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TOUR VIEW: Morgan Pressel & Ernie Els
In the final show of the season we have two guests … LPGA rookie and future star Morgan Pressel and the man who is designing a new golf course here in Hawaii… one of the islands' favorite champions – Ernie Els.
After an outstanding amateur career Morgan Pressel now eagerly embarks on the LPGA and offers us her candid opinions.
Having won both the Mercedes Championships and the Sony Open here in Hawaii, Ernie Els is as popular here as any golfer on Tour and now he has the chance to show the people of Hawaii some of his golf course architecture skills.
Morgan Pressel's Player Stats
» In 2005, won the U.S. Women's Amateur title and finished 2 nd at the U.S. Women's Open in June.
» The same year, made the cut in three other LPGA events, won on four junior events, including the state high school championship.
Ernie Els' Player Stats
» Ernie Els won the world under 14 title at San Diego, California and turned professional in 1989.
» In 1992, in his early twenties, Els not only won his first tournament as a professional golfer but he matched the feat of fellow South African, Gary Player, by achieving a hat-trick of South African Open, PGA and Masters titles.
» In 1994 Ernie Els won his first Major, the US Open Championship.
» Through 2004, Els captured 15 PGA Tour and 21 European Tour titles, including 3 major championships - 1994 & 1997 U.S. Open and 2002 British Open
» Formed the Ernie Els Foundation in 1999 to provide support to disadvantaged children.
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