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Excessive drinking is not good for my health, my family or my game. There has definitely been a change, and I feel better for it. — Ernie Els

With shorter clubs, your ball position should be just back of middle, to really promote hitting the ball first on a downward strike. — Ernie Els

Spin is a tricky thing. When you're trying to avoid it - say, on a tee shot, where sidespin puts you in the trees - it's easy to make it happen. — Ernie Els

Your longest drives will come when you feel you're swinging at 75 percent. — Ernie Els

Something I've really enjoyed learning more about is course design. — Ernie Els

Swinging harder with a longer club almost always leads to bad shots. — Ernie Els

Playing from deep grass is a fact of life in professional golf. — Ernie Els

One of my tendencies is to let the ball drift too far forward in my stance, and it's something I've been working on with David Leadbetter. — Ernie Els

Check the card before you play. If you have a couple of long par 3s, put an extra hybrid in your bag. You'll be glad you did. — Ernie Els

In 2002, the 2000 Engelbrecht Els wine was released in South Africa and received high ratings. — Ernie Els

You don't have to be long off the tee, and we know the amazing effect an Open crowd can have if you're on your game and how they can lift you. — Ernie Els

I prefer old-world wines like Lafite Rothschild and Margaux. — Ernie Els

I'd like to win the Masters and the PGA and complete the career Grand Slam. — Ernie Els

Throughout my career, I've been sponsored by several different equipment companies - Lynx, Titleist, Callaway. — Ernie Els

I've got my life. I'm very serious about my business. I've got my family. And I've got my game. — Ernie Els

You have to know how to read your lie and take a calculated risk when you hit out of the rough. — Ernie Els

Mondays are a good day to make statements, not Friday. — Ernie Els

When I stay athletic with good posture and get the club away in a good position, I get through it better. — Ernie Els

I use a 1994 South African 5 rand coin to mark my ball. It reminds me of my '94 U.S. Open win at Oakmont. — Ernie Els

There have been so many majors that got away, starting at Riviera in '95, taking a three-shot lead into the final round of the PGA and not winning. — Ernie Els

I've not given up hope the belly-putter will be banned. The R and A and the USGA are looking at it right now. — Ernie Els

You probably don't hit as many fairway-bunker shots as you do the greenside ones, and that unfamiliarity might make you a bit nervous. — Ernie Els

For the average player, most three-putts happen because of a poorly judged first putt from long range. — Ernie Els

I have to believe that if I keep doing what I'm doing, the results will reflect that, and I'll give myself plenty more opportunities to win. — Ernie Els

For all the fun, don't forget: I always knew when to put my golf balls down and practice. — Ernie Els

If you can hit your 3- and 5-woods with confidence from the fairway, par 5s become birdie opportunities, and 420-yard par 4s are a lot less scary. — Ernie Els

The good kind of spin - backspin - comes from hitting the ball cleanly, then making a divot after impact. — Ernie Els

I never thought I'd be comfortable living outside South Africa, but we love London. Our two kids were born here. — Ernie Els

During a tournament, I'm not thinking about mechanics at all. I'm in scoring mode. — Ernie Els

Unless it's a dead-straight short putt, you should focus on a spot somewhere along the line you want to roll the ball on. — Ernie Els

Take Ernie Els. He plays in every country. You see his name everywhere. He's received in different parts of the world. It's a good experience. — Peter Uihlein

There's so much more to life than golf. Family is always first. — Ernie Els

I think I would have taken a (expletive) load of Advil. — Ernie Els

It is just a crazy life as a sportsman. My daughter, Sam, wants to go into tennis, and I tell her, 'No, you don't want to go into professional sport.' — Ernie Els