Easy for Els as leader crumbles

ERNIE ELS admitted victory in the Dunhill Championship was “like a dream come true” after winning only his second event back after four months out with a knee injury.

The world number five won the event for the third time after benefiting from overnight leader Ulrich van den Berg’s disastrous collapse on the back nine.

Els, 36, had an operation on his left knee in the summer after a water sport accident in July and was advised to rest this week after playing in the Nedbank Golf Challenge.