With his seat among the golfing gods already secured, you could forgive Ernie Els for packing his clubs away for good. But when work consists of cruising on a yacht along the shoreline of a paradise island, stopping to hit a few balls into the crystal waters and admire the view, who needs retirement? Besides, Els simply can't help but compete. Above all, he still wants to win the one major he felt he was born to win. At Augusta National next April Rory McIlroy will attempt to write himself into the history books and Tiger Woods will bid to have his picture printed on the front cover. But Els yearns to beat them both, plus all of golf's young guns, and win the Masters at long last. The green jacket is his holy grail.
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Ernie Els says his remaining ambition is to win the Masters
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The 45-year-old South African has won the Open and US Open twice each
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Els rates Tiger Woods as his toughest ever competitor
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But Els now lists golf's young players as his fiercest rivals
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