Els claims world number two spot

Ernie Els held off Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn to win the American Express world championship by one at a wet and windy Mount Juliet in Co Kilkenny today.

Els claims world number two spot
Sun, 03 Oct, 2004 - 16:26

Ernie Els held off Denmark’s Thomas Bjorn to win the American Express world championship by one at a wet and windy Mount Juliet in Co Kilkenny today.

The South African now goes back to world number two and knocks Tiger Woods down to third a month after his five-year reign at the top was ended by Vijay Singh.

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