Ernie Els Quotes

I want to try to become the best golfer in the world.

I've always wanted to be a professional golfer and I'm glad that came true.

Since my family owns the Trump National Doral, I spend a lot of time on the course. Trump Doral's Golf Shop is the largest pro shop in the country and carries limited-edition pieces and exclusive brands.

When it comes to the golf industry, I know that people see me as a gimmick.

Obviously, signing on with Puma right when I turned pro, it's been a great fit for me to show off my colorful lifestyle as far as where I grew up and how I grew up, growing up on a public driving range and growing up around action sports my whole life. Not exactly the normal road that guys take to get to the PGA Tour.

You can't take up golf on a whim and find yourself competing against Tiger Woods in the Masters six months later.

I've always said that if I could do anything in the world, I would be a professional golfer.

At one point, I had 14 pairs of golf shoes.

There are plenty of guys who played great golf, had great careers and only won a few majors.

There's something about being at the tournaments that you don't really get on TV, although golf is a great sport to watch on television.

The game of golf would lose a great deal if croquet mallets and billiard cues were allowed on the putting green.

I use an Arnold Palmer putter that was probably built back in 1954.

My goal is to be the No. 1 golfer in the world, and I want to chase Tiger.

I don't follow golf! I don't keep up with golf or know who is coming or going. I am just here to play the game and be done with it.

I thought I would just become a pro at a golf course.

I grew up playing golf, and if I were ever good enough to play professionally, I would get to travel the world while playing a sport I love.

This is a great thing, to make a living as a professional golfer, isn't it?

I went to the driving range and hit a couple of good shots and I was hooked. Now I have six putters, including one engraved with my name.

I use TaylorMade. I've tested every golf ball. TaylorMades are great.

All I ever wanted was to be a golfer on the LPGA tour. That's still my dream, but getting there has turned out to be a lot more complicated than I thought.

Mini-tour life isn't a glamorous, professional golf life. If you're not on the PGA Tour, it is very tough financially.

I use the low-spinning Pro V1 left dot. I mark it with the logo for the Tony Finau Foundation.

I actually used TaylorMade in college. And I've been using TaylorMade since I've been about 14 years old when I really started playing as a junior in events.

The dream for me was always the Masters and after my freshman season on the Houston golf team I knew CBS was the only way I'd get there.

But, at the end of the day, the things that I already have in my bag, all the TaylorMade clubs, and everything that I know TaylorMade does with their new clubs, and every single year, with the innovation, it's just something I want to be a part of.