Ernie Els

Height: 6' 3 Weight: 210 Birthdate: Oct 17, 1969 College:   Residence: Ocean Club, Paradise Island, Bahamas Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa Turned Pro: 1989 Victories: 9 Family: Wife, Leiza; Samantha (5/26/99) Tour Exemption: Winner, 1997 U.S. Open (through 2007) Masters Qualification: US Open Champion,Top 16 last year's Masters,Top 4 last year's PGA Championship,Top 40 Money Leaders From last year,Top 50 from last year's World Rankings,Top 50 from World Rankings 4 weeks before Masters.

2002 SEASON RECORD
Tournament	Place	Score	Round					Money
			1	2	3	4	5
WGC - Accenture Match Play Championship	T17							$55,000
Genuity Championship	1	-17	66	67	66	72		$846,000
Bay Hill Invitational	T9	-6	70	67	72	73		$100,000
The Players Championship	T44	+4	76	69	79	68		$18,648
The Masters	T5	-6	70	67	72	73		-

2002 TOURNAMENT SUMMARY
Victories:	1
Starts:	5
Cuts Made:	3
2nd Place Finishes:	0
3rd Place Finishes:	0
Top 5 Finishes:	2
Top 10 Finishes:	3

CURRENT RANKINGS
World Ranking Points:	425.71
World Ranking:	3
World Ranking Events:	51
Ryder Cup Points:
Ryder Cup Ranking:
President's Cup Points:	8.41
President's Cup Ranking:	1

PGA TOUR STATS
PGA Season Earnings:	1,019,648
PGA Season Earnings Rank:	13

Masters Record
Year	Place	Score	Round				Money
			1	2	3	4
2001	T6	-9	71	68	68	72	$181,300
2000	2	-7	72	67	74	68	$496,800
1999	T27	+4	71	72	69	80	$29,000
1998	T16	-1	75	70	70	72	$48,000
1997	T17	E	73	70	71	74	$39,150
1996	T12	-1	71	71	72	73	$52,500
1995	MC	+3	72	75			$1,500
1994	T8	-2	74	67	74	71	$60,000

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