Els Closes Gap

Sat., Feb. 28, 1998

Compiled From Wire Services

Ernie Els had the best round of the day with a 63 to pull within three strokes of leader Robert Karlsson midway through the Dubai Desert Classic golf tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Karlsson shot a 6-under-par 66 to move to 13-under-par 131 after 36 holes.

In Valencia, Calif., Billy Mayfair narrowly clung to his Nissan Open lead.

Mayfair, after five bogeys and five birdies, finished the second round with a par 71, leaving him 6-under and still the leader by one shot.

Casey Martin, who returns to the Nike Tour next week after winning the right to ride a cart, has signed endorsement deals to play Top-Flite balls and Ping clubs and display the Hartford Insurance logo on his bag, sources told the Associated Press.

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