"I played well when I needed to, " Els said.

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Els may have been two ahead at that time, but I always thought six under was the likely winning score.

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"I feel kind of sad beating Colin in the first round, " said Els, who is planning to go to Paris on Sunday for the Rugby World Cup semi-final between South Africa and Argentina which kicks off at 2000 BST.

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