Saturday 9 January 2016 18:32, UK
Four-time major winner Ernie Els has vowed to beat the yips after worrying putting problems contributed to the tournament host missing the cut in the BMW SA Open in Johannesburg.
Els had been three over par with three holes to play in the opening round before seemingly reviving his chances of a sixth SA Open victory with a birdie on the seventh and an eagle on the par-five eighth at Glendower.
However, the South African then three-putted the ninth, his final hole, to card a one-over-par 73, with the 46-year-old's par putt from 18 inches not even touching the hole.
With anchored strokes banned since January 1, Els cannot go back to the "belly" putter with which he won the last of his major titles in the 2012 Open, but remains determined that the problem will not mean the end of his stellar career.
Commentating for Sky Sports during the third round, Els said: "I'm so stubborn. I felt like I could do the same thing I have for the last 30 years and get the same results.
"I putted cross-handed in the second round and it felt so much better. I love the game too much, I'm not going to stop.
"I'm going to get over this by using the cross-handed method and still have fun out there."
Els missed two similar putts in the space of a month towards the end of last season at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship and at the CIMB Classic, admitting at the time he did not want to watch the first of them, from the opening round at Carnoustie, after it went viral on the internet.
Speaking after Els' missed putt earlier in the week, former Ryder Cup player Andrew Coltart, who was commentating for Sky Sports, said: "It's brutal. He is a lot more comfortable from 15-20 feet.
"The expectation level is lower, there is no pressure on himself and he can breathe normally and just go through the stroke no problem at all.
"You come into the three-foot or four-foot range and things are completely different."
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