article_snippet.sent: South African Ernie Els rolled back the years with a superb 67 on Thursday .
article_snippet.sent: After Greg Norman, Els might be the great hard-luck story when it comes to fabulous players who never quite got it done here.
article_snippet.sent: Els is still trying, at 45, and what a joy to see one of the great ball-strikers roll back a decade or two rather than the years to post Paul five-under score.