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Two-time champion Ernie Els said he was badly affected by his opening drive at the Open at Royal Liverpool, which hit an elderly spectator in the face. The South African three-putted from 18 inches for a triple-bogey seven and went out in 42, ...

- Phil Mickelson's defense of his British Open title has been an adventure. Fellow competitor Ernie Els' drive left of the first fairway Thursday at Royal Liverpool struck a spectator. When the group arrived at the scene the man was covered in ...

Two-time Open champion Ernie Els endured one of his toughest days on a golf course at the British Open on Thursday when his first tee shot hit a spectator in the face. The popular South African, winner of the Open in 2002 and 2012, hooked his ...

South African Ernie Els admits he was badly affected by his opening drive at the British Open hitting an elderly spectator in the face. South African Ernie Els admits he was badly affected by his opening drive at the British Open hitting an elderly ...

HOYLAKE, England - Ernie Els is a very strong man in every conceivable way -- note the work he has done for the cause of helping his son, Ben, and millions of other children who have been diagnosed with autism. But Els is also known as a very nice ...

HOYLAKE, England -- Ernie Els hit a spectator in the face with his opening tee shot at the British Open on Thursday, shaking up the two-time champion for the rest of his first round at Royal Liverpool. The man's injury and Els' subsequent ...

Ernie Els had a no good, very bad first day at the British Open. On his opening drive, Els hooked a ball into the crowd and hit a spectator, drawing blood from the unidentified male fan. There was blood everywhere, Els said. It was like a bullet ...

South Africa's Chill Beverages International has partnered with golfer Ernie Els to launch a new range of Big Easy sparkling iced teas. Available in Peach, Original Lemon and Cranberry, Big Easy Iced Tea & Lemonade is free from fat, preservatives ...

For all the players that got off to great starts at the 2014 Open Championship, there's at least one former champion who probably wishes he could just hit the reset button, wake up and start all over. Such was the case for Ernie Els. Teeing off in ...