Ernie Els – What he wins with his victory in the 141st Open Championship.

*  Els fourth Major Championship success – 1994 & 1997 U.S. Open & 2002 Open Championship.

Ernies Els proudly holds the Claret Jug aloft in winning 141st Open Championship. (Photo - Fran Caffrey/www.golffile.ie)

*  Els is the 16th consecutive different winner of a Major Championship since Padraig Harrington captured the 2008 U.S. PGA.

*  His six shot final round winning comeback is the largest in The Open Championship since Padraig Harrington in 2007.

*  His six shot final round winning comeback is the largest on the 2012 European Tour.

*  Els moves to joint second place in the last of most Majors won by South Africans and now joins Bobby Locke on four.

*  It is Els 66th victory as a professional golfer.

*  His second Open Championship win in 22 appearances.

*  Els’ gap of 10 years between Major wins is the second longest between victories in Open Championship history with Sir Henry Cotton holding the record with 11 years between 1937 and 1948.

*  At age 42 years and 297 days Els becomes the second consecutive 42-year old to win the The Open after Darren Clarke was aged 42 years and 337 days winning last year.

*  It is Els second consecutive top-10 finish in a Major, after a tie for ninth in the U.S. Open.

*  Els now moves from 40th to 15th on the World Rankings.