Spin is a tricky thing. When you're trying to avoid it - say, on a tee shot, where sidespin puts you in… — Ernie Els Copy Share Image
If you can hit your 3- and 5-woods with confidence from the fairway, par 5s become birdie opportunities, and 420-yard par 4s… — Ernie Els Copy Share Image
You probably don't hit as many fairway-bunker shots as you do the greenside ones, and that unfamiliarity might make you a bit… — Ernie Els Copy Share Image
Check the card before you play. If you have a couple of long par 3s, put an extra hybrid in your bag.… — Ernie Els Copy Share Image
Your longest drives will come when you feel you're swinging at 75 percent. — Ernie Els Copy Share Image
Unless it's a dead-straight short putt, you should focus on a spot somewhere along the line you want to roll the ball… — Ernie Els Copy Share Image
You don't have to be long off the tee, and we know the amazing effect an Open crowd can have if you're… — Ernie Els Copy Share Image
You have to know how to read your lie and take a calculated risk when you hit out of the rough. — Ernie Els Copy Share Image
I'm sure you have a hole at your course where you love to hit the tee shot. You can't wait to get… — Ernie Els Copy Share Image
For the most part, when you play a full shot from the primary rough at your course, you're gauging how close to… — Ernie Els Copy Share Image
From the rough, I'd use a 6-iron, play the ball back an inch or two and swing down on a steeper angle… — Ernie Els Copy Share Image
Make a conscious effort to loosen your hands and let your arms feel soft when you're at address. Take the club back… — Ernie Els Copy Share Image
Ball position is everything in iron play. If you aren't careful about it, you can create some major problems in your game… — Ernie Els Copy Share Image
When you're hitting a fairway wood, you've got a lot of real estate to cover to get to your target. Your first… — Ernie Els Copy Share Image
The key is to hit the ball first, then the sand. Even if you catch it a bit thin, you'll still get… — Ernie Els Copy Share Image
For a 7-iron, you never want the ball to be closer to your left heel than just slightly ahead of the mid-point… — Ernie Els Copy Share Image
Grip pressure - not mechanical flaws - is the biggest factor when you're nervous. You unconsciously grip it tighter, which keeps you… — Ernie Els Copy Share Image
You should never get set over the ball and then aim your putter face. If you do it in that order, you… — Ernie Els Copy Share Image
Before you take your address, while you're still reading the putt, imagine the ball tracking on the line you've chosen and falling… — Ernie Els Copy Share Image
I plot the par 5s back from the green and make my plan. If I can reach the green in two shots,… — Ernie Els Copy Share Image
I think most amateurs dread playing a 180-plus-yard par 3 even more than a hard par 4. Part of it is psychological:… — Ernie Els Copy Share Image
The biggest mistake is trying to pinch down on the ball and ripping out a big divot, often hitting the ground before… — Ernie Els Copy Share Image
Brushing up on your short game at the practice area is fine and good, but taking it with you to the golf… — Ernie Els Copy Share Image
It is just a crazy life as a sportsman. My daughter, Sam, wants to go into tennis, and I tell her, 'No,… — Ernie Els Copy Share Image
When you get to the tee on a really long par 5, I know what you're feeling. You want to let the… — Ernie Els Copy Share Image
I think most amateurs dread playing a 180-plus-yard par 3 even more than a hard par 4. Part of it is psychological: You think… — Ernie Els Copy Share
Excessive drinking is not good for my health, my family or my game. There has definitely been a change, and I feel better for… — Ernie Els Copy Share
I plot the par 5s back from the green and make my plan. If I can reach the green in two shots, I'm going… — Ernie Els Copy Share
Contours on the second half of a long putt have more impact on how the ball rolls because it's going slower. Adjust your speed… — Ernie Els Copy Share
When I'm swinging the club at my best, it's because I'm not thinking about mechanics at all. I feel like my body is loose.… — Ernie Els Copy Share
When you're hitting a fairway wood, you've got a lot of real estate to cover to get to your target. Your first instinct is… — Ernie Els Copy Share
When I stay athletic with good posture and get the club away in a good position, I get through it better. — Ernie Els Copy Share
He's been a top player for the last 10 years, and we all work on our swings, we all change things. We keep working… — Ernie Els Copy Share
Throughout my career, I've been sponsored by several different equipment companies - Lynx, Titleist, Callaway. — Ernie Els Copy Share
Before you take your address, while you're still reading the putt, imagine the ball tracking on the line you've chosen and falling into the… — Ernie Els Copy Share
Brushing up on your short game at the practice area is fine and good, but taking it with you to the golf course -… — Ernie Els Copy Share
Some players like to change clubs around the green to hit high or low shots. I play all of my short-game shots with my… — Ernie Els Copy Share
From a good lie in the middle of a fairway bunker, I'll make the same swing as I do from an average fairway lie.… — Ernie Els Copy Share
