Els goes from top to bottom without losing hope

Ernie Els sure didn't look to be down in the dumps for someone who has tumbled so far in the FedEx Cup.

It was only a year ago that the Big Easy was the No. 1 seed going into the PGA Tour's postseason. He went to the top of the standings by winning a World Golf Championship in March, and stayed there for the next five months.

This year, he wasn't even sure he would make it to The Barclays, the playoff opener that starts Thursday at Plainfield.

Els was just outside the top 125 - the cutoff to make the FedEx Cup - and had to play last week in the Wyndham Championship to have any chance of making it. He tied for 30th and moved to No. 118.

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