Ernie Els

How tall is Ernie Els?

Ernie Els is commonly listed at 6 ft 3 in (190.5 cm).

A figure repeated without a date or a measurement. Where this height comes from

Ernie Els’s 6 ft 3 in (190.5 cm) is very tall for a US man: more than 95 in 100 US men are shorter.

Ernie Els is taller than the average US woman by 11.5 in (29.3 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Ernie Els: 6 ft 3 in (190.5 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Ernie Els is taller than the average US man by 6 in (15.4 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Ernie Els is taller than the average US woman by 11.5 in (29.3 cm).Ernie Els is taller than the average US woman by 11.5 in (29.3 cm). Tallest to shortest in this lineup.Ernie Els: 6 ft 3 in (190.5 cm). Average US man: 5 ft 9 in (175.1 cm). Ernie Els is taller than the average US man by 6 in (15.4 cm). Average US woman: 5 ft 3.5 in (161.2 cm). Ernie Els is taller than the average US woman by 11.5 in (29.3 cm).

Ernie Els beside others

Ernie Els is the tallest of the 14 golfers we have heights for: Tiger Woods (6 ft 1 in) is next, 2 in (5.1 cm) shorter.

Also listed at 6 ft 3 in: Phil Mickelson.

  • Jordan Spieth: 6 ft 1 in (185 cm), 2 in (5.5 cm) shorter than Ernie Els.
  • Lexi Thompson: 6 ft 0 in (182.9 cm), 3 in (7.6 cm) shorter than Ernie Els.

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Where this height comes from

6 ft 3 in (190.5 cm)

A commonly listed height, as Wikipedia gives it, with no date or method, so shoes and rounding may be part of the number.

Source: Wikipedia

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Ernie Els, 6 ft 3 in (191 cm), drawn to scale beside the average US man, 5 ft 9 in (175 cm), and the average US woman, 5 ft 3.5 in (161 cm)