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Thousands Told to Stay Home as Spain Forest Fire Rages on

Smoke from the Paüls fire from the road from Roquetes to Els Reguers, on July 8, 2025, in Roquetes, Tarragona, Catalonia (Spain). The fire is active and out of control, with wind gusts up to 90km/h. It is estimated that more than 2,500 hectares are burned by the fire in Paüls, which has forced the confinement of more than 2,000 people and has only been lifted in the Remolins neighborhood of Tortosa. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thousands Told to Stay Home as Spain Forest Fire Rages on

A Mossos d'Esquadra agent stops a woman riding a bicycle at the entrance to the municipality of Els Reguers which is confined by fire, on July 8, 2025, in Tortosa, Tarragona, Catalonia (Spain). The fire is active and out of control, with wind gusts of up to 90km/h. It is estimated that more than 2,500 hectares are burned by the fire in Paüls, which has forced the confinement of more than 2,000 people and has only been raised in the Remolins neighborhood of Tortosa. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thousands Told to Stay Home as Spain Forest Fire Rages on

Mossos d'Esquadra post at the entrance to the municipality of Els Reguers which is confined by fire, on July 8, 2025, in Tortosa, Tarragona, Catalonia (Spain). The fire is active and out of control, with wind gusts of up to 90km/h. It is estimated that more than 2,500 hectares are burned by the fire in Paüls, which has forced the confinement of more than 2,000 people and has only been raised in the Remolins neighborhood of Tortosa. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Thousands Told to Stay Home as Spain Forest Fire Rages on

Smoke from the Paüls fire from the road from Roquetes to Els Reguers, on July 8, 2025, in Roquetes, Tarragona, Catalonia (Spain). The fire is active and out of control, with wind gusts up to 90km/h. It is estimated that more than 2,500 hectares are burned by the fire in Paüls, which has forced the confinement of more than 2,000 people and has only been lifted in the Remolins neighborhood of Tortosa. Photo by David Zorrakino/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain: Raging Wildfire Threatens Communities in Tarragona Region

A fast-moving wildfire that broke out near Paüls, southern Tarragona has burned more than 2,900 hectares. Strong winds are hampering containment efforts. 18,000 residents have been ordered to shelter or evacuate due to heavy smoke and fast-spreading flames. Military units and over 300 firefighters are battling the flames.

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South Africa’s Ramaphosa visits US President Trump at White House

South African businessman Johann Rupert (L) speaks during a meeting between US President Donald Trump and South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 21 May 2025. Ramaphosa’s visit comes one week after Trump claimed there is an on-going genocide in South Africa and granted refugee status to 59 Afrikaners. US President Donald Trump meets with South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 21 May 2025. Ramaphosa’s visit comes one week after Trump claimed there is an on-going genocide in South Africa and granted refugee status to 59 Afrikaners. At right is South African golfer Ernie Els.

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South Africa’s Ramaphosa visits US President Trump at White House

South African businessman Johann Rupert (L) and South African golfer Ernie Els (R) attend a meeting between US President Donald Trump and South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 21 May 2025. Ramaphosa’s visit comes one week after Trump claimed there is an on-going genocide in South Africa and granted refugee status to 59 Afrikaners. US President Donald Trump meets with South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 21 May 2025. Ramaphosa’s visit comes one week after Trump claimed there is an on-going genocide in South Africa and granted refugee status to 59 Afrikaners.

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South Africa’s Ramaphosa visits US President Trump at White House

South African golfers Ernie Els (R) and Retief Goosen (2-R) and South African businessman Johann Rupert during a meeting between US President Donald Trump and South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 21 May 2025. Ramaphosa’s visit comes one week after Trump claimed there is an on-going genocide in South Africa and granted refugee status to 59 Afrikaners.

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South Africa’s Ramaphosa visits US President Trump at White House

South African golfers Ernie Els (R) and Retief Goosen (2-R) attend a meeting between US President Donald Trump and South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 21 May 2025. Ramaphosa’s visit comes one week after Trump claimed there is an on-going genocide in South Africa and granted refugee status to 59 Afrikaners.

