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Ernie Els upstaged defending Desert Classic champ Rory McIlroy but then singled out the Irishman the player to beat with two rounds to play in Dubai. Els, 46 looks to have finally climbed out what he described as a ‘deep, dark hole’ to post rounds of 68 and 67 and share second place at nine under par on the Emirates Course. Spain’s Rafa Cabrera-Bello, and winner in 2012, also shot a second day 67 to lead by a stroke at 10-under par. McIlroy was looking like missing the cut for a first time ...

Four-time Major winning Ernie Els kept alive hopes of a fourth Omega Dubai Desert Classic title using a centre-shaft putter on the greens of the Emirates Golf Club. It’s not news Els has struggled in recent years and revealing he must have used 10 different putters and just as many different grips. The 46-year old South African won a maiden Desert Classic and Tour title 22 years ago and now he’s targeting a fourth with a second round 67 and just 28 putts on the Emirates course. Els shares ...

A happy 50th birthday to Jose Maria Olazabal. The double Masters winning Spaniard, and victorious 2012 European Ryder Cup Captain, was born February 5th, 1966. Olazabal shares his birthday with some very famous footballers including Christiano Ronaldo and Carlos Trevez. However there will be tinge of sadness in Olazabal’s birthday celebration with the news a former caddy in Scotland’s Dave Renwick passed away on Wednesday, and with Renwick having caddied for him when he won the 1994 Masters.

Ernie Els put himself in position for a fourth Omega Dubai Desert Classic title and then confessed he can still mix it with players half his age It’s been more than two years since the now 46-year old Els, and four-time Major winner, last tasted victory. But while Els has no concerns matching golf’s younger brigade off the tee, it’s the shortest club in the bag still causing the biggest concern. And after posting an opening round 68 to be lying two shots off the Emirates Golf Club lead ...

Fellow Scots and some of the stars of the European Tour have paid tribute to renowned caddy Dave Renwick who has passed away. Renwick, 62 stopped caddying a year ago when he began experiencing chest pains while caddying in the States for Korean K J Choi. He was diagnosed with cancer and informed he had two to four months to live but then passed away just short of a year late on Wednesday evening at his East Calder residence. Renwick began caddying when he was just 11 years of age and after a few ...

Royalty rules with His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco making his maiden appearance in the Omega Dubai Desert Classic a memorable affair, winning the afternoon Pro-Am shot-gun in the company of Henrik Stenson at Emirates Golf Club. Playing in the Chairman’s team, Prince Rachid, along with Karim Guessous and Omar Lahjormi, combined effectively with the world number six, carding an impressive score of 22-under to beat the Alvaro Quiros-led CNN team. The foursome, who made the ...

Legendary Jack Nicklaus will host USA Ryder Cup captain, Davis Love 111 along with his five vice-captains and some 20 other probable and possible Hazeltine members to his Plam Beach Gardens house during the Honda Classic later this month. Nicklaus played in six Ryder Cups (1969-1981) and then was a winning captain in 1983 but lost out to Tony Jacklin’s side four years late. Graeme McDowell had played three rounds alongside Love 111 at last month’s Tournament of Champions in Hawaii when the American ...