South African, Ernie Els came out blazing to stage a final-round fight back to win the Honda Classic and snatch the title away from Luke Donald by a single stroke.
The Big Easy's shot a final round of 67 to claim his first win in the USA for four years, and Sky Sports', Ewen Murray believes: "Form is current and class is permanent and that is the perfect way to describe Ernie Els".
Writing in his Skysports.com column, Murray highlights technical errors in his game, which could be the reason for his recent failings.
"His swing is alot steeper than when at his best, which allowed the club face to be more open than would be ideal, and that was the reason for the weak shots which cost him the Dunhill and Dubai Desert Classics".
Murray was delighted to see Els’ enviable swing compliment the weather conditions in America which set him up perfectly for victory and that he trusted his ability when it came to the crunch.
“For the first time in long enough, Ernie swung the club more around his body rather than above himself and there was no doubt he trusted his swing more than he has done in the past couple of years”.
Murray seemed overjoyed that the old Ernie Els seemed to have returned to golf and believes this win is a special one for the evergreen South African.
“He looked like his old self, enjoying the moments pressure presented, his belief was back and there was a sureness in getting the job done”.
“This was the Ernie we have known so fondly since he joined the professional ranks some 15 years ago”.
“This win would have taken a lot of mental strength. Every win has its own importance, but this victory might well turn out to be the most significant if his distinguished career”.
It is clear that Ewen Murray is a huge fan of the South African golfing maestro, and a believer that there is much more to come from the modern day legend.
Links:
Ewen Murray - Sky Sport's Column
Wednesday 26 March 2008
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