For Woods, Els, &#39;It was a tough day&#39;
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Ernie Els and Tiger Woods are ranked Nos. 2 and 3 in the world, but on Thursday paired together in the first round of the Tour Championship they could have been two guys at the local municipal course.
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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- At this rate, Tiger Woods probably can&#39;t wait for the 2005 season to start. Woods played his most complete round of a difficult year Sunday, missing two fairways and one green in closing
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Tiger Woods&#39;s fall from No. 1 to No. 2 in the World Ranking may have been deserved, but his drop to No. 3 last week came as a bit of a shock.
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If Tiger Woods has endured a more challenging year as a professional golfer, he cannot recall when that was. Still fatigued from a losing Ryder Cup effort, Woods has withdrawn from this week&#39;s 84 Lumber Classic
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THOMASTOWN, Ireland -- Playing some of his best golf in the worst conditions, Ernie Els breezed through a wacky day of weather at the American Express Championship on Friday by starting with four straight birdies and finishing with an 8-under 64.
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Ernie Els has turned his season around in remarkable fashion after suffering the nightmare of near-misses in all four majors of 2004.
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Colin Montgomerie&#39;s bid for a first strokeplay title in America ended in frustration as Tiger Woods prevailed in the Target World Challenge.
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Vijay Singh was hard at work at the Canadian Open on Wednesday, two days after a disappointing loss to Tiger Woods.
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Tiger Woods felt stiffness in his back after seven holes Wednesday and decided to call it a day, not wanting to aggravate the week-old injury and not entirely certain he would be able to defend his title in the American Express Championship. The way his year has gone, that's just his luck.
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Ernie Els was up to the challenge against one European Ryder Cup hero Saturday but will have to fend off three more of them in the final round of the WGC-American Express Championship.
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THOMASTOWN, Ireland - Wild weather seems to bring out the best in Ernie Els, who was both steady and spectacular Friday in a cool rain, warm sunshine and blustery conditions for an 8-under 64 that gave him a two-shot lead in the American Express Championship.    Els emerged from his post-majors funk with one of his best rounds of the year, starting with four straight birdies and ending with a 10-foot putt to save par at Mount Juliet to move into position for his first World Golf Championship title...
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The one thing in sports that has been impossible to overcome in the past 11 years is Tiger Woods with more than a one-stroke lead on a Sunday.
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It's hard to dispute that having Tiger Woods in the lead after yesterday's first round of the Deutsche Bank Championship was good news for tournament organizers. It just may not have been the best news of the day.
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If Tiger Woods has endured a more challenging year as a professional golfer, he cannot recall when that was.
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On the eve of the United States Open, where he won his first major 13 years ago, Ernie Els is trying to come to terms with the dings to his mind and body.
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CRANS-SUR-SIERRE, Switzerland  - World number  three Ernie Els says he feels a failure after narrowly missing  out on three of the year's four major championships.
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Even before he took the first-round lead at the Deutsche Bank Championship, Tiger Woods was having a good day. Mark O&#39;Meara, Woods&#39; neighbor and tour mentor, was the leader in the clubhouse