Jonathan Weiner
BOCA RATON, Fla. — Life on the other side of 50 has been rewarding for Ernie Els.
The Juno Beach, Florida resident has found new life on the golf course, enjoying the less intense but still-competitive world of the Tour Champions. He loves working on his game, playing with 50- and 60-somethings in much more relaxed environments, and visiting courses he never saw during his nearly three decades on the PGA Tour.
“Age is a different thing,” Els said Thursday, ahead of Friday’s opening round of the TimberTech Championship at Broken Sound.
“Priorities change whether it’s family or business. And then you’re not playing the way you used to play, that can get on your nerves a little bit. Then you’re seeing (young) guys coming through, the game-changing. I don’t want to say you feel like you’ve been left behind, but it’s tough to really play at that top level for a very long period of time.”
Els, 52, is back to the top-level now, finding that Fountain of Youth on the…
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