Former two-time winner of the Open Championship, Ernie Els, will head to this weeks playing of the 152nd Open at Royal Troon as a first-time Senior Major winner on the PGA Tour Champions in the USA.
Els, 54, whos been playing senior PGA Tour gold for the last four years, won his first Senior Major on Sunday at the Kaulig Companies Championship with a score of 10-under-par, and a one-stroke victory over YE Yang.
With the victory Els became the PGA Tour Champions first three-time winner this season, winning for the sixth time on the 50-and-over tour. He will be eligible to tee it up at next years PGA Tours Players Championship at Sawgrass.
This is going to still have to settle in a little bit, Els told reporters after his win at Firestone. It was quite a day.
The Big Easy and arguably South Africas most popular golfer also had put on hold any thoughts of celebrating on Sunday night.
