Ernie Els has had many successes throughout his career, and his future has always been under the public's scrutiny. Just like any golfer, he has encountered various challenges throughout his career, but he has always tried to keep a calm head and strive for progress. One of the highlights of his career is certainly winning the Open Championship in 2012 with a 15-foot putt.
In an interview with the media, Ernie Els looked back on his career, putting special emphasis on the beginning. Although he made mistakes at the beginning, the rest of his career was somewhat more challenging, and the famous golfer reveals that he often had dilemmas and obstacles that he thought he might never overcome.
Ernie Els emphasizes that discipline is one of the key foundations of golf and that once you achieve discipline, it is much easier to overcome other obstacles.
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Ernie Els on anxiety
He reveals that playing on golf courses he often felt anxious and that overcoming that anxiety was a special challenge. Even today, he feels a dose of nervousness with some putts, but over the years he has improved in this aspect and significantly reduced such tension.
Ernie Els emphasizes that discipline is one of the key foundations of golf and that once you achieve discipline, it is much easier to overcome other obstacles.
The 55-year-old is now part of the PGA Tour Champions, where he is recording positive results. Fans appreciate both his successes at the beginning of his career and those now.
His hunger and desire for success has not passed, regardless of his age.
This is also the reason why he can be an example to many young golfers who lose motivation early.
