Monkey Finally Off Els' Back?

Hello. Congrats to Ernie Els for winning the Honda Classic. Els shot a final round 67 in difficult weather to win by 1 over Luke Donald.
How long has it been since Els won on the PGA Tour? May 2004 at the Memorial was his last taste of PGA victory. To put that in perspective, as someone said Sunday, Tiger has won 23 times in that span. That's a Hall of Fame career!
While Els has had some success in Europe, even there he's blown leads. He lost in his native South Africa with a triple bogey, then lost in Dubai with another water shot.
Will this victory get the monkey off Els' back? Is he closer to his dream of getting to #1? I think so, but it's too early to tell. The Honda field was not the strongest. And Els came from behind. While that's impressive, it doesn't quite measure up to going head-to-head with Tiger. Right now I'd put Els with Jim Furyk and Vijay Singh, behind Phil Mickelson for the Most Likely to Challenge Tiger award.
With some tournaments to go before the Masters, it will be interesting to see if Els can get on a roll.

Regards,
Steve