Els Sweats Out American Express Victory
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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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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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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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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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Having missed out at all four of the majors this season, Ernie Els rewarded himself with the next best thing by winning a World Championship.
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THOMASTOWN, Ireland - His post-majors funk behind him, Ernie Els was back in his element Friday. Playing some of his best golf in the worst conditions, Els breezed through a wacky day of weather at the American Express Championship by starting with four straight birdies and finishing with an 8-under 64, giving him a two-shot lead and hope that he still has a lot to play for this year...
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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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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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THOMASTOWN, Ireland  - World number three Ernie  Els fired a sparkling eight-under-par 64 to move two shots  clear in the WGC-American Express Championship second round  Friday.
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Vijay Singh had better enjoy being world number one now - because Ernie Els is hell-bent on making his stay there a brief one. After winning another Â£1million and a record-breaking sixth World Match Play
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Ernie Els says he has put the disappointments of a difficult year behind him and is ready to take on the challenge of the golfing world again.
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WENTWORTH, England : Ernie Els proved himself the master of the World Match Play championship on Sunday when he won a record breaking sixth title - beating England&#39;s Lee Westwood 2 and 1 in the 36-hole final.
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MALELANE, South Africa  - A faultless 67 left  South Africa's Ernie Els one shot off the pace after the first  round of the Dunhill Championship at the Leopard Creek Country  Club on Thursday.
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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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WENTWORTH - Ernie Els proved himself the master of the World Matchplay Championship yesterday when he won a record sixth title, beating England&#39;s Lee Westwood 2-and-1 in the 36-hole final.
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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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As 35th birthdays go, Ernie Els had a pretty special one yesterday. There were the cards. &quot;There were so many I thought it was Christmas,&quot; he said.