Ernie Els is back at one of his favorite places to play golf and back in the hunt for his 20th PGA Tour victory.
Els posted the low round of the day Saturday at Congressional, a 6-under 65 that has him just two shots back of leader Billy Hurley III heading into Sunday.
His bogey-free moving day was sparked by an eagle hole-out from 160 yards at the par-4 12th.
“I didn’t want to talk to it,” Els said. “So I said to [caddie Ricci Roberts], ‘You speak to it,’ and as he said, ‘Be right,’ it slam dunked into the hole.