"Player Foundation, Gary Player Academies, and Black Knight Enterprises, aspects of which include licensing, events, publishing, wine, apparel and memorabilia. The Gary Player Stud Farm breeds thoroughbred race horses, including 1994 Epsom Derby entry Broadway Flyer. He operates The Player Foundation, which has a primary objective of promoting underprivileged education around the world. In 1983, The Player Foundation established the Blair Atholl Schools in Johannesburg, South Africa, which has educational facilities for more than 500 students from kindergarten through eighth grade. In 2013 it celebrated its 30th Anniversary with charity golf events in London, Palm Beach, Shanghai and Cape Town,"
"Ernie Els and Retief Goosen. The son of a vintner himself, Frost owns a winery in the Western Cape which produces vintages named after golf legends such as Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer. PGA Tour playoff record (2–3) European Tour playoff record (0–1) Champions Tour playoff record (1–2) CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" = tied ""Results are not in chronological order prior to 2017."" CUT = missed the halfway cut<br> WD = withdrew<br> DQ = disqualified<br> ""T"" indicates a tie for a place David Frost (golfer) David Laurence Frost (born 11 September 1959) is a South African professional"
"in the golfing world outside of North America. The Ernie Els and Fancourt Foundation was established in 1999. It has the objective of identifying youths from under-privileged backgrounds who show talent and potential in the game of golf. It provides educational assistance amongst other moral and financial help in order for these youths to reach their full potential. The first Friendship Cup was played in 2006 which is a match play competition, played in a Ryder Cup type format. In the cup, Els's foundation plays against the foundation of Tiger Woods. Els's foundation won 12.5 points to 3.5 points. Els"
"on the PGA Tour. Els surprised the golfing world by winning the 2012 Open Championship in July by birding the 72nd hole. Adam Scott led by four shots after a birdie at the 14th hole, but bogeyed the final four holes to miss a playoff with Els by one stroke. Els' win rejuvenated his career and earned him 5 year exemptions to the other 3 majors. Els became the eighth player to win major tournaments in three different decades, joining his countryman Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, Billy Casper, Raymond Floyd, John Henry Taylor and Harry Vardon. Els' win"
"the first by a left-handed golfer on the PGA Tour since Bob Charles at the 1974 Greater Greensboro Open. After losing his Tour card, Gonzalez worked as a golf instructor and a warehouseman. He has also played in a limited number of Nationwide Tour events, and in select PGA Tour events using exemptions. He lives with his family in Las Vegas, Nevada. DNP = did not play<br> CUT = missed the half way cut<br> ""T"" indicates a tie for a place.<br> Yellow background for top-10. Ernie Gonzalez Ernie Gonzalez (born February 19, 1961) is an American professional golfer who played"
"Ernie Els and Fancourt Foundation. He won the South African Amateur Stroke Play Championship in 2006. He turned professional in 2007. Grace played on the Challenge Tour in 2007 which is Europe's second tier tour. He only played in eight events but recorded two top-ten finishes. In 2008 he played on the Challenge Tour and the Sunshine Tour. He finished 35th on the Challenge Tour's Order of Merit while recording three top-10 finishes including finishing in a tie for second at the Ypsilon Golf Challenge. He then earned his European Tour card for 2009 through qualifying school. In 2009, Grace"
"has also participated several times in the Gary Player Invitational series of charity golf events, to assist Player raise significant funds for underprivileged children around the world. Since his son's autism diagnosis, Els and his wife have been active in charities devoted to that condition. This involvement has increased as Ben has reached school age. In 2009, Els launched an annual charity golf event, the Els for Autism Pro-Am, held at the PGA National Resort & Spa in Palm Beach Gardens near his South Florida residence during the PGA Tour's March swing into the area. The first event, which featured"
"Ernie Els, David Duval, and Tiger Woods. Woods committed to play in 2011 as a condition for being selected by Fred Couples as one of two captain's pick for that year's Presidents Cup, which took place in mid-November. In mid-September 2015, Woods again committed to play in the October tournament, but one week later he had back surgery, and missed the entire 2016 season. On he announced his intention to play in the event the following month, but opted out days before. Safeway Open The Safeway Open is a professional golf tournament, part of the PGA Tour. It was first"