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South Africa’s Ramaphosa visits US President Trump at White House

South African golfers Ernie Els (R) and Retief Goosen (2-R) attend a meeting between US President Donald Trump and South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 21 May 2025. Ramaphosa’s visit comes one week after Trump claimed there is an on-going genocide in South Africa and granted refugee status to 59 Afrikaners.

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Bucha Summit 2025 in Ukraine

Speaker of the Danish Parliament Soren Gade, Speaker of the Croatian Parliament Gordan Jandrokovic, member of Belgiums Chamber of Representatives Els Van Hoof, Speaker of the Senate of the Kingdom of Belgium Vincent Blondel and Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom Sir Lindsay Hoyle (L to R) attend the Bucha Summit 2025, which marks three years since the liberation of Bucha from Russian occupiers, in Bucha, Kyiv region, Ukraine, on March 31, 2025. (Photo by Eugen Kotenko/Ukrinform)

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Bucha Summit 2025 in Ukraine

Member of Belgiums Chamber of Representatives Els Van Hoof, Speaker of the Senate of the Kingdom of Belgium Vincent Blondel and Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom Sir Lindsay Hoyle (L to R) attend the Bucha Summit 2025, which marks three years since the liberation of Bucha from Russian occupiers, in Bucha, Kyiv region, Ukraine, on March 31, 2025. (Photo by Eugen Kotenko/Ukrinform)

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Bucha Summit 2025 in Ukraine

Member of Belgiums Chamber of Representatives Els Van Hoof (L) and Speaker of the Senate of the Kingdom of Belgium Vincent Blondel attend the Bucha Summit 2025, which marks three years since the liberation of Bucha from Russian occupiers, in Bucha, Kyiv region, Ukraine, on March 31, 2025. (Photo by Eugen Kotenko/Ukrinform)

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Bucha Summit 2025 in Ukraine

Member of Belgiums Chamber of Representatives Els Van Hoof, Speaker of the Senate of the Kingdom of Belgium Vincent Blondel and Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom Sir Lindsay Hoyle (L to R) attend the Bucha Summit 2025, which marks three years since the liberation of Bucha from Russian occupiers, in Bucha, Kyiv region, Ukraine, on March 31, 2025. (Photo by Eugen Kotenko/Ukrinform)

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Bucha Summit 2025 in Ukraine

Speaker of the Croatian Parliament Gordan Jandrokovic and member of Belgiums Chamber of Representatives Els Van Hoof attend the Bucha Summit 2025, which marks three years since the liberation of Bucha from Russian occupiers, in Bucha, Kyiv region, Ukraine, on March 31, 2025. (Photo by Eugen Kotenko/Ukrinform)

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Int'l cooperation helps combat desertification in Mongolia

STORY: Int'l cooperation helps combat desertification in Mongolia DATELINE: July 31, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Ulan Bator CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of international cooperation to combat desertification in Mongolia STORYLINE: Mongolia has been cooperating with other countries, including China and South Korea, to combat desertification by planting trees and learning from their experience in supporting tree-seedling enterprises, Mongolian Ministry of Environment and Tourism said. "We have cooperated with the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography of the Chinese Academy of Sciences since 2009 to combat desertification in Mongolia," Dorj Oyuntsetseg, researcher of the Institute of Geography and Geoecology at the Mongolian Academy of Sciences, told Xinhua in a recent online interview. The two sides have established around 50-hectare experimental zone to fix dunes in Elsen Tasarkhai, which is a part of the Mongol Els sand dunes. There, researchers from the two countries have fixed t

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Spainish police recover 100-year-old drawings by Salvador Dali

