Ernie Els, what type of year for the big easy?

[ET-Taylor]

I like ernie he will go up in the rankings from 8th so he may be top 5 nearly

[Ozarkhillbilly]

First of all let me say that I am glad to see Ernie back in full form after his knee surgery.... Ernie is my pick to win the Fed-Ex cup this year, and also my pick for the green jacket.....

[Cussin hacker]

Hell he's already had a good year if you compare it with the last few years. Hope he keeps it up!

[golf1234]

Hopefully he can stay hot and get a victory at Augusta. I just hope that he hasn't peaked too early since it is so hard to stay this hot for consecutive weeks. Anyway, he is already having a great year and I expect him to win at least 1 more time this season. If he can't get a victory at Augusta, maybe he can get one in the Open Championship (British Open).

[Teklabz]

One and done. C'mon, guy wins for the first time in, what, eight years, and we're suddenly thinking everything will align and he'll win again? Imagine the pre-Tiger world: a guy winning more than once a year shot him to the top of the "Player of the Year" list. Ernie's struggled way too much as of late. Good for him it came together one weekend, but again? And at a major? Highly, highly doubt it.

Care to revise that comment? Two and done perhaps? I see good things for Ernie this year, he's improved his short game since his surgery it would seem.

[Ben]

Ernie Els will win the Masters!

[sonicblue]

No, not a bit. Just because it didn't turn out to be true, doesn't mean it wasn't the right call. Ernie's lacked killer instinct his whole career. If his game isn't dead "on," he doesn't contend. It's like Phil, you never know when they guy will just be completely off, despite runs where he seems effortlessly on. Ernie's in a good stretch, feeling great, but I say it can be derailed as quickly, and inexplicably, as it came. These guys, and others, all lack what Tiger has, which is the ability to grind your game into contention, no matter what. Without that, I just don't think any other player truly has the ability to compel people to believe they'll win multiple times per year. For Ernie to win two tourneys and a major would be ridiculous odds; fine if someone wants to call it and say, "hey, if I'm wrong, no matter, but if I'm right, I'll be considered a genius," but I'm a realist at heart. The best of the best are in the majors fields, and plenty of other guys can have their "on" weekend there, and if Ernie is even a little off, Augusta will spit him out.

Care to revise that comment? Two and done perhaps? I see good things for Ernie this year, he's improved his short game since his surgery it would seem.