"following Ben Hogan and Gene Sarazen, and only Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods have performed the feat since. Player has won 165 tournaments on six continents over six decades and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. Nicknamed the Black Knight, Mr. Fitness, and the International Ambassador of Golf, Player is also a renowned golf course architect with more than 325 design projects on five continents throughout the world. He has also authored or co-written 36 golf books. His business interests are represented by Black Knight International, which includes Gary Player Design, Player Real Estate, The"
"Schwartzel, the 54-hole co-leader with Els. The field consisted of players from the top of the Official World Golf Ranking and the money lists/Order of Merit from the six main professional golf tours. 68 of the 70 qualifying players competed. Each player is classified according to the first category in which he qualified, but other categories are shown in parentheses. 1. The top 50 players from the Official World Golf Ranking, as of March 1, 2010<br> Robert Allenby (2), Ángel Cabrera (2,3), Paul Casey (2,5,6), Stewart Cink (2,3), Tim Clark (2), Luke Donald (2,3), Ernie Els (2,3,5), Ross Fisher (2,5),"
"and the 2018 U.S. Open. Following the 2018 U.S. Open, Ellis turned professional on the Challenge Tour. Source: CUT = missed the half-way cut Source: Harry Ellis (golfer) Harry Jack Ellis (born 10 September 1995) is an English professional golfer. In 2012, Ellis became the youngest winner of the English Amateur at the age of 16, beating the previous record held by Nick Faldo. As a junior, at Florida State University, Ellis was named a PING honorable mention All-American. In 2017, Ellis won The Amateur Championship, becoming just the third player to win both the English Amateur and The Amateur"
"match play<br> ""T"" = tied<br> Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009. Ryder Cup points record Ross Fisher Ross Daniel Fisher (born 22 November 1980) is an English professional golfer who plays on the European Tour, where he has won five times, including the 2009 Volvo World Match Play Championship at Wentworth. Fisher was born in Ascot, Berkshire. His home course is the famous Wentworth Golf Club, Surrey, England, the location of the European Tour administrative headquarters. As a child, he attended Charters School, a state comprehensive close to Wentworth. Fisher joined the European"
"£1,000. He also won the 1971 Kenya Open in a playoff. Jones played in the Open Championship 8 times between 1957 and 1972 but only make the cut once, on his last appearance in 1972. As a senior, Jones won the 1984 Trusthouse Forte PGA Seniors Championship at Stratford-on-Avon, beating Peter Butler and Ross Whitehead by 3 strokes and winning £3,000. ""Note: Jones only played in The Open Championship.""<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" indicates a tie for a place Ernie Jones (golfer) Ernest Thomas Jones (born 22 September 1932) is an Irish professional golfer. He twice won"
"Harry Ellis (golfer) Harry Jack Ellis (born 10 September 1995) is an English professional golfer. In 2012, Ellis became the youngest winner of the English Amateur at the age of 16, beating the previous record held by Nick Faldo. As a junior, at Florida State University, Ellis was named a PING honorable mention All-American. In 2017, Ellis won The Amateur Championship, becoming just the third player to win both the English Amateur and The Amateur Championship, joining Michael Bonallack and Michael Lunt. The win gained him entry to the 2017 Open Championship, the 2018 Masters Tournament, the 2018 Memorial Tournament,"
"Jerry Anderson (golfer) Gerald Ashton Anderson (22 September 1955 – 9 March 2018) was a Canadian professional golfer. Anderson was born in Montreal, Quebec and then moved to Cambridge, Ontario. Anderson played on the European Tour for most of the 1980s. In 1984 he won the Ebel European Masters – Swiss Open, by shooting a 27 under par total of 261, which was a record 72-hole score to par on the European Tour until Ernie Els shot a 29 under par score at the 2003 Johnnie Walker Classic. Anderson finished ninth on the European Tour Order of Merit in 1984,"
"only the seventh golfer in the long history of the competition to record an albatross (double eagle), on the fourth hole at Royal Troon. ""Note: Evans only played in The Open Championship and the PGA Championship.""<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" indicates a tie for a place Amateur Gary Evans (golfer) Gary Evans (born 22 February 1969) is an English professional golfer. Evans was born in Rustington, West Sussex. As an amateur, he won the Brabazon Trophy in 1990 and 1991 (shared both times), and represented Great Britain & Ireland in the 1991 Walker Cup. He turned professional"
