Ernie Els at The Open | Results | Scores (2024)

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How many times did Ernie Els win The Open? ›

Few players in recent history have a better record at The Open than Ernie Els. The popular South African boasts two wins, three runner-up finishes and two placings of third among his nine top-five finishes at golf's original Championship.

The win at the Wakonda Club marked the first PGA Tour Champions win of the season for Els, who entered the Principal Charity Classic ranked 16th in the Schwab Cup Standings through eight events. He claimed the winner's purse of $300,000, which brings his total winnings the $785,017 this season.

Among his more than 70 career victories are four major championships: the U.S. Open in 1994 at Oakmont and in 1997 at Congressional, and The Open Championship in 2002 at Muirfield and in 2012 at Royal Lytham & St Annes. He is one of six golfers to twice win both the U.S. Open and The Open Championship.

Ernie Els is a Hall of Fame player and one of golf's all-time greats, but he still has some regrets. Here, the four-time Major winner discusses the ones that got away... Simply put, Ernie Els is a legend of the game. During his esteemed career, he won two Open Championships and two US Opens.

He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2011.

John Daly estimated his net worth at $2 million as of 2024. The star golfer should have earned much more than this, but he lost nearly $55 million in gambling and a few more millions in the settlement of his multiple divorces.

Ernie Els is a former World No. 1 with 78 professional victories to his name, including four Major Championships, two World Golf Championships and a record seven World Matchplay titles.

His estate was valued at $875 million and was divided between his two daughters, his second wife (who received $10 million), eight employees who received $25,000 each, and his charity, Arnie's Army, which received $10 million.

What is the Grand Slam in golf? Winning all four majors in one season, known as the Grand Slam, has never been achieved. The Career Grand Slam—winning all four majors in a career—has been accomplished by Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods.

Jack Nicklaus – 19

He also leads the PGA Tour with the most second-place finishes (19). Seven of those came at the British Open, while The Golden Bear picked up four runner-up finishes at each of the other three majors. One of those came at the 1960 US Open when he was an amateur.

Who is Ernie Els' wife? ›

Liezl Els

Ernie Els / Wife (m. 1998)

From its inception in 1860, Tom competed annually in the Scottish Open Golf Championship, winning the title four times (1861, 1862, 1864 and 1866).

Nicklaus was a major force in professional golf from 1962 through 1986. He won six Masters tournaments, five PGA championships, four U.S. Open titles, and three British Open titles. He was a member of the winning U.S. World Cup team six times and was a record three-time individual World Cup winner.

Hogan would go on to win 62 tournaments, nine of those major championships, including four U.S. Opens. During Hogan's prime years of 1938 through 1959, he won 63 professional golf tournaments despite the interruption of his career by World War II and a near-fatal car accident in 1949.

Willie Anderson, Bobby Jones, Ben Hogan and Jack Nicklaus hold the record for the most U.S. Open victories, with four victories each. Anderson holds the record for most consecutive wins with three (1903–05).