Woods struggles as Els grabs Dubai lead
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Tiger Woods struggled Saturday and Ernie Els took advantage, surging into the lead of the Dubai Desert Classic with a 7-under 65.
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Three-times champion Ernie Els was breathing down the neck of surprise leader Ross Fisher of Britain when the Dubai Desert Classic second round was completed on Saturday morning.
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MARANA, Arizona  - Ernie Els was the biggest name to fall by the wayside as Tiger Woods stayed on track for an eighth consecutive PGA Tour title at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship on Wednesday.
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Tiger Woods continued his domination of   the WGC American Express Championship on Friday when the world   number one and title-holder added a 64 to his opening 63 to   surge to a five-stroke early lead.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Heavyweight United  States duo Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson lost twice on the  opening day of the 35th Ryder Cup Friday as Europe opened up a  record-equalling lead of 6-1/2 points to 1-1/2.
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Ernie Els, unaccustomed as he is to public failure, has rededicated himself to winning, and, in pursuit of that, leads the American Express World Golf Championship at Mount Juliet after the first 36 holes.
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THOUSAND OAKS, California  - Tiger Woods, in ominous form despite a two-and-a-half month break, charged into a one-shot lead midway through the Target World Challenge second round on Friday.
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Colin Montgomerie and tournament host Tiger Woods shared the lead Friday after two rounds of the Target World Challenge. Montgomerie owned the lead by himself until suffering
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ERNIE Els put behind him the disappointment of three close calls at this year&#39;s majors with a one-shot victory in the WGC-American Express Championship at Mount Juliet Conrad course in Ireland yesterday.
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Instead of sulking over his four close calls in the majors, Els put himself on the verge of his first World Golf Championship title Saturday by ignoring early charges behind him and posting a tidy round of 4-under 68, giving him a two-shot lead over
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Even when he's struggling with his putter, Tiger Woods is the guy opponents fear most. So as Ernie Els goes into Sunday's final round at the Dubai Desert Classic with a two-stroke lead over three golfers, he's looking beyond them to the player in fifth place. That's Woods, who is three shots back.
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Tiger Woods shot a 5-under-par 67 Friday in the second round of the Dubai Desert Classic and was five strokes behind clubhouse leader Ross Fisher, an Englishman who once fetched balls at a driving range for the world's top player. Three-time winner Ernie Els climbed...
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World number one Tiger Woods makes the long trek from the West Coast of the United States to renew his desert rivalry with Ernie Els at this week's Dubai Classic.
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Tiger Woods shot a one-over 73 to fall four strokes behind the leader Ernie Els of South Africa after the third round of the Dubai Desert Classic on Saturday.
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Ernie Els boosted his hopes of a record fourth Dubai Desert Classic title with a sizzling display early in Saturday's third round.
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Winning the Buick Invitational is now a matter of when, not who. Tiger Woods hit his stride yesterday at Torrey Pines in San Diego, missing only one green in regulation on his way to a 6-under-par 66 and an eight-shot lead, the largest 54-hole margin on the PGA Tour since Phil Mickelson in 2006 at the BellSouth Classic.
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Defending champion Ernie Els lost the first hole to Scott Drummond on Thursday and trailed by one hole halfway through their 36-hole, first-round matchup in the World Match Play Championship.