Els Eases Into Final
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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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Emotionally spent from a Grand Slam season of heartache, Ernie Els outlasts Thomas Bjorn to win the World Golf Championship in Thomastown, Ireland.
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It&#39;s probably tempting fate to say Ernie Els should win the Â£3.8million American Express World Golf Championship. Too often this year Els has been predicted to win only to come up painfully short.
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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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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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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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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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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 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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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 one.
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ST ANDREWS, Scotland, Oct 9 : Ernie Els admitted to having a few slip-ups on his third round at the Dunhill Championship which left him with a small mountain to climb in Sunday&#39;s final round.
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Ernie Els had his lead cut to one by Thomas Bjorn after five holes of the final round in the American Express world championship at Mount Juliet in County Kilkenny today.
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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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VIRGINIA WATER, England  - 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  Thursday.
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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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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