Charl Schwartzel

Charl Schwartzel
Charl Schwartzel
Personal information
Full name Charl Adriaan Schwartzel
Born 31 August 1984 (1984-08-31) (age 27)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Nationality  South Africa
Residence Vereeniging, South Africa
Partner Rosalind Jacobs (2008-present)
Career
College none
Turned professional 2002
Current tour(s) European Tour
(joined 2002)
Sunshine Tour
(joined 2002)
PGA Tour
(joined 2011)
Professional wins 8
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 1
European Tour 7
Sunshine Tour 5
Best results in Major Championships
(Wins: 1)
Masters Tournament Won: 2011
U.S. Open T9: 2011
The Open Championship T14: 2010
PGA Championship T12: 2011
Achievements and awards
Sunshine Tour
Order of Merit Winner		 2004/05, 2005/06, 2006/07, 2010

Charl Adriaan Schwartzel (English pronunciation: /ˈʃɑrl ˈʃwɔrtsəl/;[1] born 31 August 1984) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour, European Tour, and the Sunshine Tour. He won the 2011 Masters Tournament. Schwartzel's highest world ranking has been number seven, in May 2011.

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Early life and amateur career

Schwartzel was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. He had a dominant junior amateur career in South Africa, and won some amateur events in other countries including the 2002 Indian Amateur and English Open Stroke Play Championships.[2] He played for South Africa in the 2002 Eisenhower Trophy.[2]

Professional career

Schwartzel turned professional at the age of eighteen and following the path of many other leading South African players, he qualified for the European Tour late that year. He was the second youngest South African golfer to do so after Dale Hayes.[2] He earned enough money to retain his European Tour card in both 2003 and 2004.

In the 2004-05 season he won the Dunhill Championship, a leading tournament in South Africa that is co-sanctioned by the European Tour, and claimed first place on the Sunshine Tour's Order of Merit.[2] In 2005 he finished 52nd on the European Tour's Order of Merit, and in 2005-06 he again topped the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit. His win at the season-ending Vodacom Tour Championship took him into the top 100 in the Official World Golf Rankings for the first time.[3][4] His form continued to improve in 2006 and he finished the season placed 18th on the Order of Merit and reached as high as 55th in the World Rankings.[5]

He took first place on the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit for the third consecutive year in 2007, and in April 2007 he won the Open de España, beating Jyoti Randhawa by one stroke, after an eagle at the 543-yard par-5 16th hole,[6] and moved into the world top 40.[7]

Schwartzel has played in the Gary Player Invitational several times to help Gary Player raise funds for various children's charities. In 2008, he once again achieved success on the European Tour, by securing victory at the Madrid Masters.

After a winless 2009 season, Schwartzel started 2010 by winning two consecutive tournaments on the European Tour, both held in his native South Africa, and re-entered the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings.[8][9] He finished the season ranked 8th on the Order of Merit.[10]

For 2011, Schwartzel joined the PGA Tour. On 16 January 2011, Schwartzel retained his Joburg Open title winning by four shots.[11]

2011 Masters win

In April 2011, Schwartzel won the 75th Masters Tournament by two strokes to become the third South African winner of the event (after Gary Player and Trevor Immelman), and winning exactly 50 years after Player became the first international Masters champion. In the final round, Schwartzel overcame a four stroke deficit with a round of 66, winning by two strokes over Adam Scott and Jason Day[12] Schwartzel started his final round on Sunday by chipping in from off the green at the first hole for birdie and following this up with an eagle on the third hole by holing his second shot from the middle of the fairway. At this point, the four stroke lead of Rory McIlroy had been wiped out. Schwartzel then shot a bogey at the fourth hole to drop one behind. For the rest of the round he maintained this score, until he reached the last four holes where he holed clutch putts to finish with four birdies in a row, a feat unprecedented in the Masters' 75 years history. It put him back in the lead and he ultimately won the Green Jacket and his first major championship.[13] After the tournament, Schwartzel moved up to 11th from 29th in the Official World Golf Rankings.

Alongside his win at The Masters, Schwartzel also enjoyed success in the year's other three major championships in 2011. He recorded career bests at the U.S. Open where he finished in a tie for ninth and also at the PGA Championship, finishing tied for 12th. He was also in contention at The Open Championship before a third round 75 damaged his chances.

