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• Billtredoux 3 Posts

  Sun, Jul 22 2012 11:40 PM

  I would like to congratulate fellow South African Big Easy Else on winning The Open yesterday. Hope there is still a few left in the bag to win a few more majors.

   

  Congrates

   

   

• thebigeasy707 5,885 Posts

  Mon, Jul 23 2012 10:32 AM

  many thanks

  tbe

• renniw52 5,385 Posts

  Mon, Jul 23 2012 6:02 PM

  Never count Ernie out, when he birdied that last hole, I called my oldest son and said the old man has it. Made my day,. he is such a great person and a great ambassador to the game of golf. Sorry I called him an old man, he is way younger than me.

• lethai 330 Posts

  Mon, Jul 23 2012 6:34 PM

  congrat !!!!!!!!!!! ERNIE great final day ... but what a drama for scott..........

• BubbaCrusher007 1,567 Posts

  Tue, Jul 24 2012 3:08 PM

  Congrats Ernie!

  This must mean he goes to Augusta next year, good deal. He had the best GIR & man, Ernie can bomb them drives a looong way. 

  The way that Ernie 'ATTACKED" that 18th hole with such fierce shots,,,pounding that huge drive. Knocking it on & "DRILLING" that long put for a birdy..

   

  I'll remember him at that 18th for a long time.

• mantis0014 8,946 Posts

  Wed, Jul 25 2012 4:58 AM

  I really feel for Scott... nerves at the end I think..

  The Big Easy..... what a worthy winner and a true gentleman of the game.. Well done Ernie

  -Roger

• YankeeJim 25,827 Posts

  Wed, Jul 25 2012 5:36 AM

  mantis0014:

  I really feel for Scott... nerves at the end I think..

  I realize Scott was the one swinging the club but with a caddie that's been there before with Tiger  you would think he'd have been a little more influential keeping the focus where it belonged. You don't finish a championship run with a string of bogies unless you lose sight of the objective or start gripping. Witness Els' finish.

• mantis0014 8,946 Posts

  Thu, Jul 26 2012 2:43 AM

  YankeeJim:

  mantis0014:

  I really feel for Scott... nerves at the end I think..

  I realize Scott was the one swinging the club but with a caddie that's been there before with Tiger  you would think he'd have been a little more influential keeping the focus where it belonged. You don't finish a championship run with a string of bogies unless you lose sight of the objective or start gripping. Witness Els' finish.

  I was thinking the same thing Jim.

  I have a feeling there was not very good feelings between Williams and Scott on the last day... Not sure, but Scott answered a question in his press conference after the 3rd day, this was in relation to his caddy.  I don't think Williams liked what he said and might have left Scott alone to play the game, without giving any advise

  -Roger