Els in danger of early exit

Ernie Els may have just set a new European Tour record for successive cuts made – an incredible 70 going back to the start of the 2000 season – but he was in severe danger of an early exit from the Nissan Open in Los Angeles today.

Three under par and going well after 16 holes of his first round, Els finished his opening day’s work with two bogeys and, on his resumption this morning, quickly fell away to two over and joint 110th spot.