Was anyone actually expecting Ernie Els to play a better round Friday than he did Thursday?
Els has carded two, terrific rounds of 68 and 66 at Doral’s beastly Blue Monster course at the WGC-CA Championship, where he is in the lead at 10-under par.
Unexpected? Yes. Implausible? No.
Els has been one of my golf icons since I could grip a club. He epitomizes the purity and fluidity of the golf swing. His on and off course demeanor is that of a champion; modest, but relentless; fierce, but collected.
I was lucky enough to follow him for a few holes at what was then the Northern Trust Open in Palisades, California, at Riviera Country Club. As an aspiring, young golfer at the time, he was the one golfer that taught me you didn’t need to swing harder or faster to make the ball go further.
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Was anyone actually expecting Ernie Els to play a better round Friday than he did Thursday?
Els has carded two, terrific rounds of 68 and 66 at Doral’s beastly Blue Monster course at the WGC-CA Championship, where he is in the lead at 10-under par.
Unexpected? Yes. Implausible? No.
Els has been one of my golf icons since I could grip a club. He epitomizes the purity and fluidity of the golf swing. His on and off course demeanor is that of a champion; modest, but relentless; fierce, but collected.
I was lucky enough to follow him for a few holes at what was then the Northern Trust Open in Palisades, California, at Riviera Country Club. As an aspiring, young golfer at the time, he was the one golfer that taught me you didn’t need to swing harder or faster to make the ball go further.
His... [via Bleacher Report]
