PGA Tour Champions Mitsubishi Electric Championship tee times https://www.pgatour.com/champions/tournaments/mitsubishi-electric-championship-at-hualalai/tee-times.html
I can only speak for myself, but I'm sure I'm not alone in saying Ernie Els arrival on the Champions Tour this weekend in Hawaii couldn't come soon enough.
Back in 1989 when Lee Trevino turned 50 and joined Gary Player, Arnie and sometimes Jack on the senior tour, long before the Tiger era, it was the most entertaining tour to watch and it really gave the Champions Tour the credibility it enjoys today.
Now all the stars are on the PGA and European Tours and the Champions needs some fresh star power. Scott McCarron won last year's player of the year and Retief Goosen the rookie, and while both are great players and guys they just don't move the needle.
Bernhard Langer has been their star for 10 years, and father time is finally catching the ever fit German as it has with Tom Watson. Freddie Couples doesn't play that much anymore, the tour is full of guys like Jay Haas, Doug Barron, Joe Durant, Steve Flesch who really just fill the numbers.
Miguel Jimenez is still one of the tours great entertainers, and he's still going strong.
Enter Ernie Els, now 50, beloved around the world and whether he wins or not he will be a draw. This weekend he's paired with Freddie Couples in the feature group and I'll be watching, like you to see how he does.
Bryan Angus
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