BJORN EATS INTO ELS&#39; LEAD
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Ernie Els had his lead cut to one by Thomas Bjorn after five holes of the final round in the American Express world championship at Mount Juliet in County Kilkenny today.
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Ernie Els went into lunch one-down against Angel Cabrera in the quarter-finals of the World Match Play at Wentworth on Friday. The world number two went as much as three-up by the sixth but was hauled back
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A revitalised Ernie Els went on a birdie blitz overnight to snatch the second round lead of the World Golf Championships (WGC) in Ireland.
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Ernie Els emerged from a slough of despond yesterday when he won the American Express World Golf Championship at Mount Juliet here and moved to No2 in the world rankings, pushing Tiger Woods down to third place.
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THOMASTOWN, Ireland - The majors over, Ernie Els got a consolation prize Sunday by capturing his first World Golf Championship. Els outlasted Thomas Bjorn in a brilliantly played duel at Mount Juliet, making a 6-foot birdie on the 17th hole for a cushion he desperately needed and closing with a 3-under 69 to win the American Express Championship by one shot...
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LONDON, Sept 5,  Denmark's Thomas Bjorn has been   fined by the European Tour for his outburst against Europe's   Ryder Cup captain Ian Woosnam.
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The pressure to win made Ernie Els feel like he was in a major. Given all he has been through this year, his victory in the American Express Championship sure felt like a major triumph.
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ERNIE Els cannot catch Vijay Singh at the top of the world rankings in Scotland this week - but he can overtake Colin Montgomerie and become the biggest money-earner in European Tour history.
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South African Ernie Els shoots a 3-under-par 69 Friday and trails leader Terry Pilkadaris of Australia by a stroke after two rounds of the Korean Open.
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Stuart Appleby got his putter working to score a 69 and take the lead at 5-under-par after the second round of the Sun City Golf Challenge in South Africa on Friday.
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To win Ernie Els British Opens: 17th appearance Best: Won, 2002 Top 10s: 9 Rounds: 62 Scoring average: 70.45 Of note: He's on the one playing surface -- links -- on which he can hang with Tiger Woods
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Kilkenny, Ireland (Sports Network) - Ernie Els fired an eight-under 64 on Friday to take the lead midway through the World Golf Championships - American Express Championship.
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Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, Stuart Appleby and Lee Westwood shared the first round lead Thursday in South Africa&#39;s Nedbank Golf Challenge.
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SUN CITY, South Africa -- Australia&#39;s Stuart Appleby bogeyed the final two holes to slip back to a four-way tie for the lead after the first round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge on Thursday.
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Stuart Appleby of Australia was the only player to break 70 Friday, shooting a 3-under-par 69 that left him with a one-stroke lead over Lee Westwood of England halfway through the Nedbank Golf Challenge.
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Wild weather seems to bring out the best in Ernie Els, who was both steady and spectacular yesterday in a cool rain, warm sunshine, and blustery conditions for an 8-under-par 64 that gave him a two-shot lead in the American Express Championship at Thomastown, Ireland.
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WENTWORTH (England) - South African Ernie Els was tipped to win a history-making sixth World Matchplay Championship title, but it was his compatriot Retief Goosen who beat him to the record books.