STORY: Spainish police recover 100-year-old drawings by Salvador Dali DATELINE: Feb. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:00 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the artwork, courtesy of Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan regional police force) STORYLINE: The Catalan regional police have recovered two stolen drawings by famous Spanish artist Salvador Dali, which were made 100 years ago and valued at 300,000 euros (320,460 U.S. dollars) each. The drawings were stolen from an apartment in the wealthy Sarria-Sant Gervasi district of Barcelona, and the police have returned them to the owners, said Jose Luis Gonzalez, head of the Central Investigation and Heritage Area of the Criminal Investigation Division of Catalan police, at a press conference on Friday. According to the police, three men aged 50, 53 and 55 were arrested on the charge of burglary, while another two were detained for dealing with the swag. The drawings are "Les sardanes de la festa major" (the Sardana at the celebration) and "Els pagesos"

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Els wins British Open

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, Britain - Ernie Els of South Africa plays a shot during the final round of the British Open Golf Championship at Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club in Lytham St. Annes in the English county of Lancashire on July 22, 2012. Els carded a 7-under 273 for his second victory at the event, winning the title for the first time in 10 years.

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Els wins British Open

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, Britain - Ernie Els of South Africa holds the victor's trophy after the final round of the British Open Golf Championship at Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club in Lytham St. Annes in the English county of Lancashire on July 22, 2012. Els carded a 7-under 273 for his second victory at the event, winning the title for the first time in 10 years.

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Els wins British Open

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, Britain - Ernie Els of South Africa watches his shot during the final round of the British Open Golf Championship at Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club in Lytham St. Annes in the English county of Lancashire on July 22, 2012. Els carded a 7-under 273 for his second victory at the event, winning the title for the first time in 10 years.

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Els wins British Open

LYTHAM ST. ANNES, Britain - Ernie Els of South Africa watches his tee shot on the first hole during the final round of the British Open Golf Championship at Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club in Lytham St. Annes in the English county of Lancashire on July 22, 2012. Els carded a 7-under 273 for his second victory at the event, winning the title for the first time in 10 years.

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Ishikawa prepares for President Cup

MELBOURNE, Australia - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa (front) hits a tee shot in front of International Team captain Greg Norman of Australia (L) and South Africa's Ernie Els during a practice round at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Melbourne, Australia on Nov. 16, 2011, a day before the Presidents Cup begins.

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Ishikawa 2 strokes off pace at U.S. Open

PEBBLE BEACH, United States - Japanese teenager Ryo Ishikawa hits from the rough on the fifth hole during the second round of the U.S. Open Golf Championship at Pebble Beach Golf Links, California, on June 18, 2010, with Tom Watson looking on behind him. Ishikawa managed an even-par 71 to be tied for second with Phil Michelson, Ernie Els and Dustin Johnson at 1-under 141, two shots behind Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland.

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Ishikawa 2 strokes off pace at U.S. Open

PEBBLE BEACH, United States - Japanese teenager Ryo Ishikawa tees off on the eighth hole during the second round of the U.S. Open Golf Championship at Pebble Beach Golf Links, California, on June 18, 2010, with Tom Watson looking on behind him. Ishikawa managed an even-par 71 to be tied for second with Phil Michelson, Ernie Els and Dustin Johnson at 1-under 141, two shots behind Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland.

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Ishikawa 2 strokes off pace at U.S. Open

PEBBLE BEACH, United States - Japanese teenager Ryo Ishikawa lines up his putt on the 16th hole during the second round of the U.S. Open Golf Championship at Pebble Beach Golf Links, California, on June 18, 2010. Ishikawa managed an even-par 71 to be tied for second with Phil Michelson, Ernie Els and Dustin Johnson at 1-under 141, two shots behind Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland.

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Garcia, DiMarco, Els chase Woods in British Open

HOYLAKE, Britain - Ernie Els finishes the third round of the British Open at 12-under 204, one shot behind defending champion and leader Tiger Woods and tying with Sergio Garcia and Chris DiMarco at Hoylake on July 22.

