DP World	w	82					82
2024-07-14	Kaulig Companies Championship	Firestone	Ohio	Champions	1	70	68	64	68		270
2024-06-30	U.S. Senior Open	Newport	Rhode Island	Champions	8	69	71	69	65		274
2024-06-23	Dicks Sporting Goods Open	En-Joie	New York	Champions	13	67	73	66			206
2024-06-09	American Family Insurance Championship	University Ridge	Wisconsin	Champions	1	71	64	69			204
2024-06-02	Principal Charity Classic	Wakonda	Iowa	Champions	1	62	68	65			195
2024-05-26	Senior PGA Championship	Harbor Shores	Michigan	Champions	6	70	64	69	70		273
2024-05-12	Regions Tradition	Greystone (Alabama)	Alabama	Champions	3	65	68	70	71		274
2024-05-05	Insperity Invitational	The Woodlands	Texas	Champions	37	72	72				144

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Nappy Factor
Last Child born in 2002
Awarded Symbol: False

At best in hot conditions
Five season scoring average - all tournaments: 72.09
Five season scoring average - hot conditions: 72.70
Awarded Symbol: False

Very good player in wet weather
Five season scoring average - all tournaments: 72.09
Five season scoring average - wet conditions: 73.33
Awarded Symbol: False

Excellent wind player
Five season scoring average - all tournaments: 72.09
Five season scoring average - windy conditions: 72.25
Awarded Symbol: False

Sunday supplement: proven �bottle� or appears to lack bottle?
Total score relative to contenders: -19.51
Number of times in contention: 45
Average score relative to contenders: -0.43
Awarded Symbol: No

Final Round Performance vs Average of Contenders

Year	>2 shots better	0-2 shots better	0-2 shots worse	>2 shots worse
2025	1	3	-	1
2024	4	1	2	2
2023	4	5	3	1
2022	5	3	1	2
2021	-	1	3	3

Proven front runner

Retained After 1: 33%
Retained After 2: 38%
Retained After 3: 0%
Awarded Symbol: False

Retained Leads

Year	Rounds 1 thru 2	Rounds 2 thru 3	Rounds 3 thru 4
2025	-	1/1	0/1
2024	1/2	2/2	0/4
2023	0/1	0/2	0/1
2022	1/2	0/2	-
2021	0/1	0/1	-

Significant Birthday

Player�s current age: 44 not significant
Awarded Symbol: False

Accurate from tee to green, but poor putter

12-month greens in regulation rank: 0
12-month putting average rank: 0
period size: 0
top ten % : 0
bottom third: 0
Awarded Symbol: True

Contention rust

Number of times in final round contention in the past 12 months: 9
Awarded Symbol: False

Comeback Trail

Current exemption status:
Awarded Symbol: False

Disappointing this season

Average score this season: 71.09
Average score last season: 72.16
Difference: -1.07
Awarded Symbol: False

Past his best

Average score this season: 71.09
Average score last season: 72.16
Average score 2 seasons ago: 71.80
Awarded Symbol: False

Plays well when fresh from a break

Average score when playing on 2+ weeks' rest: 72.00
Average score when playing on 1 week's rest: 71.88
Average score having played the previous week: 72.22
Awarded Symbol: False

Streaky player

Five season scoring average: 69.52
Standard Deviation: 2.78
Significant score is less than: 66.74
Awarded Symbol: False

Virgin Golfer

Career Victories: 49
Awarded Symbol: False

Ernie Els - Further Player Analysis

Performance by Location

Region	Events	Score	Finish	Win %	Top-5 %	Top-10 %
U.S. South-East	28	71.78	14.89	-	42.86	64.29
Alabama	4	70.63	3.00	-	100.00	100.00
Florida	11	71.98	14.45	-	45.45	63.64
Georgia	3	72.10	12.33	-	33.33	66.67
Mississippi	1	74.21	30.00	-	-	-
North Carolina	4	72.83	23.00	-	25.00	50.00
South Carolina	1	69.98	50.00	-	-	-
Virginia	4	71.52	9.25	-	25.00	75.00
U.S. North-East	7	71.96	9.43	-	28.57	42.86
Massachusetts	1	72.28	12.00	-	-	-
New York	4	71.82	8.25	-	50.00	50.00
Pennsylvania	1	72.31	13.00	-	-	-
Rhode Island	1	71.77	8.00	-	-	100.00
U.S. Mid-West	25	72.01	14.16	12.00	36.00	56.00
Iowa	4	72.22	14.00	25.00	25.00	50.00
Michigan	5	72.09	14.20	-	-	60.00
Missouri	3	72.85	20.33	-	33.33	33.33
Nebraska	1	72.88	17.00	-	-	-
Ohio	4	70.67	3.00	25.00	100.00	100.00
South Dakota	4	72.68	19.75	-	50.00	50.00
Wisconsin	4	71.86	14.50	25.00	25.00	50.00
U.S. South-West	14	72.36	19.36	-	14.29	21.43
Arizona	8	72.19	16.25	-	25.00	25.00
Oklahoma	1	72.32	16.00	-	-	-
Texas	5	72.71	25.00	-	-	20.00
U.S. West	20	72.28	13.85	10.00	25.00	40.00
California	11	72.47	15.45	9.09	27.27	36.36
Hawaii	5	71.28	7.20	20.00	20.00	60.00
Washington	4	73.03	17.75	-	25.00	25.00
GB&Ireland	8	72.47	28.63	-	25.00	37.50
England	5	72.71	25.20	-	20.00	40.00
Scotland	3	72.01	34.33	-	33.33	33.33
Middle East	2	74.41	50.00	-	-	-
Saudi Arabia	1	74.19	50.00	-	-	-
United Arab Emirates	1	74.63	50.00	-	-	-
Asia	2	72.98	50.00	-	-	-
Indonesia	1	73.48	50.00	-	-	-
Japan	1	72.48	50.00	-	-	-
Americas	1	72.61	10.00	-	-	100.00
Canada	1	72.61	10.00	-	-	100.00
Africa	2	70.31	17.50	-	50.00	50.00
Morocco	1	70.35	3.00	-	100.00	100.00
South Africa	1	70.28	32.00	-	-	-

Performance by Month

Month	Events	Score	Finish	Win %	Top-5 %	Top-10 %
Jan	6	71.67	14.33	16.67	16.67	50.00
Feb	8	71.67	15.13	-	25.00	50.00
Mar	10	72.26	17.10	10.00	30.00	40.00
Apr	5	72.35	37.20	-	-	20.00
May	14	71.77	14.57	-	35.71	50.00
Jun	12	71.93	12.00	16.67	33.33	58.33
Jul	13	71.80	20.31	7.69	38.46	46.15
Aug	10	72.81	15.00	-	20.00	50.00
Sep	11	72.76	18.36	-	36.36	36.36
Oct	13	72.19	16.00	-	30.77	53.85
Nov	5	71.81	8.20	-	60.00	60.00
Dec	2	71.88	41.00	-	-	-

Performance by Tournament Quality

Rank	Events	Score	Finish	Win %	Top-5 %	Top-10 %
Majors	4	72.51	50.00	-	-	-
Majors+WGC	4	72.51	50.00	-	-	-
Premier	43	71.64	14.35	6.98	34.88	48.84
Mid-Rank	42	72.31	14.74	4.76	33.33	54.76
Low-Rank	11	72.47	14.73	-	18.18	36.36