WEDNESDAY, 11.30AM:
SOUTH African golf hero and US Open champion Ernie Els dropped a bombshell on Tuesday when he dednounced his position as favourite to win the Nedbank Million Dollar Golf Challenge, which starts at Sun City this weeekend. Els said the Gary Player Country Club course does not suit his game, and named his favourite to win the tournament as Justin Leonard.
“It’s easily one of the best courses in the world, and I really mean that, but it’s a little bit too tight for my liking. Ideally, I like to get up and give the ball a bit of whack. Here, because the course is so tight and there’s so much trouble around, you have to be very careful and it can be a bit of a grind for me,” said Els.
Els, who is the world number three, lost to Colin Montgomerie in a play-off for last year’s title.