Ernie Els is a two-time Champion Golfer of the Year.
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Ernie Els is a two-time winner of the Open Championship, with his first coming in 2002 at Muirfield, and the second won at Royal Lytham & St Annes a decade later. I’m not going to promise that as another decade comes to a close the Big Easy is a likely pick to win, but it’s always fun to look inside the golf bag of one of the game’s greatest ambassadors — especially ahead of the Open Championship.
Driver: XXIO 10 Driver, with Project X RDX Smoke Black
3-Wood: XXIO 10, with Project X EvenFlow Blue
Utility Irons: Srixon ZU85 2, 3, 4 with KBS Tour steel shafts
Irons: Srixon ZX7 (5-P) with KBS Tour Steel shafts
Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore 52° MID bounce, 56° MID bounce, 60° MID bounce with KBS Wedge Shafts
Ryan Barath is GOLF Magazine and GOLF.com’s senior editor for equipment. He has an extensive club-fitting and -building background with more than 20 years of experience working with golfers of all skill levels, including PGA Tour players. Before joining the staff, he was the lead content strategist for Tour Experience Golf, in Toronto, Canada.