Woods won his opening-round match while Els was beaten by New Zealand's Phil Tataurangi on the 20th hole.
Presidents Cup International team captain Greg Norman said Aaron Baddeley "took it pretty rough" on Thursday when he blew victory with a poor putt on the 17th and an inexplicably woeful three-wood off the 18th tee.
Adam Scott's caddy Steve Williams has escaped official punishment for his racist remark about former employer Tiger Woods after a high-level meeting of golf officials in China on Sunday.
It was only the third time in his career that world number one Woods had missed the cut.
The world number one fired a final round eight-under 64 to romp to a seven-stroke win over Phil Mickelson.
Despite nursing a sore ankle, Tiger Woods maintained his grip at the top of the world rankings.
The world number one moved into a two-shot lead after the second round of the $5.6 million Wachovia Championship on Friday.
While the return of Tiger Woods to the PGA Tour is manna from heaven for sponsors and television executives, an intriguing question mark hovers over his likely reception by the fans.
Tiger Woods failed to register a single birdie on his card for the first time in four years on the PGA Tour in Florida.
Not even a ferocious storm that pushed the Arnold Palmer Invitational to a Monday finish could stop Tiger Woods from winning an eighth Bay Hill title and reclaiming the World No 1 ranking.
With the two-year anniversary of his last tournament win fast approaching, Tiger Woods is preparing for next month's Australian Open amid growing doubts over whether he can ever regain his former dominance.
A host of pinpoint golf shots and a deadly touch with the putter helped Tiger Woods to move within sight of his first victory in a full-field event for more than two years at the Abu Dhabi Championship on Saturday.
Lee Westwood, ice-cool down the closing stretch, took advantage of a stumbling finish by American Heath Slocum to regain a one-shot lead at the Players Championship in Saturday's third round.
For a third day in a row, Tiger Woods treated his fans to a rousing start in his much anticipated return to competition but lost momentum over the closing stretch at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas on Saturday.
India's Arjun Atwal missed a five-foot birdie putt at the last to miss out on a playoff spot
All eyes will be on Tiger Woods when he starts his bid next Thursday for an unprecedented third successive U.S. Masters victory at Augusta National.
Tiger Woods's 258-week reign as World No 1 could be ended by fellow American Phil Mickelson on Sunday.
The head of the US professional golf tour on Thursday applauded Tiger Woods' decision to take a break from the game over a sex scandal, but he played down fears the sport would suffer from the absence.
Tiger Woods and Annika Sorenstam were the dominant figures in global golf during 2002 but neither of them would have managed to generate more publicity than Augusta National chairman Hootie Johnson.
American Tom Pernice Jr. fired a flawless 10-under 62 to grab a share of the second round lead at the Funai Classic.
If there is to be a series of head-to-head battles between Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods in the years ahead it does not sound like there will be much in the way of trash talk to stimulate the hype.
Eight shots off the lead and teeing off nearly two hours ahead of the final pairing of Ryan Moore and Dustin Johnson, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson may have been out of contention but they were never out of the spotlight.
Tiger Woods has registered to play in June's US Open at Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania but has not set a timetable for his return to the PGA Tour.
Tiger Woods ended a frustrating victory drought of just over two years when he clinched the Chevron World Challenge which he hosts by one shot on Sunday, holing a six-foot birdie putt at the last.
Tiger Woods had a noticeable glint in his eye ahead of this week's Chevron World Challenge, oozing confidence about his game after an encouraging fortnight of competition in Australia.
There has been widespread talk of a 'Tiger slump', and the world number one has become increasingly annoyed.
Tiger Woods has pulled out of next week's British Open because of ongoing problems with his left leg, the former world number one said on Tuesday, meaning he will miss a second straight major.
Tiger Woods stormed into contention at the U.S. Open with a sizzling back nine on Saturday that put him five shots behind fellow-American Dustin Johnson with one round to go at Pebble Beach.
Tiger Woods overtook Jack Nicklaus in second place on the all-time PGA Tour winners list when he captured the AT&T National tournament at the Congressional Country Club on Sunday.
Tiger Woods has always tried to maintain tight control over every aspect of his game but he conceded on Wednesday that his troubled private life had taken its toll on his practice time.
He is prepared to miss the British Open if the birth of his first child clashes with the third major of the season.
The world No 1 announced on his 31st birthday that his wife Elin will give birth to their first child next year.
The 33-year-old Furyk was three strokes clear in the U.S. Open.
Tiger Woods cruised to a memorable double in record-breaking style on Sunday, winning the Tour Championship by eight shots and inaugural FedExCup honours to claim a $10 million bonus.
The American claimed the honour for the fifth straight season.
