248 Quotes by Ernie Els

I won this event in 1999, shooting 14 under for four rounds to beat Tiger and a couple of other guys.

It's very upsetting, obviously, but at the same time, we all want to celebrate his incredible life, which he really lived to the full, ... He was a great character and a big influence on all of us.

I was thinking about that, trying to maybe work on a utility club the next couple of weeks to use it at Augusta.

It will be special tomorrow for the crowd and the tournament and it will be like a major for us.

I was very nervous at the start of the round, I almost felt like I was teeing-off at the Masters or something. But after three holes I managed to settle down and started playing better.

I was 27, and it seems like just yesterday. I remember a lot of shots I made, and when I made the putt at 18, it's probably the most emotion I've ever shown.

I was very good off the tee. I haven't had many better days driving the ball here. Conditions were also just about perfect, too. It's probably the easiest day we'll have here.

It's not always that you're going to shoot a 29 in a major. You just want to keep grinding, keep playing. On the back nine I played pretty solid. I guess I just ran out of birdie holes.

I think Phil has got the game there now.