Ernie Els and Tiger Woods have both expressed their concerns about competing in next week's Dubai Desert Classic in the current political climate. Following his defeat at the Accenture world match play championship, Els admitted that he was unsure about his plans.
"I would love to go - it's one of my favourite events," said the world number two, who last year won at the Emirates club for the second time. "But my only scare is if I get there and it (war with Iraq) kicks off. How do you get out?"
"We've spoken to the people over there and they said come, but at the end of last week there was some (British) government advice about not going to Qatar. What's the big difference between Qatar and Dubai? It was 50-50, then I was leaning towards going. But now I'm going to speak to some people again and see what's going on," he added.
Woods is also in the field for the event but remains a doubtful starter. He confirmed he would make a decision in the next few days. "Any time you go overseas and there's war not too far away, it is a danger," he admitted.
Filed by Amanda Fennelly
