Golf - The 150th Open Championship - Old Course, St Andrews, Scotland, Britain - July 14, 2022 South Africa's Ernie Els in action on the 17th during the first round REUTERS/Russell Cheyne 

Golf - The 150th Open Championship - Old Course, St Andrews, Scotland, Britain - July 14, 2022 South Africa's Ernie Els tees off on the 18th during the first round REUTERS/Russell Cheyne 

Golf - The 150th Open Championship - Old Course, St Andrews, Scotland, Britain - July 14, 2022 South Africa's Ernie Els tees off on the 18th during the first round REUTERS/Russell Cheyne 

Golf - The 150th Open Championship - Old Course, St Andrews, Scotland, Britain - July 14, 2022 South Africa's Ernie Els in action during the first round REUTERS/Russell Cheyne 

Golf - The 150th Open Championship - Old Course, St Andrews, Scotland, Britain - July 14, 2022 South Africa's Ernie Els with his caddie during the first round REUTERS/Andrew Boyers 

Golf - The 150th Open Championship - Old Course, St Andrews, Scotland, Britain - July 14, 2022 South Africa's Ernie Els on the 3rd during the first round REUTERS/Phil Noble 

Golf - The 150th Open Championship - Old Course, St Andrews, Scotland, Britain - July 14, 2022 South Africa's Ernie Els reacts on the 3rd during the first round REUTERS/Phil Noble 

Golf - The 150th Open Championship - Old Course, St Andrews, Scotland, Britain - July 14, 2022 South Africa's Ernie Els tees off on the 3rd during the first round REUTERS/Phil Noble 

Golf - The 150th Open Championship - Old Course, St Andrews, Scotland, Britain - July 14, 2022 South Africa's Ernie Els on the 2nd during the first round REUTERS/Phil Noble 

Golf - The 150th Open Championship - Old Course, St Andrews, Scotland, Britain - July 14, 2022 South Africa's Ernie Els walks towards the 3rd tee during the first round REUTERS/Phil Noble 

Golf - The 150th Open Championship - Old Course, St Andrews, Scotland, Britain - July 14, 2022 South Africa's Ernie Els walks towards the 3rd tee during the first round REUTERS/Phil Noble 

Golf - The 150th Open Championship - Old Course, St Andrews, Scotland, Britain - July 14, 2022 South Africa's Ernie Els with his caddie at the 3rd tee during the first round REUTERS/Phil Noble 

Golf - The 150th Open Championship - Old Course, St Andrews, Scotland, Britain - July 14, 2022 South Africa's Ernie Els lines up a putt on the 1st green during the first round REUTERS/Andrew Boyers 

Golf - The 150th Open Championship - Old Course, St Andrews, Scotland, Britain - July 14, 2022 South Africa's Ernie Els in action during the first round REUTERS/Paul Childs 

Golf - The 150th Open Championship - Old Course, St Andrews, Scotland, Britain - July 13, 2022 South Africa's Ernie Els tees off on the 6th during a practice round REUTERS/Russell Cheyne 

Golf - The 150th Open Championship - Old Course, St Andrews, Scotland, Britain - July 13, 2022 South Africa's Ernie Els on the 6th during a practice round REUTERS/Russell Cheyne 

Golf - The 149th Open Championship - Royal St George's, Sandwich, Britain - July 16, 2021 South Africa's Ernie Els during the second round REUTERS/Rebecca Naden 

Golf - The 149th Open Championship - Royal St George's, Sandwich, Britain - July 16, 2021 South Africa's Ernie Els during the second round REUTERS/Rebecca Naden 

Golf - The 149th Open Championship - Royal St George's, Sandwich, Britain - July 16, 2021 South Africa's Ernie Els during the second round REUTERS/Rebecca Naden 

Golf - The 149th Open Championship - Royal St George's, Sandwich, Britain - July 16, 2021 South Africa's Ernie Els in action during the second round REUTERS/Rebecca Naden 

Golf - The 149th Open Championship - Royal St George's, Sandwich, Britain - July 15, 2021 South Africa's Ernie Els in action on the during the first round REUTERS/Paul Childs 

Golf - The 149th Open Championship - Royal St George's, Sandwich, Britain - July 15, 2021 South Africa's Ernie Els in action on the 1st tee during the first round REUTERS/Paul Childs 

Golf - The 149th Open Championship - Royal St George's, Sandwich, Britain - July 14, 2021 South Africa's Ernie Els and Louis Oosthuizen during the practice round REUTERS/Rebecca Naden 

Golf - European Tour - BMW PGA Championship - Wentworth Golf Club, Virginia Water, Britain - September 20, 2019 South Africa's Ernie Els in action during the second round Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs 

Golf - The 148th Open Championship - Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, Northern Ireland - July 19, 2019 South Africa's Ernie Els on the 18th hole during the second round REUTERS/Paul Childs 

Golf - The 148th Open Championship - Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, Northern Ireland - July 19, 2019 South Africa's Ernie Els on the 18th hole during the second round REUTERS/Paul Childs 

Golf - The 148th Open Championship - Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, Northern Ireland - July 19, 2019 South Africa's Ernie Els during the second round REUTERS/Ian Walton 

Golf - The 148th Open Championship - Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, Northern Ireland - July 19, 2019 South Africa's Ernie Els during the second round REUTERS/Ian Walton 

Golf - The 148th Open Championship - Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, Northern Ireland - July 19, 2019 South Africa's Ernie Els during the second round REUTERS/Ian Walton 

