Scott and Els relieved to be in contention in Singapore
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Defending champion Adam Scott and   three-times major winner Ernie Els arrived in Asia for this   week's Singapore Open with big reputations and both will be   happy to have negotiated the first round firmly in contention.
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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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Ernie Els finally looks to be over the disappointment of not winning any of this year&#39;s major championships. The South African fired an 8-under-par 64 Friday
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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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PACIFIC PALISADES, California  - Former winner Adam Scott is in confident mood for this week's Nissan Open, despite taking a four-week break from the game in snow-bound Europe.
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When Phil Mickelson tees off in the first round of the $4 million Singapore Open on Thursday, the American world number two will be fulfilling an ambition he has held since he was a boy.
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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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Defending champion Ernie Els beat Padraig Harrington 5 and 4 yesterday to move into the final of the World Match Play Championship.
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THOMASTOWN (Ireland) - With the Majors over, Ernie Els got a consolation prize by capturing his first World Golf Championship title here yesterday.
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Peter Lonard was almost an afterthought last week at The Australian - until the last nine when his pressure-proof action flushed enough irons close enough to steal the championship from those who had borne the brunt of the leaders&#39; tension for three and a
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Adam Scott has played better than anyone else in his last two rounds.
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Colin Montgomerie is determined to  improve his flagging world ranking by retaining his Singapore  Masters title this week.
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World championship boxing returned to Singapore after a 17-year absence at the weekend and the success of the event was a testament to the determination of promoter John Leung to rejuvenate the sport in the city-state.
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Englishman Gary Lockerbie shot a 3-under 69 Saturday to share the lead with China's Liang Wenchong after three rounds at the Singapore Masters.
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Titleholder Ernie Els moved within sight of a record sixth World Match Play title on Saturday by solving a putting problem to overcome injured Irishman Padraig Harrington 5 and 4.
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South Africa&#39;s Ernie Els set the early pace during the first round of the Dunhill Championship on Thursday. The 35-year-old carded a bogey-free five-under
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Ernie Els and Louis Oosthuizen were leading a two-pronged South African assault on the Dubai Desert Classic title midway through Sunday's final round.