`Veteran` Ernie Els still `buzzed` with playing at Augusta National

Johannesburg: South African golfer Ernie Els has expressed his excitement to play in the US Masters at Augusta National despite being a 100-1 outsider for the green jacket.

The 44-year-old Els, who is the oldest of the South Africans playing in Augusta, is being touted as a player with a good chance to win by the media. According to Sport24, Els said that he is still as excited about playing in Augusta as he was in 1994 when he first played, adding that the experience never got old for him even though he would be playing in his 20th appearance in the Masters. Els further said that he feels a `buzz` when he arrives and that the `butterflies start to dance around in his stomach`, adding that it is a special feeling for all players to be at Augusta. With world number-one Tiger Woods missing following back surgery, Americans were looking towards Phil Mickelson, Zach Johnson, Matt Kuchar or Watson for a win, while Northern Ireland`s Rory McIlroy or the two Australians Jason Day and defending champion Adam Scott were also among the favourites, the report added.