Golf - The 148th Open Championship - Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, Northern Ireland - July 19, 2019 South Africa's Ernie Els during the second round REUTERS/Ian Walton 

Golf - The 148th Open Championship - Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, Northern Ireland - July 19, 2019 South Africa's Ernie Els during the second round REUTERS/Ian Walton 

Golf - The 148th Open Championship - Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, Northern Ireland - July 19, 2019 South Africa's Ernie Els during the second round REUTERS/Ian Walton 

Golf - The 148th Open Championship - Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, Northern Ireland - July 19, 2019 South Africa's Ernie Els during the second round REUTERS/Ian Walton 

Golf - The 148th Open Championship - Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, Northern Ireland - July 19, 2019 South Africa's Ernie Els during the second round REUTERS/Ian Walton 

Golf - The 148th Open Championship - Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, Northern Ireland - July 18, 2019 J.B. Holmes of the U.S. with South Africa's Ernie Els after their first round REUTERS/Paul Childs 

Golf - The 148th Open Championship - Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, Northern Ireland - July 18, 2019 South Africa's Ernie Els during the first round REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff 

Golf - The 148th Open Championship - Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, Northern Ireland - July 18, 2019 South Africa's Ernie Els during the first round REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff 

Golf - The 148th Open Championship - Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, Northern Ireland - July 15, 2019 South Africa's Ernie Els signs his autograph for fans during practice REUTERS/Ian Walton 

Golf - The 148th Open Championship - Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, Northern Ireland - July 15, 2019 South Africa's Ernie Els during practice REUTERS/Ian Walton 

Golf - The 148th Open Championship - Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, Northern Ireland - July 15, 2019 South Africa's Ernie Els during practice REUTERS/Ian Walton 

Golf - The 148th Open Championship - Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, Northern Ireland - July 15, 2019 South Africa's Ernie Els during practice REUTERS/Ian Walton 

Golf - The 148th Open Championship - Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, Northern Ireland - July 15, 2019 South Africa's Ernie Els during practice REUTERS/Ian Walton 

Golf - The 148th Open Championship - Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, Northern Ireland - July 15, 2019 South Africa's Ernie Els during practice REUTERS/Ian Walton 

Golf - The 148th Open Championship - Royal Portrush Golf Club, Portrush, Northern Ireland - July 15, 2019 South Africa's Ernie Els during practice REUTERS/Ian Walton 

Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 1, 2019 Ernie Els looks on REUTERS/Carl Recine 

Golf - European Tour - Alfred Dunhill Links Championship - St Andrews, Britain - October 6, 2018 South Africa's Neels Els, father of Ernie Els during the third round Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith 

Golf - European Tour - Alfred Dunhill Links Championship - St Andrews, Britain - October 6, 2018 South Africa's Ernie Els and England's Tyrrell Hatton during the third round Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith 

Golf - European Tour - Alfred Dunhill Links Championship - Carnoustie, Britain - October 5, 2018 South Africa's Ernie Els during the second round Action Images via Reuters/Lee Smith 

Golf - The 147th Open Championship - Carnoustie, Britain - July 19, 2018 South Africa's Ernie Els in action during the first round REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff 

Golf - The 147th Open Championship - Carnoustie, Britain - July 19, 2018 South Africa's Ernie Els during the first round REUTERS/Andrew Yates 

Golf - European Tour - BMW PGA Championship - Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Britain - May 24, 2018 South Africa's Ernie Els plays a putt on the first hole during the first round Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra 

Golf - The 146th Open Championship - Royal Birkdale - Southport, Britain - July 21, 2017 South Africa’s Ernie Els hits his tee shot on the fifth hole during the second round REUTERS/Hannah McKay 

Golf - The 146th Open Championship - Royal Birkdale - Southport, Britain - July 21, 2017 South Africa’s Ernie Els stands on the second green during the second round REUTERS/Paul Childs 

Golf - The 146th Open Championship - Royal Birkdale - Southport, Britain - July 21, 2017 South Africa’s Ernie Els lines up a putt on the second green during the second round REUTERS/Paul Childs 

Golf - The 146th Open Championship - Royal Birkdale - Southport, Britain - July 20, 2017 South AfricaÕs Ernie Els stands on the 18th green during the first round REUTERS/Hannah McKay 

Britain Golf - BMW PGA Championship - Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England - 26/5/17 South Africa's Ernie Els celebrates a birdie on the 18th during the second round Action Images via Reuters / Paul Childs Livepic EDITORIAL USE ONLY. 

Britain Golf - BMW PGA Championship - Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England - 26/5/17 South Africa's Ernie Els during the second round Action Images via Reuters / Andrew Boyers Livepic EDITORIAL USE ONLY. 

Britain Golf - BMW PGA Championship - Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England - 26/5/17 South Africa's Ernie Els during the second round Action Images via Reuters / Andrew Boyers Livepic EDITORIAL USE ONLY. 

Britain Golf - BMW PGA Championship - Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England - 26/5/17 South Africa's Ernie Els during the second round Action Images via Reuters / Andrew Boyers Livepic EDITORIAL USE ONLY. 

Britain Golf - BMW PGA Championship - Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey, England - 25/5/17 England's Justin Rose looks dejected as he walks off the 18th with South Africa's Ernie Els during the first round Action Images via Reuters / Paul Childs Livepic EDITORIAL USE ONLY.