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Garcia, DiMarco, Els chase Woods in British Open

HOYLAKE, Britain - Chris DiMarco finishes the third round of the British Open at 12-under 204, one shot behind defending champion and leader Tiger Woods and tying with Sergio Garcia and Ernie Els at Hoylake on July 22.

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Garcia, DiMarco, Els chase Woods in British Open

HOYLAKE, Britain - Sergio Garcia finishes the third round of the British Open at 12-under 204, one shot behind defending champion and leader Tiger Woods and tying with Chris DiMarco and Ernie Els at Hoylake on July 22.

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Katayama climbs into tie for 23rd in Masters

AUGUSTA, United States - Japanese golfer Shingo Katayama (C) carded a 2-under-par 70 in the second round of the Masters Golf Tournament April 7 to climb into a tie for 23rd place, seven shots behind leader American Chad Campbell. Phil Mickelson (L) and Ernie Els (R) are tied for fifth place at 2-under 142 with Darren Clarke, Tim Clark and David Howell.

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S. Africa's Ernie Els wins British Open in playoff

MUIRFIELD, Scotland - South Africa's Ernie Els kisses the winner's trophy at Muirfield golf course on July 21 after edging out Steve Elkington, Stuart Appleby and Thomas Levet in a playoff for the 2002 British Open.

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Kournikova back with a bang at Toray tennis championships

TOKYO, Japan - Russian glamour girl Anna Kournikova brushes aside Belgium's Els Callen in the first round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open women's tennis tournament at Tokyo Metropolitan gymnasium Jan. 29.

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S. Africa wins World Cup golf in 4-way playoff

GOTEMBA, Japan - Ernie Els (R) and Retief Goosen win a four-way playoff Nov. 18 to give South Africa the EMC World Cup golf title. The South African duo defeated the defending champion United States, overnight leader New Zealand and Denmark on the Taiheiyo Club Gotemba Course in Shizuoka Prefecture.

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Sugiyama, Halard-Decugis advance to doubles finals

NEW YORK, United States - Ai Sugiyama of Japan (R) and Julie Halard-Decugis of France in action against Els Callens and Dominique Van Roost on Sept. 7 during a semifinal of the women's doubles at the U.S. Open. Sugiyama and Halard-Decugis won 7-5, 6-1 to advance to the finals.

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Kournikova back with a bang at Toray tennis championships

TOKYO, Japan - Russian glamour girl Anna Kournikova brushes aside Belgium's Els Callen in the first round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open women's tennis tournament at Tokyo Metropolitan gymnasium Jan. 29.

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Katayama climbs into tie for 23rd in Masters

AUGUSTA, United States - Japanese golfer Shingo Katayama (C) carded a 2-under-par 70 in the second round of the Masters Golf Tournament April 7 to climb into a tie for 23rd place, seven shots behind leader American Chad Campbell. Phil Mickelson (L) and Ernie Els (R) are tied for fifth place at 2-under 142 with Darren Clarke, Tim Clark and David Howell. (Kyodo)

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Garcia, DiMarco, Els chase Woods in British Open

HOYLAKE, Britain - Chris DiMarco finishes the third round of the British Open at 12-under 204, one shot behind defending champion and leader Tiger Woods and tying with Sergio Garcia and Ernie Els at Hoylake on July 22. (Kyodo)

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Garcia, DiMarco, Els chase Woods in British Open

HOYLAKE, Britain - Sergio Garcia finishes the third round of the British Open at 12-under 204, one shot behind defending champion and leader Tiger Woods and tying with Chris DiMarco and Ernie Els at Hoylake on July 22. (Kyodo)

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Garcia, DiMarco, Els chase Woods in British Open

HOYLAKE, Britain - Ernie Els finishes the third round of the British Open at 12-under 204, one shot behind defending champion and leader Tiger Woods and tying with Sergio Garcia and Chris DiMarco at Hoylake on July 22. (Kyodo)

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S. Africa's Ernie Els wins British Open in playoff

MUIRFIELD, Scotland - South Africa's Ernie Els kisses the winner's trophy at Muirfield golf course on July 21 after edging out Steve Elkington, Stuart Appleby and Thomas Levet in a playoff for the 2002 British Open.

