A big win for Big Ernie.
In just his third start on the PGA Tour Champions, Ernie Els won his first senior tour event on Sunday at the Hoag Classic at Newport Beach Country Club in Newport Beach, California.
Els shot a final-round 4-under 67 thanks to birdies on the par-5 15th and 18th holes to reach 16 under.
Glen Day, Fred Couples and Robert Karlsson all finished T-2 at 14 under, followed by Scott McCarron in fifth at 13 under.
In his previous two senior tour events, Els lost in a playoff to Miguel Angel Jimenez at the season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship and finished T-34 at last week’s Cologuard Classic.
Hoag Classic: Leaderboard
