Els stays atop leader board
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THOMASTOWN, Ireland - Ernie Els is finding a quick cure for his season of major disappointment. Instead of sulking over his four close calls in the majors, Els put himself on the verge of his first World Golf
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VIRGINIA WATER, England  - Defending champion  Ernie Els trailed unheralded Briton Scott Drummond by one hole  midway through their first-round match in the World Match Play  Championship at Wentworth on Thursday.
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Ernie Els has another â¬1.4m and a World Match Play record all to himself. But he wants more. And top of the South Africanâs agenda for 2005 is to try to win the Masters and US PGA titles.
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ST. ANDREWS, Scotland  - Ernie Els played down  Wednesday suggestions that this week's Dunhill Links  Championship is just a continuation of his battle for the world  number one spot with Vijay Singh.
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Ernie Els hasn&#39;t won a major this year. But he has a chance for a fourth career title in what&#39;s billed as &quot;South Africa&#39;s major&quot; _ the USS$4.06-million Nedbank Challenge.
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Kilkenny, Ireland (Sports Network) - Ernie Els shot a four-under 68 on Saturday to maintain his two-shot lead through three rounds of the World Golf Championships - American Express Championship.
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Ernie Els took a three shot lead against Padraig Harrington at the HSBC World Match Play at Wentworth today. The South African is three up on the Irishman after 17 holes of their semi-final this afternoon.
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Ernie Els scored tight victories over Scott Drummond and Angel Cabrera Friday to stay on course for a record sixth World Match Play title.
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Ernie Els, on his 35th birthday, will play in the final of the HSBC Word Match Play Championship for a record seventh time today. The South African will be looking for another
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On his 35th birthday, Ernie Els received a familiar present &#151; a World Match Play title. And he just might have his 96-year-old grandfather to thank. Els won the tournament for a record sixth time, beating Lee Westwood 2 and 1 Sunday to capture golf's biggest payday &#151; &#36;1.8 million.
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DOING SA PROUD: Ernie Els holds the World Golf Championship trophy after winning at the Mount Juliet course in Ireland yesterday. .
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European Tour Members Ernie Els, Retief Goosen and Lee Westwood share the lead with Australian Stuart Appleby after the first round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City, South Africa.
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World number three golfer Ernie Els of South Africa has a two-stroke lead over Denmark&#39;s Thomas Bjorn after the third round of the American Express Golf Championships in Ireland.
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A superlative outward 31 swept Ernie Els to the top of the leaderboard in the American Express world championship today - and threatened to push Tiger Woods down to world number three.
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THOMASTOWN, Ireland  - World number three Ernie  Els fired a sparkling second-round eight-under-par 64 to move  two shots clear in the WGC-American Express Championship on  Friday.
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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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Perhaps it was the name at the top of the leaderboard which inspired Ernie Els. Todd Hamilton was the first round leader but Els cruised past the Open champion with an eight