Ernie Els News

Ernie Els had a 4-under-68 for a two-shot lead after the third round of the Dubai Desert Classic on Saturday, and Tiger Woods had another difficult day on the greens. Els finished at 17-under 199, despite bogeying the first and eighth holes. Previous leader Ross Fisher (71), Henrik Stenson (69) and Jyoti Randhawa (67) shared second. Woods shot a 67 to trail Els by three strokes, missing putts from as ...

Eleven of the world's top 20 golfers will be playing at the Nedbank Challenge this week, including defending champion Jim Furyk and three-time winner Ernie Els. And the course at the Gary Player Country Club looks ready to yield some low scores _ at least as far as Furyk is concerned. ``The course is in great shape, with the greens not as firm as they sometimes are, and the roll ...

Ernie Els has never missed the season-ending Tour Championship when playing a full schedule with a healthy body, so he jotted that down as part of his global schedule when laying out his plans for the year. But not everything has gone according to plan. Els thought the Chrysler Championship might be a good place for him to get ready for East Lake next week. But at No. 30 on the PGA Tour money list, he needs ...

Ernie Els showed up at the American Express Championship with a new caddie, hoping to end a slump that has kept him winless on the PGA Tour for two years. He wound up fifth, only his fifth top 10 of the season. Els split from longtime caddie and friend, Ricci Roberts, and replaced him Malcolm Mason. The Big Easy described the split as he and Roberts taking a break. It ...

Ernie Els shot a two-under-par 69 Saturday to hold onto a share a three-stroke lead with defending champion Adam Scott heading into the final round of the Singapore Open. Els, a three-time major winner from South African, made four birdies but conceded two bogeys at Sentosa Golf Club's 7,169-yard par-71 Serapong course to bring his three-day total to eight-under 205. Scott, an Australian who was three strokes off the pace overnight, shot a mistake-free five-under 66 including five ...

Ernie Els stormed back with five birdies and an eagle Friday to share the lead with Australia's Scott Strange at the halfway mark of the Singapore Open. Els said his 6-under-par 65 on Sentosa Golf Club's 7,169-yard, par-71 Serapong course was thanks to a better game on the greens. ``My putting was the main difference today. I made some more putts,'' the South African said. ``I hit some putts yesterday ...

Three-time major winner Ernie Els is looking to Asia for his first win of the year when he tees off Thursday in the Singapore Open. South Africa's ``Big Easy'' said he needed badly to win at Sentosa Golf Club to end a victory drought that has lasted nearly 10 months _ unusual for a player who has claimed 45 victories worldwide in his career. ``It's been one of those seasons. ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) _ World No. 1 Tiger Woods and Ernie Els will compete in Asian Tour events starting next month, organizers said Tuesday. Woods, with 11 majors and 50 U.S. PGA Tour event wins under his belt, will headline the $5-million US HSBC Champions in Shanghai, China, in November, the Asian Tour said in a statement released from its headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. The event is ...

HOYLAKE, England (AP) _ For a moment, it looked as if Ernie Els was going to ruin Tiger Woods' emotional day at the British Open. The Big Easy rolled in a five-foot putt at the fifth hole to draw even with the defending champion and make the rest of the golf world believe that Woods, even playing close to his best, could be caught. Within minutes, ...

By David Ginsburg MAMARONECK, N.Y. (AP) _ Ernie Els played a practice round this week at Winged Foot in front of a gallery that consisted of his wife and a smattering of curious fans. At the practice green, Els lined up dozens of putts in an effort to correct the most significant flaw in his deteriorating golf game. Liezl Els ...