Els hits top spot

Ernie Els worked out his putting problems to fire a six-under-par 65 as he moved to the top of the leaderboard during the second round of the Barclays Singapore Open.

The South African was let down by his putter in an opening round of 71 but he regained his form on the Sentosa Golf Club greens today to take a two-shot clubhouse lead over Japan’s Shingo Katayama.