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Ernie Els showed up at the American Express Championship

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 was not clear how long he would use Mason, who used to caddie for Sam Torrance, although Els planned to use him again this week at the Dunhill Championship.

Els' next start on the PGA Tour is the Chrysler Championship in Tampa. He earned enough money at Amex to move up to 28th on the money list, meaning he most likely will have to play well in Tampa to get into the Tour Championship.

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