Ernie Els

Former world number one, Ernie Els is a South African golf speaker and player who is one of six players ever to twice win both the US Open and the Open Championship. Continuing to participate in golf tournaments and challenges around the world, Ernie Els is a popular sports speaker amongst the golfing community.

Known as 'the Big Easy' because of his six-foot-three height and the smoothness of his swing, Ernie Els started his golfing journey at the age of 9 and was a scratch golfer by 14. Just after he turned 17, Ernie won the South African Amateur breaking Gary Player’s record as the youngest person to win it. Els turned professional in 1989. His first major tournament win came in 1994 at the U.S Open where he beat Loren Roberts in a sudden death finish. In 1996, Ernie won his third successive World Match Play Championship at Wentworth becoming the first ever player to win it 3 times consecutively.

Available for hire as a golf speaker for charity or corporate golf days and after dinner speaker events, Ernie’s most notable professional accomplishments include the two consecutive years he topped the European Tour’s Order of Merit list and the two US Opens he won a full decade earlier. In more recent years Ernie Els has been inducted into the Golfing Hall of Fame and won the 2012 Open Championship. Furthermore, he has been named as the European Tour Player of the Year multiple times. Alongside his golfing career Ernie is involved in the running of multiple businesses as well as participating in various charity operations. Ernie has won countless honours throughout his career having placed number 1 in the Official World Golf Ranking.

Ernie Els work as a sporting after dinner speaker often revolves around the memory of these career highlights and involves a variety of humorous and insightful anecdotes regarding his professional career. When he is not playing professionally, Ernie owns a successful winemaking business and a golf course design business. He has also founded a charitable organisation which raises money for underprivileged children to participate in golf, Ernie frequently works as a sports speaker for this charity and is extremely proud of the work they do in his home nation. To book Ernie Els, contact Champions Speakers today.