Golf: Els marches on

Ernie Els has opened up an eight-shot lead over Tiger Woods and Peter Lonard after shooting a six-under-par 66 in the third round of the USPGA Tour’s Genuity Championship in Miami.

Els registered his first bogey of the tournament at the par-three ninth hole, but the two-time US Open champion from South Africa is at 17-under 199 after 54 holes at the Doral Resort and Spa course.