Ernie Els vows to beat the yips after missing SA Open cut

Els had been three over par with three holes to play in the opening round before seemingly reviving his chances of a sixth victory in the event with a birdie on the seventh and an eagle on the par-five eighth at Glendower.

Els, who added a 74 in the delayed second round on Saturday to miss the cut by a shot, missed two similar putts in the space of a month towards the end of last season and admitted at the time he did not want to watch the first of them after it went viral on the internet.

England’s Daniel Brooks held a slender lead at the halfway stage after completing the last 11 holes of his second round in six under par and doubled his advantage with a birdie on the first in round three.