"background and plain-spoken popularity helped change the perception of golf from an elite, upper-class pastime (private clubs) to a more populist sport accessible to middle and working classes (public courses). Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, and Gary Player were ""The Big Three"" in golf during the 1960s; they are widely credited with popularizing and commercializing the sport around the world. In a career spanning more than six decades, he won 62 PGA Tour titles from 1955 to 1973. As of today, he is fifth on the Tour's all-time victory list, trailing only Sam Snead, Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, and Ben Hogan. He"
"Gary Evans (golfer) Gary Evans (born 22 February 1969) is an English professional golfer. Evans was born in Rustington, West Sussex. As an amateur, he won the Brabazon Trophy in 1990 and 1991 (shared both times), and represented Great Britain & Ireland in the 1991 Walker Cup. He turned professional later that year. Evans earned membership of the European Tour on his first visit to the qualifying school. He was a consistent performer on the European Tour throughout his career, finishing inside the top 100 on the Order Of Merit every season he played from 1992 through 2004 (he missed"
"event on his return, the Dunhill Championship. At the start of the 2007 season Ernie Els laid out a three-year battle plan to challenge Tiger Woods as world number one. ""I see 2007 as the start of a three-year plan where I totally re-dedicate myself to the game,"" Els told his official website. When he missed the cut by two strokes at the 2007 Masters Tournament, Els ended tour-leading consecutive cut streaks on both the PGA Tour and the European Tour. On the PGA Tour, his streak began at the 2004 The Players Championship (46 events) and on the European"
"1 January 2007: Tiger Woods (declined invitation)<br> 3. The leading 10 available players from the ""HSBC Major Tournaments Ranking"" at the end of the 2007 PGA Championship on 13 August 2007: Pádraig Harrington (2), Ángel Cabrera (4), Ernie Els (6), Woody Austin (T7), Justin Rose (9), Retief Goosen (10) 4. The leading two available European Tour members: Anders Hansen, Niclas Fasth ""*Note: These categories are listed in order. If you qualify for a high category then you are not listed under a lower category."" Ernie Els Red background for birdies.<br> Blue background for bogeys. 2007 HSBC World Match Play Championship"
"Ernie Gonzalez Ernie Gonzalez (born February 19, 1961) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1980s. Gonzalez was born in San Diego, California. His father was of Mexican descent and his mother was Puerto Rican. He attended the United States International University, where he played on the golf team. He turned professional in 1983. Gonzalez played full-time on the PGA Tour from 1985–1989. He shot a 14-under-par 128 to edge Joey Sindelar by one stroke to win the rain-shortened 36-hole Pensacola Open in 1986 for his only Tour victory. The win by Gonzalez is"
"place on that seasons money list, but his form fell away after that and he lost his European Tour card at the end of 2007. ""Note: Emerson only played in The Open Championship."" CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" = tied Gary Emerson Gary Paul Emerson (born 26 September 1963) is an English professional golfer. Emerson was born in Bournemouth, Dorset. He turned professional in 1982 and after regular trips to qualifying school finally made it onto the European Tour in 1995. He has won the 1998 Netcom Norwegian Open on the second-tier Challenge Tour and the 2004 Cadillac"
"Gary Player, David Graham, Hale Irwin and Bernhard Langer as one of only five golfers to win official tournaments on all six continents on which golf is played. Rose has also twice been runner-up at the Masters Tournament, in 2015 and 2017. He first came to prominence as an amateur at the 1998 Open Championship where he holed a dramatic shot from the rough at the final hole to finish in a tie for fourth place. He won the 2007 Order of Merit on the European Tour and was ranked in the World top ten for 34 weeks between November"
"Arnold Palmer (1978, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1994), Seve Ballesteros (1978, 1994), Gary Player (1981, 1983), Lee Trevino (1983, 1984), Hale Irwin (1990, 2002, 2003), Jack Nicklaus (1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000), Tom Watson (1993, 1996, 2000, 2003, 2010). Irwin won the 1990 U.S. Open after accepting a special exemption. In the 2016, a special exemption was extended to former champion Retief Goosen (2001, 2004). In 2018, a special exemption was extended to former U.S. Open champions Jim Furyk (2003) and Ernie Els (1994, 1997). The purse at the 2017 U.S. Open was $12 million, and the winner's"
"Radio, Ryder Cup Radio, NBC Golf Channel, Sirius XM, BBC Radio 5 Live and Sky Sports. His main sponsor during his time on the European Tour was UK bank Northern Rock. His current sponsors on the Senior Tour include Lynx Golf, Powwownow, Sunice and Titleist. ""Note: Eales never played in the Masters Tournament or the PGA Championship.""<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" = tied Paul Eales Paul Martyn Eales (born 2 August 1963) is an English professional golfer. Eales was born in Epping, Essex. He turned professional in 1985 and became a member of Europe's second tier Challenge"
