Ernie Els has played fairly well over the opening two rounds of this year’s Masters and enters today tied for 19th after shooting three over par.
Els five year exemption after winning the British Open is set to expire after this year so Els could be playing in the final Masters of his career.
Bob Weeks discussed Els on this weeks Golf Talk Canada:
Golf Professional who has worked in the golf industry for over 25 years. Formerly representing Augusta National and The Masters Broadcast in Canada behind the camera lens for 11 years, in 2010 he launched Canada’s only National Golf Talk Program (Golf Talk Canada).
Adam Hadwin is in the hunt at the WGC Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, OH. Hadwin sits just three shots back of the leader Zach Johnson heading into the final round on Sunday. He is in the three-way tie for fifth place along with Rory McIlroy and Charlie Hoffman at 6-under par. Both Rory and Hadwin…
Canadian Adam Hadwin played in his first Masters in 2017 and performed well. The last time a first time player won at Augusta was back in 1979 so the odds were stacked against him from the start. However, Hadwin faired better than the other two Canadians in the field (Mike Weir and Mackenzie Hughes). He…
Stephen Curry is a two-time NBA champion and two-time league MVP. You can add professional golfer to the list of accolades accumulated by Curry in his impressive career. The 29 year-old superstar point guard for the Golden State Warriors will compete in the Web.com Ellie Mae Classic event in Hayward, CA. Curry has a three handicap…
Although there are a number of Canadians competing on the PGA Tour in 2018 only two Canadians will be playing at Augusta in The Masters. Mike Weir has a lifetime exemption after winning The Masters back in 2003 while Adam Hadwin has established himself as one of the best 50 golfers in the world. Hadwin…
It was an excellent week for the Canadian contingent on the PGA Tour. This week’s stop was the Greenbrier Classic in West Virginia and four Canadians finished in the top 20. The @GbrClassic came back in a big way this year. Roll it! 🎞️🎵 pic.twitter.com/kSntYaetM1 — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 10, 2017 Nick Taylor of…
Sergio Garcia had a bit of a rough outing this weekend at the Dell Technologies Championship at TPC Boston. Garcia broke his own putter on the fourth hole in anger after he was upset at his poor putting attempt. He ended up having to finish the round by putting with his 3-wood and an iron…
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