MONDAY, 11.30AM:
ERNIE ELS is homing in on the leader Ian Woosnam in the Volvo PGA championships at Wentworth, North Carolina, after finishing with a 67 in the third round on Sunday. Woosnam carded 70, bringing his total to 205, and Darren Clarke kept close on his heels with a total of 206.
Els is right behind with 207, on par with Nick Faldo, who had a bad day. Faldo won Saturday’s round with 67, but lost his edge in the third round after he missed a three-foot shot on the 17th hole for a bogey six.
Els lost ground on the 15th hole and the 17th, when he shot into the roughs which he called “the deathtrap”. Els said the rough is up and hardening with the weather. “Now they are firming up it is becoming very difficult,” he said.