Ernie Els has set his sights on a record fourth Dubai Desert Classic title after shrugging off the putting woes which have hampered his game. The four-time major winner has dropped outside of the worlds top 200 having struggled with putting in recent months, but has bolstered his chances of a first win since 2013 with a bogey-free second-round 67 at Emirates GC.Els future appeared in doubt after several bouts of the yips, having followed two close-range missed putts at the back end of 2015 with a two-putt from less than 18 inches during last months SA Open.But the South Africans new cross-handed technique has delivered immediate results, with three birdies and an eagle on Friday giving the world No 205 the early clubhouse lead.I feel like Im looking forward to the weekend, Els told Sky Sports. Im not dreading the greens. Thats where Ive been for the last two or three years since I won the Open Championship. The last of the South Africans three Dubai wins came in 2005. I feel very different. I feel like I dont mind making a two-footer or a four-footer. I have been feeling better and better since the first week of the season, where it was pretty bad.Its an exact turnaround from a few weeks ago when I was dreading to get on the greens. Im actually enjoying it on the greens, the surfaces are unbelievable and I obviously have a lot more confidence in the stroke and the set-up. Els was later joined at the top of the leaderboard by Danny Willett, who fired seven birdies in a flawless 65.Last years Race to Dubai runner-up got fortunate in the opening round when his approach in to the 13th came off a rock in the hazard, but Willett was much more impressed with his display on Friday. Willett posted the lowest round of the morning starters on Friday You need a little of luck, and yesterday, that was a nice one, Willett told Sky Sports. 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The Mocs tipped off their 2015-16 campaign with a 92-90 overtime victory at Georgia, and they went on to win the Southern Conferences regular-season and tournament titles to earn an NCAA Tournament berth.Its great for Chattanooga -- for the city, for the school, McLean said. Its great. I told (teammate) Chuck (Ester) when he was on his visit, `If you come here, were going to shock the world. You look forward to games like this. This is what we came here for, and after last year, this is what we stayed for -- to play games and win games like this.Tennessee hadnt lost a home opener since falling 87-79 to East Tennessee State in 1991.Tuoyo had a career-high 22 points to go along with 11 rebounds in a performance that featured several dunks. McLean had 21 points and 10 rebounds. Greg Pryor had 14 points and Johnathan Burroughs-Cook added 11.Tennessee freshman Jordan Bone had 21 points in his college debut. 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