248 Quotes by Ernie Els

It's a great championship. A lot of guys try to get their names on it, and he's done it.

I'd like to win the Masters and the PGA and complete the career Grand Slam.

It's a dream, but it took a lot of work and a lot of rehab. After an injury like that, you're unsure of the future and how it will react.

Brushing up on your short game at the practice area is fine and good, but taking it with you to the golf course - when your score is really on the line - is another story.

Basically, it takes the best player who's on form to win this tournament. The conditions here, maybe, make more difference than at a lot of places. When it gets a little firmer, the second shots become probably the toughest on Tour because the greens are very small and there's only certain areas where you can go with your second shots. In that regard, it doesn't matter longer or shorter hitter. Accuracy is at a premium.

It's a fine line. When I did get a little defensive on 10, it really bit me in the behind. ... You can't get defensive. If you play away from the flag, that's not saying it's defensive. That's being careful and playing the percentages.

Basically it's the only sensible course of action, so that I can be sure of the promptest recovery period.

I told him he was good enough to turn pro, ... He did, and the rest is history.

I love coming here when I get the chance,