On January 12 in golf history — 2003: Ernie Els wins Mercedes Championships at Kapalua, plus 4 more moments from 1944–2003.
Joe Inman, a PGA Tour winner and later Champions Tour competitor, was born in this era in Indianapolis.
Players born in the early 1960s reached the top of the game in the late 1980s and 1990s.
The early 1970s produced numerous future PGA Tour winners.
Mid-1980s births became established PGA Tour players in the 2010s.
Ernie Els won the season-opening Mercedes Championships at Kapalua, one of his many international victories during a dominant stretch in his career.
Ernie Els