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Els back on course after daughter's birth

Ernie Els made a belated start to his British PGA championship preparations on Thursday after becoming a father for the first time.

His wife Liezl gave birth to daughter Samantha in a Wentworth hospital on Wednesday.

"It's our first child and we are really excited about it. I was at the birth and it all went off kind of easy. Everything is healthy and that's the most important thing," the big South African said.

Els, who bought a home at Wentworth a month ago, knows the West course well and won three successive world matchplay titles between 1994 and 1996 over the tree-lined par-72 layout.

"I really love this place and I play this course well. If I'm hitting the ball well, then I think I'll be ok," Els said.

Family man Els has decided to play a little less golf this year. He ended a five-week break by finishing joint fifth in the European Tournament Players' championship in Germany last weekend.

Reuters


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