Charl Schwartzel

Charl Schwartzel
— Golfer —
Schwartzel in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Charl Adriaan Schwartzel
Born	(1984-08-31) 31 August 1984 Johannesburg, South Africa
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st)
Nationality	South Africa
Residence	Vereeniging, Gauteng, South Africa Manchester. England
Spouse	Rosalind Jacobs (m. 2010)
Career
College	none
Turned professional	2002
Current tour(s)	European Tour (joined 2002) Sunshine Tour (joined 2002) PGA Tour (joined 2011)
Professional wins	15
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	2
European Tour	11
Asian Tour	1
Sunshine Tour	9
Other	1
Best results in major championships (wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	Won: 2011
U.S. Open	7th: 2015
The Open Championship	T7: 2014
PGA Championship	T12: 2011
Achievements and awards
Sunshine Tour Order of Merit Winner	2004/05, 2005/06, 2006/07, 2010

Charl Adriaan Schwartzel (/ˈʃɑːrl ˈʃwɔːrtsəl/;^[1] born 31 August 1984) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour, European Tour, and the Sunshine Tour. He has won one major title, the Masters in 2011. Schwartzel's highest world ranking has been number six, after finishing in a tie for fourth at the WGC-Cadillac Championship in 2012.

Early life and amateur career

Born in Johannesburg, Schwartzel 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 2005 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 won the Open de España in April, beating Jyoti Randhawa by one stroke, after an eagle at the 543-yard (497 m) 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

Schwartzel won the Masters Tournament in 2011 by two strokes to become the third South African winner of the event (after Gary Player and Trevor Immelman). He won exactly 50 years after Player became the first international Masters champion in 1961. In the final round, Schwartzel overcame a four stroke deficit with a round of 66, two strokes ahead of runners-up 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 then holed his second shot from the middle of the fairway at the third for eagle. This wiped out the four stroke lead of Rory McIlroy, but then Schwartzel bogeyed 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 consecutive birdies, 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.

Post-Masters win career

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. He ended the season ranked 4th on the Race to Dubai.

On 9 December 2012, Schwartzel won the Thailand Golf Championship on the Asian Tour for his first victory since his 2011 Masters win. This was also Schwartzel's first win on the Asian Tour as he cruised to an eleven stroke victory over the field.^[14] The following week, Schwartzel won in his native South Africa at the Alfred Dunhill Championship played at Leopard Creek CC.^[15]

This was Schwartzel's eighth victory on the European Tour, as he secured it with the third highest margin of victory in the history of the tour with a twelve stroke advantage over the Swede Kristoffer Broberg.^[16]

Schwartzel defended his Alfred Dunhill Championship in 2013, with a four-stroke win over England's Richard Finch. This took his tally of victories on the European Tour to nine.^[17]

Schwartzel won his second PGA Tour event, on 13 March 2016, taking the Valspar Championship on the first hole of sudden-death, after tying Bill Haas at 277 after 72 holes.

Amateur wins (3)

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

Professional wins (15)

PGA Tour wins (2)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	10 Apr 2011	Masters Tournament	−14 (69-71-68-66=274)	2 strokes	Jason Day, Adam Scott
2	13 Mar 2016	Valspar Championship	−7 (71-70-69-67=277)	Playoff	Bill Haas

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2016	Valspar Championship	Bill Haas	Won with par on first extra hole

European Tour wins (11)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other European Tour (10)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	12 Dec 2004	Dunhill Championship¹	−7 (71-69-70-71=281)	Playoff	Neil Cheetham
2	29 Apr 2007	Open de España	−16 (69-68-68-67=272)	1 stroke	Jyoti Randhawa
3	12 Oct 2008	Madrid Masters	−19 (69-64-66-66=265)	3 strokes	Ricardo González
4	10 Jan 2010	Africa Open¹	−20 (67-70-68-67=272)	1 stroke	Thomas Aiken
5	17 Jan 2010	Joburg Open¹	−23 (63-68-64-66=261)	6 strokes	Darren Clarke, Keith Horne
6	16 Jan 2011	Joburg Open¹ (2)	−19 (68-61-69-67=265)	1 stroke	Garth Mulroy
7	10 Apr 2011	Masters Tournament	−14 (69-71-68-66=274)	2 strokes	Jason Day, Adam Scott
8	16 Dec 2012	Alfred Dunhill Championship¹ (2)	−24 (67-64-64-69=264)	12 strokes	Kristoffer Broberg
9	1 Dec 2013	Alfred Dunhill Championship¹ (3)	−17 (68-68-67-68=271)	4 strokes	Richard Finch
10	29 Nov 2015	Alfred Dunhill Championship¹ (4)	−15 (66-67-70-70=273)	4 strokes	Grégory Bourdy
11	14 Feb 2016	Tshwane Open¹	−16 (71-64-66-63=264)	8 strokes	Jeff Winther

¹ Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour.

European Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2004	Dunhill Championship	Neil Cheetham	Won with birdie on first extra hole
1	2015	South African Open Championship	Andy Sullivan	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Sunshine Tour wins (9)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	12 Dec 2004	Dunhill Championship¹	−7 (71-69-70-71=281)	Playoff	Neil Cheetham
2	26 Feb 2006	Vodacom Tour Championship	−14 (68-70-65-67=270)	4 strokes	Darren Fichardt
3	10 Jan 2010	Africa Open¹	−20 (67-70-68-67=272)	1 stroke	Thomas Aiken
4	17 Jan 2010	Joburg Open¹	−23 (63-68-64-66=261)	6 strokes	Darren Clarke, Keith Horne
5	16 Jan 2011	Joburg Open¹ (2)	−19 (68-61-69-67=265)	1 stroke	Garth Mulroy
6	16 Dec 2012	Alfred Dunhill Championship¹ (2)	−23 (67-64-64-69-264)	12 strokes	Kristoffer Broberg
7	1 Dec 2013	Alfred Dunhill Championship¹ (3)	−17 (68-68-67-68=271)	4 strokes	Richard Finch
8	29 Nov 2015	Alfred Dunhill Championship¹ (4)	−15 (66-67-70-70=273)	4 strokes	Grégory Bourdy
9	14 Feb 2016	Tshwane Open¹	−16 (71-64-66-63=264)	8 strokes	Jeff Winther

¹ Co-sanctioned by the European Tour.

