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Ernie Els stood in a foyer just inside the clubhouse, along a wall adorned with photos and other mementos from his 1997 U.S. Open victory.
He wasn't in the mood to reminisce, not after missing the cut in the championship's return to Congressional.
"Fourteen years ago, I was in a different position," he said. "Missing the cut now, I'm a little bit older, I'm (turning) 42 this year, and obviously things aren't going my way right now. It's been a long time. I've had a lot of success the last 14 years from '97 to now.
"Right now, I'm just as low as I've ever been, and that's the fact."
Els missed a tap-in on his first hole Friday and wound up 4-putting the hole. His rounds of 73 and 75 put him two shots below the cut line at 4-over 146 when the suspended second round concluded Saturday morning.
Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/usopen11/news/story?id=6675489
He wasn't in the mood to reminisce, not after missing the cut in the championship's return to Congressional.
"Fourteen years ago, I was in a different position," he said. "Missing the cut now, I'm a little bit older, I'm (turning) 42 this year, and obviously things aren't going my way right now. It's been a long time. I've had a lot of success the last 14 years from '97 to now.
"Right now, I'm just as low as I've ever been, and that's the fact."
Els missed a tap-in on his first hole Friday and wound up 4-putting the hole. His rounds of 73 and 75 put him two shots below the cut line at 4-over 146 when the suspended second round concluded Saturday morning.
Read more: http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/usopen11/news/story?id=6675489
