Els wins CA Championship

DORAL, Fla. (AP) - Ernie Els has ended the longest drought of

his career by winning the CA Championship at Doral in a duel with

South African protege Charl Schwartzel.

The Jupiter resident played the final 23 holes on the Blue Monster without a

bogey and closed with a 6-under 66 on Sunday for a four-shot

victory that was far closer than the margin suggests.

He had a one-shot lead as he stood over a 25-foot par putt on

the 14th hole and was relieved to see it fall on the final turn.

Schwartzel fell apart after that, going bunker-to-bunker on the

15th for a bogey and missing short putts on the next two holes. He

shot a 70.

Els last won two years ago in the Honda Classic. He becomes only

the fifth player with multiple wins in the World Golf

Championships, joining Tiger Woods, Darren Clarke, Geoff Ogilvy and

Phil Mickelson.

The victory moves him to No. 8 in the world.