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S. Africa wins World Cup golf in 4-way playoff

GOTEMBA, Japan - Ernie Els (R) and Retief Goosen win a four-way playoff Nov. 18 to give South Africa the EMC World Cup golf title. The South African duo defeated the defending champion United States, overnight leader New Zealand and Denmark on the Taiheiyo Club Gotemba Course in Shizuoka Prefecture.

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Antonia'S Line (1995)

Willeke Van Ammelrooy, Els Dottermans Characters: Antonia,Danielle Film: Antonia'S Line (1995) Director: Marleen Gorris 12 September 1995 Date: 12 September 1995

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The Spiral Road - film (1962)

Gena Rowlands, Rock Hudson & Burl Ives Characters: Els,Dr. Anton Drager & Dr. Brits Jansen Film: The Spiral Road (1962) Director: Robert Mulligan 03 August 1962 Date: 03-Aug-62

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ANTONIA'S LINE (ND/BEL/UK 1995) ELS DOTTERMANS, WILLEKE VAN

ANTONIA'S LINE (ND/BEL/UK 1995) ELS DOTTERMANS, WILLEKE VAN AMMELROOY Picture from the Ronald Grant Archive ANTONIA aka ANTONIA'S LINE [NETHERLANDS / BELGIUM / BR 1995] Date: 1995

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ELS DOTTERMANS PIcture from the Ronald Grant Archive ANTONIA

ELS DOTTERMANS PIcture from the Ronald Grant Archive ANTONIA'S LINE [NETHERLANDS / BELGIUM / BR 1995] Date: 1995

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Ishikawa 2 strokes off pace at U.S. Open

PEBBLE BEACH, United States - Japanese teenager Ryo Ishikawa lines up his putt on the 16th hole during the second round of the U.S. Open Golf Championship at Pebble Beach Golf Links, California, on June 18, 2010. Ishikawa managed an even-par 71 to be tied for second with Phil Michelson, Ernie Els and Dustin Johnson at 1-under 141, two shots behind Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland. (Kyodo)

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Ishikawa 2 strokes off pace at U.S. Open

PEBBLE BEACH, United States - Japanese teenager Ryo Ishikawa hits from the rough on the fifth hole during the second round of the U.S. Open Golf Championship at Pebble Beach Golf Links, California, on June 18, 2010, with Tom Watson looking on behind him. Ishikawa managed an even-par 71 to be tied for second with Phil Michelson, Ernie Els and Dustin Johnson at 1-under 141, two shots behind Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland. (Kyodo)

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Ishikawa 2 strokes off pace at U.S. Open

PEBBLE BEACH, United States - Japanese teenager Ryo Ishikawa tees off on the eighth hole during the second round of the U.S. Open Golf Championship at Pebble Beach Golf Links, California, on June 18, 2010, with Tom Watson looking on behind him. Ishikawa managed an even-par 71 to be tied for second with Phil Michelson, Ernie Els and Dustin Johnson at 1-under 141, two shots behind Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland. (Kyodo)

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Ishikawa prepares for President Cup

MELBOURNE, Australia - Japan's Ryo Ishikawa (front) hits a tee shot in front of International Team captain Greg Norman of Australia (L) and South Africa's Ernie Els during a practice round at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Melbourne, Australia on Nov. 16, 2011, a day before the Presidents Cup begins. (Kyodo)

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Ernie Els

Ernie Els of RSA watches the ball during the D+D REAL CZECH MASTERS 2019 golf tournament of European Tour in Vysoky Ujezd, Czech Republic, on Thursday, August 16, 2019. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)

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Ernie Els

Ernie Els of RSA drives the ball during the D+D REAL CZECH MASTERS 2019 golf tournament of European Tour in Vysoky Ujezd, Czech Republic, on Thursday, August 16, 2019. (CTK Photo/Ondrej Deml)