Bernhard Langer, a five-time Chubb Classic winner, will be joined by fellow Hall-of-Famer Ernie Els and former Chubb champion Steve Stricker.

That is until Ernie Els came along. The 55-year-old South African restored ... breaking out of the pack to beat Bernhard Langer, Miguel Angel Jimenez and Alex Cejka by two strokes. “He kept the pressure on me. Lucky for me, I kept making big putts ...

Ernie Els won the season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship on Saturday for his seventh PGA Tour Champions victory, closing with a 6-under 66 to beat Bernhard Langer, Miguel Angel Jimenez and Alex Cejka by two strokes.

South Africa's Ernie Els and Germany's Alex Cejka share the lead entering the final round of the Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai, but Germany's Bernhard Langer is in contention to make more PGA Tour Champions history.

1, Ernie Els, $340,000. 2 (tie), Alex Cejka, Miguel Angel Jimenez and Bernhard Langer, $150,000. 5 (tie), Steven Alker and Jerry Kelly, $93,000. 7, Ken Tanigawa ...

Ernie Els was part of a golden generation of SA golfers, which also ushered in a couple of top players over the last three decades.

South African Ernie Els fired a 6-under 66 on Saturday to win the season ... edging Miguel Angel Jimenez of Spain and Germans Alex Cejka and Bernhard Langer by two strokes. Jimenez shared low-round honors with three others thanks to a 64 on Saturday ...