Ernie Els is without question one of the game's best ball strikers of all time. You don't win four Major Championships without being a very strong iron player, but the South African was particularly good in this department - as clean a ball-striker as you could ever wish to see.

Jan. 16-18 _ Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai (Ernie Els) Feb. 6-8 _ Trophy Hassan II (Miguel Angel Jimenez) Feb. 14-16 _ Chubb Classic (Justin Leonard) March 7-9 _ Cologuard Classic, Tuscon, Ariz. March 21-23 _ Hoag Classic, Newport Beach, Calif.