Ernie Els played golf with Don

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – JANUARY 12: Ernie Els during Round 1 of the 2017 BMW SA Open Championship at Glendower Golf Club on January 12, 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (EDITORS NOTE: For free editorial use. Not available for sale. No commercial usage.) (Photo by Luke Walker/Sunshine Tour/Gallo Images)

Ernie Els played golf with Donald Trump and the internet is not stoked

Ja, no, look…people aren’t happy, hey.

Ernie Els played golf with Don

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – JANUARY 12: Ernie Els during Round 1 of the 2017 BMW SA Open Championship at Glendower Golf Club on January 12, 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (EDITORS NOTE: For free editorial use. Not available for sale. No commercial usage.) (Photo by Luke Walker/Sunshine Tour/Gallo Images)

Ernie Els had previously Tweeted his congratulations to Donald Trump, but swiftly deleted it when the backlash started. This week, though, there’s no escaping.

The Orange One Tweeted that he played Golf with the Big Easy (the irony of Trump having freaked out about Barack Omaba’s golf playing clearly being lost on him). Needless to say, the internet has some questions.

Els seems to have a section on his website which classes Trump as a “friend”, describing him as “the most recognized businessman in the world, and the Trump brand is readily acknowledged as representing the gold standard around the globe.”

Hrm….

South Africa’s Twitteratti (and a few international fans) aren’t happy with some calling for a boycott of Els’ wines. Others are simply voicing their disapproval.

At least one person gave The Big Easy the benefit of the doubt…