Ernie Els Course Quotations

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

Brushing up on your short game at the practice area is fine and good, but taking it with you to the golf course - when your score is really on the line - is another story.

Basically it's the only sensible course of action, so that I can be sure of the promptest recovery period.

He just makes this place better every year. The golf course keeps improving, the quality of the way they present the golf course gets better all the time, and I think this year is no different. It's just great playing on a golf course like this. He runs a great show.

When you have a golf course that's so pristine, you just want to play well. Jack Nicklaus has also got something to do with that. Everybody wants to win this golf tournament.

I've had some top-10s, so I've played well here, but it's a course that I feel I can keep playing well,

I'm sure you have a hole at your course where you love to hit the tee shot. You can't wait to get up there and bomb away because the fairway is wide, or the hole always plays downwind.

It's really unbelievable. It's the only course we play that you have to aim away from the holes.

It's got a lot of variety, and you can play the golf course lots of different ways. Basically, the best player that's on form is going to win the tournament ? if you're a longer hitter, shorter hitter.

Their plan is to bring the course back to where they used to play the shots into the greens in the '60s and '70s. We've just got to give it time and see where it goes.

The course has got some teeth. The breeze, it seems like it changes all the time. It was tough to get the right club.

The golf course beat me up on the back nine today,

You can't really look at the rest of the field. You have to play the golf course and play your score and try and put something decent on the scoreboard and hope that it is good enough.

It's a great test. I think to have different winners like that shows you how good the golf course is.