Comments on Grouchy Golf Blog: Everybody Loves Ernie Els

I've met and had conversations with numerous pros ...

2008-05-28T19:47:00.000-07:00

I've met and had conversations with numerous pros including Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, Greg Norman, Nick Faldo, Nick Price, Annika Sorenstam, Paula Creamer, Natalie Gulbis, Fred Couples, Davis Love III, Peter Jacobsen, Ben Crenshaw, Gary Player, Gary McCord, Tom Kite, Steve Elkington, Paul Gow, Stuart Appleby, Tiger Woods, and numerous lesser name players. In that time I have found that Mickelson, Els, Faldo, Price, Sorenstam, Creamer, Couples, Love, Jacobsen, Crenshaw, Player, Kite, Elkington, McCord and Appleby were all great people. (Player, Crenshaw, and Jacobsen perhaps being some of the nicest people I have met anywhere).
Meanwhile Woods, and Paul Goydos have were huge A#$$%#! Things could vary depending on what is happening in the persons life during the time you meet them (like with everyone in life). If people are having a good day/week vs. a bad day/week you may find the person different.

BTW: When you converse with some people like Mickelson, Player, and Crenshaw they will look you straight in the eyes when they talk to you and in my view that is extremely classy.

I am also a huge Ernie fan - great guy, great spor...

2008-02-11T13:13:00.000-08:00

I am also a huge Ernie fan - great guy, great sportsman and now that he has a wine farm back in my hometown of Stellenbosch, South Africa, I look forward to supporting him in that venture too.

josh from englandi dunno why but i instinctively h...

2006-12-26T10:36:00.000-08:00

josh from england

i dunno why but i instinctively hated michelson when i first saw him on TV, i think its cos i made a link between him and 'shooter mcgavin' from happy gilmore (he the baddy for people who dont know). however, now that i know more about the guy i hate him more, he appitemises all that i hate about golf for some reason.

ernie on the other hand has always been my fav golfer (next to tiger woods, though i like them for different things), even though he blatenely ignored me when i tried to speak to him at one of the practice rounds at the open at hoylake

i dont have a clue why i hate one and love the other, cos i seem them as pretty similar guys

ITS A RIGHT CONUNDREM!!!!!

It's nearly impossible for the average golf fan to...

2005-10-16T07:22:00.000-07:00

It's nearly impossible for the average golf fan to "know" their favorite player in any substantive way. Most people are projecting what they want to see onto them. Mickelson is the "peoples'" player? The guy has a private jet, probably sees his kids about four days a month (when he tells the nanny to bring them by), and lives a lifestyle most folks can't imagine. The only PGA player who really deserves appreciation is Kirk Triplett, because of the enormous work he's done with child adoption advocacy.

phil is a phat david simms

2005-10-06T16:52:00.000-07:00

phil is a phat david simms

As a South Africa, I am a very proud fan of Ernie ...

2005-10-03T06:07:00.000-07:00

As a South Africa, I am a very proud fan of Ernie Els. He is brilliant on the golf course and off it! Great representation as a South Africa and a father and a husband :)

I really like the Tiger and I sometimes support Ph...

2005-09-30T14:47:00.000-07:00

I really like the Tiger and I sometimes support Phil but I do dislike a fake. I will admit I have never liked the big easy.

everyone thinks, i'm a tiger fan because i use nik...

2005-09-30T11:40:00.000-07:00

everyone thinks, i'm a tiger fan because i use nike clubs. i never really watch golf, but i when i do, i enjoy watching the pros hit one in the forest. makes me feel better.

Anyone remember when Phil challenged a golf writer...

2005-09-29T12:46:00.000-07:00

Anyone remember when Phil challenged a golf writer to a fistfight because Phil didn't like what that writer wrote about him? I just wish Phil would bring that aggression to the golf course.

As a bonafide Phil Phanatic, myself and others hav...

2005-09-29T06:21:00.000-07:00

As a bonafide Phil Phanatic, myself and others have seen many instances and heard many testimonials by legitimate witnesses that what you see is what you get with Phil. He's no fake.

Ah ha, so now we know the real reason why you love...

2005-09-28T12:28:00.000-07:00

Ah ha, so now we know the real reason why you love Tiger: on the course, he's grouchy. But deep down he has a heart of gold. Sounds like someone we know.