Ernie Els took home the Claret Jug and a cool $ 1.452 million for coming from six shots back to win the British Open at Royal Lytham and St Annes. But he wasn’t the only guy who cashed in on Sunday afternoon. As betting website WagerMinds.com reported, someone had the chutzpah to throw $ 70 on Ernie […]
Ernie Els’ improbable British Open win allows bettor to pocket $32,000 on a $70 bet
July 23, 2012 by
Ernie Els’ Transitions putt doesn’t get any easier to watch
March 20, 2012 by
Oh, Ernie Els. So much hope, so much promise on Sunday afternoon at the Transitions, and it all came undone so quickly. This is the painful putt that led to that oh-so-awkward NBC/Golf Channel interview afterward. I gotta say, if I yipped it like this, I’d have wrapped the putter around someone’s neck. Maybe that’s […]
Did Ernie Els’ postround Golf Channel interview cross the line?
March 19, 2012 by
Ernie Els is one of those rare athletes who became a champion while somehow remaining a favorite of the people, a guy who never seems to draw criticism or disdain. You want Ernie to do well and when he doesn’t, you ache for him. Case in point: Sunday afternoon at the Transitions when Els, who […]
