Els captures record 6th world title
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There was a great 35th birthday present for Ernie Els on Sunday. The South African won the World Match Play title for a record sixth time, beating Lee Westwood to earn a million pounds, the biggest prize in golf.
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Ernie Els moved a step nearer a record-breaking sixth World Match Play title this morning - but he will remember the battle Scotland&#39;s Scott Drummond gave him.
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WENTWORTH (England) - South African Ernie Els was tipped to win a history-making sixth World Matchplay Championship title, but it was his compatriot Retief Goosen who beat him to the record books.
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SUN CITY, South Africa (PA) -- Ernie Els has won the Nedbank Golf Challenge three times, and is back gunning for a fourth title in the 12-man big-money tournament that kicks off Thursday.
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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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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 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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Ernie Els beat Lee Westwood 2&amp;1 in a gripping final at Wentworth on Sunday to win a record sixth World Match Play Championship and claim the biggest first Prize in golf.
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MARANA, Arizona  - Ernie Els was the biggest name to fall by the wayside as Tiger Woods stayed on track for an eighth consecutive PGA Tour title at the WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship on Wednesday.
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Ernie Els and Lee Westwood will meet Sunday in the finals of the HSBC World Match Play Championship. Els, looking for a sixth win in this event, posted a 5 &amp; 4 victory over Padraig Harrington on Saturday.
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Ernie Els boosted his hopes of a record fourth Dubai Desert Classic title with a sizzling display early in Saturday's third round.
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THOMASTOWN, Ireland  - A maiden World Golf  Championship victory at the WGC-American Express Championship  on Sunday proved to Ernie Els that he is firmly on track after  a disappointing year.
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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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The pressure to win made Ernie Els feel like he was in a major. Given all he has been through this year, his victory in the American Express Championship sure felt like a major triumph.
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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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Ernie Els will attempt to win a record sixth World Match Play Championship today after overwhelming Padraig Harrington 5 &amp; 4 in the semi-final yesterday.
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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.