Victory is something Els for Ernie

Ernie Els claimed a wire-to-wire victory in the BMW International Open in Munich by one shot from Thomas Bjorn as he continued his preparations to defend his Open title next month.

The South African, who won last year’s Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club – 10 years after his only other victory in the major at Muirfield – carded his third consecutive round of 69 to finish 18-under-par.