Amateur wins (3)

  • 2002 Indian Amateur Open Championship (tied), Brabazon Trophy, Transvaal Amateur Championship (South Africa)

Professional wins (8)

PGA Tour wins (1)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (0)
No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of Victory Runners-up
1 10 Apr 2011 Masters Tournament -14 (69-71-68-66=274) 2 strokes Australia Jason Day, Australia Adam Scott

European Tour wins (7)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other European Tour (6)
No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of
Victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 12 Dec 2004
(2005 season)		 Dunhill Championship -7 (71-69-70-71=281) Playoff England Neil Cheetham
2 29 Apr 2007 Open de España -16 (69-68-68-67=272) 1 stroke India Jyoti Randhawa
3 12 Oct 2008 Madrid Masters -19 (69-64-66-66=265) 3 strokes Argentina Ricardo González
4 10 Jan 2010 Africa Open -20 (67-70-68-67=272) 1 stroke South Africa Thomas Aiken
5 17 Jan 2010 Joburg Open -23 (63-68-64-66=261) 6 strokes Northern Ireland Darren Clarke, South Africa Keith Horne
6 16 Jan 2011 Joburg Open -19 (68-61-69-67=265) 1 stroke South Africa Garth Mulroy
7 10 Apr 2011 Masters Tournament -14 (69-71-68-66=274) 2 strokes Australia Jason Day, Australia Adam Scott

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 2004 Dunhill Championship England Neil Cheetham Won with birdie on first extra hole; Cheetham made par

Sunshine Tour wins (5)

No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of
Victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 12 Dec 2004 Dunhill Championship -7 (71-69-70-71=281) Playoff England Neil Cheetham
2 26 Feb 2006 Vodacom Tour Championship -14 (68-70-65-67=270) 4 strokes South Africa Darren Fichardt
3 10 Jan 2010 Africa Open -20 (67-70-68-67=272) 1 stroke South Africa Thomas Aiken
4 17 Jan 2010 Joburg Open -23 (63-68-64-66=261) 6 strokes Northern Ireland Darren Clarke, South Africa Keith Horne
5 16 Jan 2011 Joburg Open -19 (68-61-69-67=265) 1 stroke South Africa Garth Mulroy

Major championships

Wins (1)

Year Championship 54 Holes Winning Score Margin Runners-up
2011 Masters Tournament 4 shot deficit -14 (69-71-68-66=274) 2 strokes Australia Jason Day, Australia Adam Scott

Results timeline

Tournament 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T30 1
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP T48 T30 DNP CUT T16 T9
The Open Championship CUT DNP CUT T22 CUT DNP CUT T14 T16
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP CUT CUT T52 T43 T18 T12

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

Summary

  • Tournaments played: 20
  • Wins: 1
  • 2nd: 0
  • 3rd: 0
  • Top 10s: 2
  • Top 25s: 8
  • Missed cuts: 7
  • Most consecutive cuts made: 9

Results in World Golf Championship events

Tournament 2005 2006 2007 2008
Accenture Match Play Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP
Cadillac Championship T18 T43 T35 DNP
Bridgestone Invitational DNP T36 DNP DNP
Tournament 2009 2010 2011
Accenture Match Play Championship R32 R16 R32
Cadillac Championship DNP 2 T24
Bridgestone Invitational DNP T58 T53
HSBC Champions DNP T16 T4

DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

References

  1. ^ "Athlete Insights: meet Charl Schwartzel". NikeGolf. 14 March 2010. http://www.youtube.com/nikegolf#p/u/0/iHhgCOqBXOQ. Retrieved 2011-04-11. 
  2. ^ a b c d "Player Profile Charl Schwartzel". Sunshine Tour. 11 April 2011. http://www.sunshinetour-tic.com/profiles/SCH029.htm. Retrieved 11 April 2011. 
  3. ^ "SA golfers rise in world rankings". 19 April 2006. http://mg.co.za/article/2006-04-19-sa-golfers-rise-in-world-rankings. Retrieved 2011-04-13. 
  4. ^ "Official World Golf Rankings, Week 8, 2006". 26 February 2006. http://dps.endavadigital.net/owgr/doc/content/archive/2006/owgr08f2006.pdf. Retrieved 2011-04-13. 
  5. ^ "Official World Golf Rankings, Week 52, 2006". 31 December 2006. http://dps.endavadigital.net/owgr/doc/content/archive/2006/owgr52f2006.pdf. Retrieved 2011-04-13. 
  6. ^ "Schwartzel Wins Open de Espana". European Tour. 29 April 2007. http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2007/tournamentid=2007034/news/newsid=112579.html#schwartzel+wins+open+espana. Retrieved 2011-04-11. 
  7. ^ "Verplank Moves Up to 31st in Rankings". Golf Channel. The Sports Network. 30 April 2007. http://www.thegolfchannel.com/tour-insider/verplank-moves-31st-rankings-22418/. Retrieved 2011-04-12. 
  8. ^ "Schwartzel claims one-shot victory in Africa Open". USA Today. 10 January 2010. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/golf/euro/2010-01-10-africa-open_N.htm. Retrieved 2010-01-20. 
  9. ^ "Charl Schwartzel coasts home in Joburg Open". Telegraph. 17 January 2010. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/7012892/Charl-Schwartzel-coasts-home-in-Joburg-Open.html. Retrieved 2010-01-20. 
  10. ^ "Successful 2010 season for Schwartzel sees him finish 8th in Order of Merit". European Tour. 12 April 2011. http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/racetodubai/rankings/season=2010/index_full.html. Retrieved 2011-04-12. 
  11. ^ "SA's Charl Schwartzel retains Joburg Open title". BBC. 16 January 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/9363332.stm. Retrieved 2011-04-10. 
  12. ^ "Rory McIlroy collapse gives Charl Schwartzel the green jacket at Augusta National". Daily Telegraph. 11 April 2011. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/mastersaugusta/8442012/The-Masters-2011-Rory-McIlroy-collapse-gives-Charl-Schwartzel-the-green-jacket-at-Augusta-National.html#. Retrieved 2011-04-11. 
  13. ^ "Charl Schwartzel wins dramatic Masters title". BBC. 11 April 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/13030745.stm. Retrieved 2011-04-11. 

External links

v · d · eMasters Tournament champions

1934 Horton Smith • 1935 Gene Sarazen† • 1936 Horton Smith • 1937 Byron Nelson • 1938 Henry Picard • 1939 Ralph Guldahl • 1940 Jimmy Demaret • 1941‡ Craig Wood • 1942 Byron Nelson† • 1943-45 Cancelled due to World War II • 1946 Herman Keiser • 1947 Jimmy Demaret • 1948 Claude Harmon • 1949 Sam Snead • 1950 Jimmy Demaret • 1951 Ben Hogan • 1952 Sam Snead • 1953 Ben Hogan • 1954 Sam Snead† • 1955 Cary Middlecoff • 1956 Jack Burke, Jr. • 1957 Doug Ford • 1958 Arnold Palmer • 1959 Art Wall, Jr. • 1960‡ Arnold Palmer • 1961 Gary Player • 1962 Arnold Palmer† • 1963 Jack Nicklaus • 1964 Arnold Palmer • 1965 Jack Nicklaus • 1966 Jack Nicklaus† • 1967 Gay Brewer • 1968 Bob Goalby • 1969 George Archer • 1970 Billy Casper† • 1971 Charles Coody • 1972‡ Jack Nicklaus • 1973 Tommy Aaron • 1974 Gary Player • 1975 Jack Nicklaus • 1976‡ Raymond Floyd • 1977 Tom Watson • 1978 Gary Player • 1979 Fuzzy Zoeller† • 1980 Seve Ballesteros • 1981 Tom Watson • 1982 Craig Stadler† • 1983 Seve Ballesteros • 1984 Ben Crenshaw • 1985 Bernhard Langer • 1986 Jack Nicklaus • 1987 Larry Mize† • 1988 Sandy Lyle • 1989 Nick Faldo† • 1990 Nick Faldo† • 1991 Ian Woosnam • 1992 Fred Couples • 1993 Bernhard Langer • 1994 José María Olazábal • 1995 Ben Crenshaw • 1996 Nick Faldo • 1997 Tiger Woods • 1998 Mark O'Meara • 1999 José María Olazábal • 2000 Vijay Singh • 2001 Tiger Woods • 2002 Tiger Woods • 2003 Mike Weir† • 2004 Phil Mickelson • 2005 Tiger Woods† • 2006 Phil Mickelson • 2007 Zach Johnson • 2008 Trevor Immelman • 2009 Ángel Cabrera† • 2010 Phil Mickelson • 2011 Charl Schwartzel
† indicates the event was won in a playoff ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire
v · d · eInternational Presidents Cup team – 2011
Australia Robert Allenby • Australia Aaron Baddeley • South Korea Choi Kyung-Ju • Australia Jason Day • South Africa Ernie Els • South Africa Retief Goosen • Japan Ryo Ishikawa • South Korea Kim Kyung-tae • Australia Geoff Ogilvy • South Africa Charl Schwartzel • Australia Adam Scott • South Korea Yang Yong-eun
Australia Greg Norman (non-playing captain)
Lost: 15 – 19

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