Ernie "Crash" Els back to old tricks at Dunhill Champs

Oh, well ... at least the Big Easy still has a great swing!

Well, RonMonster, I was watching when Ernie made his triple. He did not drive it OB. It was just another great example of the subtleties of links golf. He hit a great drive but his 2nd shot into the double green caught the wrong side of the spine, and went way left to the wrong side of the back bunker. He was left with no direct putt to the hole and because of the firm turf, flop shots are out of the question. So he tried to skirt the bunker perfectly to get as close as possible for his par putt. High risk. But he putted just a hair too weakly and the ball trundled into the bunker. Then he blasted out long and three-jacked. I think he choked in judgement moreso than execution. Should have putted a little more conservatively and taken his par chances on a 10-15 footer for par. Of course, this is in hindsight, which we all know is 20-20.

Ahhh, to have Golf Channel access...a blogger can dream! Thanks for clarifying. It is a devil, links golf.

Whaaat, no Golf Channel? You've gotta go to satellite, dude!