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Tim Schmitt

An aging Ernie Els went to lighter shafts — and now he’s got the 36-hole lead at a PGA Tour Champions major

The inevitability of growing older strikes all of us at some point. Even the Big Easy.

Now at the ripe age of 53, Ernie Els found himself looking for a little help when it came to his shafts, and he admitted after shooting a 66 during the second round of the Regions Tradition at Greystone G&CC in Birmingham, Alabama, on Friday that he recently made a switch.

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