Let's make this birthday one to remember.

55 years old (Born on October 17, 1969)

Happy Birthday to the one and only Ernie Els—golf's legendary "Big Easy"! Watching you swing is like poetry in motion, smooth enough to make butter jealous. From your rise as a global sensation in the mid-1990s to capturing that unforgettable fourth major at the 2012 Open Championship, you've shown us all how effortlessly greatness can look.

Here's wishing you another year filled with fairways hit, greens conquered, and putts sunk with ease. May your drives stay long, your bunker shots graceful—and may life continue treating you as kindly as St Andrews treated you back in 2012! Cheers!