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Ernie Els was born in South Africa on October 17, 1969. He
was a scratch golfer at the age of 14. |

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Ernie was only 16 years old when he was competing against
professional golfers formally. |

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When Ernie was 22 years old, he won his first tournament as
a professional golfer at the South African Open. |

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In 1994 he won his first major at the PGA Tour Championship
with a 3-way 18 hole playoff and a 2-way 2 hole sudden death
playoff. |

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Ernie has all of the qualities and potential of becoming the
greatest golfer of all time. |

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