{"id":9145,"date":"2012-03-21T03:21:44","date_gmt":"2012-03-21T01:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/03\/golf-els-disappointed-and-angry-after-missing-out-in-florida\/"},"modified":"2012-03-21T03:21:44","modified_gmt":"2012-03-21T01:21:44","slug":"golf-els-disappointed-and-angry-after-missing-out-in-florida","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/golf-els-disappointed-and-angry-after-missing-out-in-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf-Els disappointed and angry after missing out in Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"

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March 20<\/span> (Reuters) – Ernie Els is disappointed and angry
\nafter wasting a glorious chance to end his victory drought in
\ngolf’s Transitions Championship at the weekend but feels he can
\nstill earn a last-gasp place at next month’s U.S. Masters.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The former world number one from South Africa bogeyed the
\nlast two holes in Florida on Sunday to finish one stroke off a
\nfour-way playoff that was eventually won by Britain’s Luke
\nDonald.<\/p>\n

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“I’ve said throughout my career that whenever I tee it up I
\nalways play to win so any time I get the opportunity to do that
\nand don’t get the job done obviously I’m disappointed and angry
\nwith myself,” he said on his website (www.ernieels.com).<\/p>\n

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“That pretty much summed up my emotions on Sunday evening.
\nIt still hurts the way I finished the tournament but I know in
\nmy heart how well I played all week.”<\/p>\n

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Els, without a win since the four-man PGA Grand Slam of Golf
\nin 2010, has dropped to 62nd in the world and needs to get back
\nin the top 50 the week before the April 5-8 Masters to qualify
\nfor the tournament.<\/p>\n

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The 42-year-old has not missed the opening major of the
\nseason since 1993. He has yet to pick up the coveted Green
\nJacket but finished second in 2000 and 2004.<\/p>\n

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“If at the start of last week you would have offered me
\nrounds of 70, 67, 68 and 67 for a 12-under-par total I’d have
\nliked the sound of that,” said Els.<\/p>\n

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“But my (missed) putt on 18…kind of leaves a nasty taste.
\nIt’s a tough deal but I have to take stock and try to see the
\npositives.<\/p>\n

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“This was one of my best performances on the PGA Tour since
\n2010. I drove the ball well, topped the greens in regulation for
\nthe week and I was right up there in the number of birdies
\nmade.”
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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