Els named Golfer of the Year

Open champion Ernie Els has been named the European Tour’s Asprey Golfer of the Year for the second time.

Els named Golfer of the Year
Thu, 05 Dec, 2002 - 16:06

Open champion Ernie Els has been named the European Tour’s Asprey Golfer of the Year for the second time.

The 33-year-old’s play-off victory at Muirfield in July was the highlight of a season in which he won six times around the world – in Australia, America, Dubai, Scotland, England and finally his native South Africa.

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CourtsGolfHeathrowPlace: MuirfieldPlace: AustraliaPlace: AmericaPlace: DubaiPlace: ScotlandPlace: EnglandPlace: South AfricaPlace: Sun CityPerson: ElsPerson: Ernie ElsPerson: Colin MontgomeriePerson: LiezlPerson: BenPerson: Thomas LevetPerson: Stuart ApplebyPerson: Steve ElkingtonPerson: RetiefPerson: Sam TorrancePerson: MontgomeriePerson: Justin RosePerson: Eduardo RomeroPerson: GoosenPerson: Padraig HarringtonPerson: Sergio GarciaEvent: OpenEvent: US OpenEvent: Nedbank ChallengeEvent: Open ChampionshipEvent: Dubai Desert ClassicEvent: USEvent: Ryder CupOrganisation: Association of Golf Writers, Television andOrganisation: European TourOrganisation: Asprey
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