Els delight at ending drought

Ernie Els was overjoyed to end his long wait for a PGA Tour title when he overcame a three-shot deficit to win the Honda Classic at PGA National yesterday.

Mon, 03 Mar, 2008 - 07:10

Ernie Els was overjoyed to end his long wait for a PGA Tour title when he overcame a three-shot deficit to win the Honda Classic at PGA National yesterday.

Els fired a three-under-par 67 to finish on six-under, a shot clear of Englishman Luke Donald, and claim his first victory since the American Express Championship in 2004.

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