World Golf Hall of Famer and Four-Time Major Winner Ernie Els To Play in 2023 Boeing Classic - Boeing Classic (2024)

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World Golf Hall of Famer and Four-Time Major Winner Ernie Els To Play in 2023 Boeing Classic - Boeing Classic? ›

Press Release | July 31, 2023

Els now primarily plays on the PGA Tour Champions.

Liezl Els

Ernie Els / Wife (m. 1998)

Boeing Classic Final Round

The purse is $2.2 million with no cut for the competitors.

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.

Ernie Els Golf Design has been responsible for 15 golf courses throughout the world so far with around 8 more currently in development.

Ernie Els (31)

Coming in at No. 31 is Ernie Els, with $625 million in inflation-adjusted earnings.

Ernie Els' son, Ben, was diagnosed with autism four years ago at the age of 3.

The co-owner of Ernie Els Wines is expanding his Stellenbosch presence, buying the neighboring Stellenzicht winery. Baron Hans von Staff-Reitzenstein, who has been majority shareholder in Ernie Els wines since 2015, has purchased the farm and winery from Lusan Holdings.

In Els' five starts at The Masters between 2000-2004, he finished in the top-6 all five times, and he finished runner-up in 2000 and 2004. Despite never winning at Augusta National, Els was able to win four major championships, including two U.S. Open's (1994 and 1997) and two Open Championships (2002 and 2012).

What course is the Boeing Classic played on? ›

Hosted at The Club of Snoqualmie Ridge, this community event has something special for everyone to enjoy — from golf fans witnessing the most buttery golf swings, to outdoor lovers enjoying the spectacular views, to families looking to build memories for a lifetime. The Boeing Classic is more than golf.

Established in 2005, this 54-hole event takes place thirty-miles east of Seattle, WA at The Club at Snoqualmie Ridge, a private course designed by Jack Nicklaus.

- No player was a runner-up to Woods more than Ernie Els. The Big Easy was a runner up to Tiger on five occasions.

Ernie's Latest News

Ernie claimed the first senior major of his career at the Kaulig Companies Championship at the iconic Firestone CC, Akron, Ohio on Sunday 14 July. It was Ernie's third win of the 2024 Champions Tour season and it elevates him into the No. 1 spot on the Schwab Cup rankings.

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

Ernie Els has withdrawn from The Open Championship with a back injury. He will also miss next week's Senior Open at Carnoustie.

But when Ernie and Liezl started researching, they realized Ben checked every box. Ben was officially diagnosed with ASD at age three and a half years old. They were living in England at the time and decided to enroll Ben in the same school as Sam.

Ernie is known for his fondness for baths with his Rubber Duckie and for trying to learn to play the saxophone.