Golf: Els wins and climbs up to No. 2
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KILKENNY, Ireland 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 on Sunday.
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Former Open champion Ernie Els fired a majestic 64 to take a two-shot halfway lead at 11-under in the WGC Championship at Mount Juliet, Ireland.
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THOMASTOWN, Ireland  - World number three Ernie  Els overcame difficult weather conditions to fire a sparkling  eight-under-par 64 and move two shots clear after two rounds of  the WGC-American Express Championship Friday.
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Ernie Els shoots an 8-under 64 that gives him a two-shot lead over Todd Hamilton in the American Express Championship.
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Kilkenny, Ireland - A revitalised Ernie Els went on a birdie blitz here on Friday to snatch the second round lead in the $7m WGC American Express Championship.
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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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VIRGINIA WATER, England  - Defending champion  Ernie Els completed a 2-and-1 victory over Briton Scott  Drummond when the rain-delayed World Match Play Championship  first round resumed at Wentworth Friday.
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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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South African golfer Ernie Els celebrated his 35th birthday with a 2 and 1 victory over Lee Westwood of England, in the 36-hole final of the World Match Play championship in Wentworth, England.
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Briton Neil Cheetham carded a bogey-free 69 to move into the lead of the Dunhill Championship as Ernie Els moved up the leaderboard after the third round.
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Edward Loar of the United States shot a 1-under-par 71 Sunday for a three-stroke victory in the Korean Open. Ernie Els finished four strokes behind the leader in the Asian Tour event.
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Defending champion Ernie Els beat Padraig Harrington 5 and 4 yesterday to move into the final of the World Match Play Championship in Virginia Water, England, and stay on course for a record sixth title.
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DEFENDING champion Ernie Els recovered from a sluggish start to lead Briton Scott Drummond by two holes with two to play after a rainswept opening day of the World Match Play Championship at Wentworth yesterday.
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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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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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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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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...