12 Jun 1997
Ernie Els won his second U.S. Open and major championship by defeating Colin Montgomerie by one stroke. The two had battled through the final holes neck-and-neck before Montgomerie missed a short putt at the end to lose it.
For Montgomerie, the number one player in the UK for most of the 1990s, this would be the closest he ever came to winning a major. As of 2009, he is widely considered to be the best golfer never to win one.
Ernie Els Events
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1994 Jun 16 to 1994 Jun 20
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Ernie Els wins the 94th U.S Open Championship
Ernie Els won his first major championship by winning in a playoff over Colin Montgomerie and Loren Roberts. Els and Roberts were tied after the extra 18 holes, which eliminated Montgomer...
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1997 Jun 12 to 1997 Jun 15
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Ernie Els wins the 97th U.S. Open
Ernie Els won his second U.S. Open and major championship by defeating Colin Montgomerie by one stroke. The two had battled through the final holes neck-and-neck before Montgomerie missed...
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2002 Jul 18 to 2002 Jul 21
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Ernie Els wins the 131st Open Championship
Ernie Els won his first Open Championship and third major championship in a playoff over Stuart Appleby, Steve Elkington, and ultimately in a sudden-death playoff over Thomas Levet. It re...
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2004 Apr 8 to 2004 Apr 11
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Phil Mickelson wins the 68th Masters for his first major championship
Phil Mickelson birdied the last to win his first ever major title in thrilling fashion at Augusta.
The popular American carded a three-under-par final round to pip South Africa's Ernie...
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2004 Jul 15 to 2004 Jul 18
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Todd Hamilton beats Ernie Els, winning the 133rd Open Championship
Little-known American Todd Hamilton beat Ernie Els in a play-off to clinch the Open title at Royal Troon.
The pair tied at 10 under when Hamilton bogeyed the last but he bounced back t...
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