Won the Volvo Order of Merit for the first time in 2003 after a stunning season in which he won four titles on The European Tour International Schedule. Also won twice on the US PGA Tour and won his seventh title of the year when he captured the HSBC World Match Play Championship at Wentworth Club, equaling the record of five victories in the event set by Steve Ballesteros and Gary Player. It was the culmination of two wonderful years which have cemented him as a leading challenger to Tiger Woods for the World Number One spot. Highlight of 2002 came when he won the Open Golf Championship at Muirfield, his third Major title to add to his US Open Championship wins of 1994 and 1997. Opened the 2003 season with consecutive victories on the US PGA Tour in the Mercedes Championships and the Sony Open in Hawaii, before turning his attention to The European Tour and producing a victory in Johnnie Walker Classic and a successful defense of the Heineken Classic. Produced prodigious scoring to win, setting respective record marks of 31 under par in the Mercedes Championships and 29 under par in the Johnnie Walker Classic...Book Ernie Els for Your Event

Later in the year went on to record a five shot win in The Barclays Scottish Open at Loch Lomond, becoming the first player to win the prestigious event twice, and also won by six shots in the Omega European Masters, thus becoming the first player to notch four victories on The 2003 European Tour. Always a strong supporter of European golf, the Board of Directors of The European Tour announced in January 1999 that he had been unanimously accorded Honorary Life Membership of The European Tour in recognition of his US Open Championship wins and his unprecedented three successive World Match Play Championship wins (1994-95-96). In his amateur days back home in South Africa, he had the natural talent to play rugby union, cricket or golf as a youngster, but reached scratch at the age of 14 and decided to concentrate on golf. In 1992, he matched the feat of compatriot, Gary Player, by completing a hat-trick of South African Open, PGA and Masters titles.

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