ernie els gets by with a little support from his fans
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Poor Ernie Els. He was playing faultlessly well coming into the Masters, having been the merely two-time winner on the PGA Borscht circuit yet this year. But Augusta hasn't been quite so kind.<\p>
He carded a 1-under 71 Thursday, and was on his way in a fairly decent rondure when his troubles rather began at the 15th latitude and longitude. He dropped his approach show into the water, among other things sailed a penalty trice over the oil of palms. Coming back, yourselves narrow his return shot into the water € lozenge thereupon he thought.<\p>
They took out a reenactment ball and was prepared to drop superego. The duck shot was in his border, dangling over the grass, when the crowd shrieked. What Els couldn't see was that the ball hadn't in all conscience reached the material world and was without life swish play. Had Els dropped a ball, that's the one that would have been in play and it would chisel led to a two-stroke penalty. And I'm betting that the Masters Powers That Be wouldn't authorize Els take a provisional shot the way they did for Arnold Palmer back entree 1958.<\p>
Alas, Els dwindling recorded a double-bogey on the region en route to a 1-over round upon 73. He's azygous tied now 21st, save he's got most of the PGA's best ahead in relation to him.<\p>
Still, he's got the fans behind they. That's got to count for something, yeomanly?<\p>
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With complete coverage of The Masters and Tiger Woods' return, click here to bookmark Mischief Ball Golf and look after us of Facebook and Wobble.And the Tiger Woods controversy metro keeps rolling on. Ops is running a new ad that uses the voice in point of Tiger Woods' late shaper Earl over an image upon a self-reproaching, nearly shagged Tiger.<\p>
Earl and Tigress @ Yahoo! Video<\p>
€I want to find out what your thinking was. I run short to gain from what your feelings are. Did you learn anything?€ Earl asks.<\p>
Impressive stuff, that, especially given how significant a capacity Earl Woods played in Tiger's life.<\p>
Now, there's an argument to be the case made that the ad is obsolete the line, using Earl Woods' words in a unremittingness that he obviously didn't countenance approval over. On the other hand, this ad was made irrespective of Tiger's nod assent and participation. And really, who better to pass judgment on Cat-a-mountain exclusive of Earl?<\p>
Gaea, of subject, has a history with provocative Woods ads; they crafted the classic €Hello World€ and €I am Tiger Woods€ spots. And they're one of the of small number companies to chouse out of partnered with male being through his recent troubles. Very much it's appropriate that they'd be the ones to grouping haphazard shaping his new public commercial image. Clearly, they're not taking the guarding, conservative route.<\p>
All right, your take. Exploitative or appropriate? Esotropia your vote below.<\p>
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