{"id":9275,"date":"2012-03-25T03:26:16","date_gmt":"2012-03-25T01:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/03\/golf-els-making-push-for-masters-reprieve\/"},"modified":"2012-03-25T03:26:16","modified_gmt":"2012-03-25T01:26:16","slug":"golf-els-making-push-for-masters-reprieve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/golf-els-making-push-for-masters-reprieve\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf-Els making push for Masters reprieve"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Simon Evans<\/span><\/p>\n

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March 24<\/span> (Reuters) – South African Ernie Els made a late
\npush for a place at the Masters with a five-under-par 67 at the
\nArnold Palmer Invitational on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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Els, who has slipped out of the world’s top 50 ranked
\nplayers and has not earned an exemption to Augusta, would gain a
\nslot with victory this week or at the upcoming PGA event in
\nHouston.<\/p>\n

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The three-times major-winner could, possibly, also break
\ninto the top 50 rankings with an outright third or a tied second
\nat Bay Hill — although that calculation would depend on the
\nperformances of players elsewhere in the world this weekend.<\/p>\n

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The 42-year-old Els has not missed the Masters since his
\nfirst appearance in 1994, but he said he was not stressing over
\nhis participation.<\/p>\n

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“I haven’t had a look (at the rankings) to be honest. I
\nknow I’ve got to…almost win or something like that.<\/p>\n

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“But if I’m in, I’m in and if I’m not, I’m just glad my game
\nis coming around. Whatever happens, I feel like I can have a
\ngood year now. I feel like the hard work is starting to pay
\noff,” he said.<\/p>\n

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There has been no indication that tournament organisers
\nintend to hand Els an easy route to Augusta with a special
\nexemption and the South African says he would not push for one.<\/p>\n

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“It’s an invitational. So you can be invited, but we all
\nknow we have to qualify for it, and that’s that. I’m certainly
\nnot going to be lobbying for it, and that’s that.
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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