"golfer Gary Player while the East Course was designed by Nelson & Haworth. Conceptualized as a community project, The Hong Kong Government loan the land to the Hong Kong Jockey Club free of charge and the latter donated HK$500 million to build all facilities with the mission to promote the game of golf to the people of Hong Kong. Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course Jockey Club Kau Sai Chau Public Golf Course, located on the picturesque island of Kau Sai Chau off the coast of Sai Kung just 15 kilometers away from the town's CBD, is the"
"Ernie Els of South Africa won his second U.S. Open at four under par, one stroke clear of Colin Montgomerie. The first U.S. Open at Congressional was in 1964; Ken Venturi defeated Tommy Jacobs by four shots in extreme heat & humidity. The 1964 Open was the last scheduled for three days, with 36 holes on Saturday. The course also hosted the PGA Championship in 1976. About half the field each year consists of players who are fully exempt from qualifying for the U.S. Open. The players who qualified for the 2011 U.S. Open are listed below. Each player is"
"of Chicago; Bobby Jones (Law 1929), the only golfer to win a Grand Slam, founder of the Masters Golf Tournament, and regarded as one of the greatest golfers of all time; Ely Callaway Jr. (1940C), Founder of the Callaway Golf Company; Ernie Harwell (1940C), baseball broadcaster for the Detroit Tigers; Arnall Patz (BA 1943, MD 1945), ophthalmology researcher and Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient; Lewis Roger Slaton (1949JD), District Attorney, Fulton County, Georgia; Lee Hong-koo (1959C), 26th Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea; Newt Gingrich (BA 1965), 58th Speaker of the House of Representatives; Sonny Carter, NASA astronaut, Crew"
"2 Ernie Els on the final hole. In 2006 the prize fund was $1,000,000, which is one of the smaller purses on the European Tour. There is also a Singapore Open golf tournament, which is part of the Asian Tour's schedule. It is the Asian Tour's flagship event and carries higher prize money than the Singapore Masters. The 2008 event was canceled following a failure to find a sponsor for the event. Singapore Masters The Singapore Masters was an annual men's professional golf tournament which was played in Singapore from 2001 to 2007. It was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour"
"The highlight of Elder's rookie season was a memorable playoff loss to Jack Nicklaus at the American Golf Classic. Elder took Nicklaus to the fifth hole of sudden death before losing. In 1971 Elder accepted a personal invitation from Gary Player to participate in the South African PGA Championship in Johannesburg, South Africa. The event marked the first integrated tournament in the country’s history. The country had apartheid policies in effect at the time, but he agreed to participate after the South African government agreed not to subject him or spectators to the usual segregation requirements. He also played in"
"Open (7). He held the record for most victories in the World Match Play Championship, with five wins, from 1973 until 1991 when this feat was equalled by Seve Ballesteros, finally losing his share of the record in 2004, when Ernie Els won the event for a sixth time. Player was in the top ten of Mark McCormack's world golf rankings from their inception in 1968 until 1981; he was ranked second in 1969, 1970 and 1972, each time to Jack Nicklaus. He was the only player in the 20th century to win the British Open in three different decades."
"the 2013 Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship and was runner-up in the 2013 Welsh Strokeplay Championship Porteous turned professional after the 2014 Masters, forfeiting his spot in the U.S. Open. He made his professional debut at the Maybank Malaysian Open. Since turning professional, Porteous has mainly played on the Challenge Tour. In July 2017 he won the Prague Golf Challenge by 5 strokes. His previous best finish had been joint runner-up in the 2016 Red Sea Egyptian Challenge. CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" = tied Amateur Garrick Porteous Garrick Rennie Porteous (born 17 January 1990) is an English"
"Ernie Els, who was the second ranked player in the International team, did not play because of a knee injury. All matches played were foursomes. All matches played were four-ball. Each entry refers to the Win–Loss–Half record of the player. 2005 Presidents Cup The 6th Presidents Cup was held between September 22 and 25, 2005. It was played at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia, United States. The United States team won the competition by a margin of 18½–15½. The honorary chairmen was former President of the United States George H. W. Bush. Both teams had 12"