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Southampton - Ernie Els reeled off three straight back-nine birdies on Wednesday to record a one-shot victory in the PGA Grand Slam of Golf.
Els, an alternate in the four-man tournament designed to feature the year's four major championship winners, carded a two-under 69 for a five-under total of 137.
Els, standing in for Masters champion Phil Mickelson, had a 36-hole total of five-under 137, good enough for a one-stroke victory over American David Toms.
Toms, a former PGA champion who replaced British Open champion Louis Oosthuizen in the two-day event, led by as many as three on Wednesday but settled for a 71 for 138.
US Open champion Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland carded a 73 and PGA champion Martin Kaymer of Germany posted a 71. They finished eight shots adrift on 145.
Els notched his second victory in the tournament, his other title coming at Poipu Bay in Hawaii in 1997.
That was the year that Els added a second US Open title to the one he captured in 1994.
The most recent of the South African's three major triumphs was in the British Open in 2002.
