Els still facing uphill struggle

There was good and bad news for fans and backers of Ernie Els following the second round of the Qatar Masters in Doha.

Els still facing uphill struggle
Fri, 11 Mar, 2005 - 14:54

There was good and bad news for fans and backers of Ernie Els following the second round of the Qatar Masters in Doha.

The good was that Els, in danger of missing the cut on the European tour for the first time since 1999 after an opening 73, moved up from 81st to joint 24th with a 69.

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