South African golf legend Ernie Els revealed the letter written to him by the late Arnold Palmer after his triumph at the 2012 Open Championship.

‘Forever pride of place in my home study, letter from Mr Palmer after 2012 @TheOpen win. He was champion here @royalbirkdale 1961 #TheKing, ‘ tweeted The Big Easy on Monday.

Els rose to 15th in the world rankings after winning the 2012 Open Championship.