Ernie Els prevails at Firestone for first senior major title
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Ernie Els secured the first senior major championship of his career Sunday, winning the Kaulig Companies Championship on Sunday at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio.
Els posted a final-round, 2-under-par 68 to finish the week at 10-under 270, hanging on to defeat South Korea's Y.E. Yang (66 Sunday) by one shot.
The former World No. 1 from South Africa won a pair of U.S.