Els off to flyer in Desert Classic

An immaculate short game - with one notable exception - took Ernie Els to the top of the leaderboard when the Dubai Desert Classic began.

Els off to flyer in Desert Classic
Thu, 06 Mar, 2003 - 07:13

An immaculate short game - with one notable exception - took Ernie Els to the top of the leaderboard when the Dubai Desert Classic began.

The defending champion went to the turn in five-under-par 32.

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