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February 15, 2025

Ernie Els

Tiburón Golf Club

TV

Q. Ernie, how were you able to right the ship after that little bobble at the seventh hole? Five birdies coming to the house.

ERNIE ELS: Yeah, I was really swinging well today, and that swing there was not a good one. You can't go left of that par-3 and I went left and went in the hazard. So it was a tough one to take after being 2-under through 6.

I bounced back with a birdie on 8, the short par-4, and then I played really solid coming in. Just a little hot not birdieing 18 downwind.

Q. Yeah, that was an awkward stance and lie there at 18. Tell us about it.

ERNIE ELS: Yeah, I got the wind wrong. I thought it was left to right a bit and it went dead straight. If it went into the bunker it would've been a little bit better. It was awkward. Felt 4'2" again.

Q. You've had a wonderful start to this year, a first and third last week in Morocco. Keys to tomorrow playing with Justin? Not sure who the third will be, but keys to tomorrow?

ERNIE ELS: Keys to tomorrow is just go out and play, play solid golf. The wind picked up today. Just tough scoring. But Justin is a tough competitor. There is a bunch of guys behind us, so we just got to put the foot on the gas.