ERIN, Wis. (AP) The years since his last U.S. Open title have ”gone like that,” Ernie Els said, as he snapped his fingers and laughed.
After a day like Thursday, who’s to say he can’t win another?
On the 20th anniversary of his second U.S. Open championship, Els put himself in the mix for a third, scrambling his way around Erin Hills for a 2-under 70 that kept him on the leaderboard most of the day. He was tied for 18th late in the afternoon, five shots behind leader Rickie Fowler.
He is 47 now, not 27, and the man known as the Big Easy feels the aches and pains a lot more than he used to.