Asian Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	9 Dec 2012	Thailand Golf Championship	−25 (65-65-68-65=263)	11 strokes	Bubba Watson, Thitiphun Chuayprakong

Other wins (1)

2013 Nanshan China Masters (OneAsia Tour)

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	Jason Day, Adam Scott

Results timeline

Tournament	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	T48	T30	DNP	CUT
The Open Championship	CUT	DNP	CUT	T22	CUT	DNP	CUT
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	CUT	T52	T43

Tournament	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
Masters Tournament	T30	1	T50	T25	CUT	T38	CUT
U.S. Open	T16	T9	T38	14	CUT	7
The Open Championship	T14	T16	CUT	T15	T7	T68
PGA Championship	T18	T12	T59	CUT	T15	T37

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

Summary

Tournament	Wins	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	1	1	1	2	7	5
U.S. Open	0	0	2	4	9	7
The Open Championship	0	0	1	5	11	6
PGA Championship	0	0	0	3	10	7
Totals	1	1	4	14	37	25

Most consecutive cuts made – 11 (2009 PGA – 2012 U.S. Open)
Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2011 Masters – 2011 U.S. Open)

Results in World Golf Championship events

Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.

Tournament	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016
Cadillac Championship	T18	T43	T35	DNP	DNP	2	T24	T4	T16	T9	T44	T17
Dell Match Play	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	R32	R16	R32	R32	R64	R32	R16	T18
Bridgestone Invitational	DNP	T36	DNP	DNP	DNP	T58	T53	T24	T21	T4	T31
HSBC Champions					DNP	T16	T4	DNP	DNP	T64	T35

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

Eisenhower Trophy (representing South Africa): 2002

Professional

Presidents Cup (representing the International team): 2011, 2013, 2015
World Cup (representing South Africa): 2011

References

↑ "Athlete Insights: meet Charl Schwartzel". NikeGolf. 14 March 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
1 2 3 4 "Player Profile: Charl Schwartzel". Sunshine Tour. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
↑ "SA golfers rise in world rankings". 19 April 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
↑ "Official World Golf Rankings, Week 8, 2006" (PDF). 26 February 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
↑ "Official World Golf Rankings, Week 52, 2006" (PDF). 31 December 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
↑ "Schwartzel Wins Open de Espana". European Tour. 29 April 2007. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
↑ "Verplank Moves Up to 31st in Rankings". Golf Channel. The Sports Network. 30 April 2007. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
↑ "Schwartzel claims one-shot victory in Africa Open". USA Today. 10 January 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
↑ "Charl Schwartzel coasts home in Joburg Open". The Daily Telegraph. 17 January 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
↑ "Successful 2010 season for Schwartzel sees him finish 8th in Order of Merit". European Tour. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
↑ "SA's Charl Schwartzel retains Joburg Open title". BBC. 16 January 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
↑ "Rory McIlroy collapse gives Charl Schwartzel the green jacket at Augusta National". The Daily Telegraph. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
↑ "Charl Schwartzel wins dramatic Masters title". BBC. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
↑ "Schwartzel runs away with Thailand Golf Championship". Thailand Golf Championship. 9 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
↑ "Charl Schwartzel wins Alfred Dunhill Championship by 12 shots". BBC Sport. 16 December 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
↑ "Schwartzel happy to end disappointing year on a high". Sky Sports. 16 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
↑ Casey, Phil (2 December 2013). "Schwartzel holds off charge from Finch to win back-to-back Dunhill Championships". The Daily Mail (London).

External links

Charl Schwartzel at the Sunshine Tour official site
Charl Schwartzel at the European Tour official site
Charl Schwartzel at the PGA Tour official site
Charl Schwartzel at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
Charl Schwartzel on Twitter

Masters 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 2012 Bubba Watson† 2013 Adam Scott† 2014 Bubba Watson 2015‡ Jordan Spieth 2016 Danny Willett

† indicates the event was won in a playoff; ‡ indicates the event was won wire-to-wire

Charl Schwartzel in the Presidents Cup

International Presidents Cup team – 2011

Robert Allenby Aaron Baddeley K. J. Choi Jason Day Ernie Els Retief Goosen Ryo Ishikawa Kim Kyung-tae Geoff Ogilvy Charl Schwartzel Adam Scott Yang Yong-eun Greg Norman (non-playing captain)

Lost: 15 – 19

International Presidents Cup team – 2013

Ángel Cabrera Jason Day Brendon de Jonge Graham DeLaet Ernie Els Branden Grace Marc Leishman Hideki Matsuyama Louis Oosthuizen Charl Schwartzel Adam Scott Richard Sterne Nick Price (non-playing captain)

Lost: 15.5 – 18.5.

International Presidents Cup team – 2015

Bae Sang-moon Steven Bowditch Jason Day Branden Grace Thongchai Jaidee Anirban Lahiri Danny Lee Marc Leishman Hideki Matsuyama Louis Oosthuizen Charl Schwartzel Adam Scott Nick Price (non-playing captain)

Lost: 14.5 – 15.5

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