Charl Schwartzel
Schwartzel in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Charl Adriaan Schwartzel
Born	(1984-08-31)31 August 1984 (age 41) Johannesburg, South Africa
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st)
Sporting nationality	South Africa
Residence	Vereeniging, Gauteng, South Africa Manchester, England Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Spouse	Rosalind Jacobs ​ (m. 2010)​
Career
Turned professional	2002
Current tours	Asian Tour Sunshine Tour LIV Golf
Former tours	PGA Tour European Tour
Professional wins	16
Highestranking	6 (11 March 2012)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	2
European Tour	11
Asian Tour	1
Sunshine Tour	9
LIV Golf	1
Other	1
Best results in major championships (wins: 1)
Masters Tournament	Won:2011
PGA Championship	T12: 2011
U.S. Open	7th:2015
The Open Championship	T7:2014
Achievements and awards
Sunshine Tour Rookie of the Year 2002–03 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit Winner 2004–05,2005–06, 2006–07,2010
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Charl Adriaan Schwartzel (/ʃɑːrlˈʃwɔːrtsəl/sharlSHWORT-səl;^[2] born 31 August 1984) is a South Africanprofessional golfer who currently plays in theLIV Golf Invitational Series and has previously played on thePGA Tour,European Tour and theSunshine Tour. He has won onemajor title, theMasters in2011. Schwartzel's highestworld ranking has been number six, after finishing in a tie for fourth at theWGC-Cadillac Championship in2012.

Born inJohannesburg, 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.^[3] He played for South Africa in the 2002Eisenhower Trophy.^[3]

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 afterDale Hayes.^[3] He earned enough money to retain his European Tour card in both 2003 and 2004.

In the2005 season he won theDunhill Championship,^[4] 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.^[3] 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-endingVodacom Tour Championship took him into the top 100 in theOfficial World Golf Rankings for the first time.^[5][6] His form continued to improve in2006 and he finished the season placed 18th on the Order of Merit and reached as high as 55th in the World Rankings.^[7]

He took first place on the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit for the third consecutive year in2007, and won theOpen de España in April, beatingJyoti Randhawa by one stroke, after an eagle at the 543-yard (497 m) par-5 16th hole,^[8] and moved into the world top 40.^[9]

Schwartzel has played in theGary Player Invitational several times to helpGary Player raise funds for various children's charities. In 2008, he once again achieved success on the European Tour, by securing victory at theMadrid Masters.^{[citation needed]}

After a winless2009 season, Schwartzel started2010 by winning two consecutive tournaments on theEuropean Tour, both held in his native South Africa, and re-entered the top 50 of theOfficial World Golf Rankings.^[10][11] He finished the season ranked 8th on the Order of Merit.^[12]

For2011, Schwartzel joined the PGA Tour. On 16 January 2011, Schwartzel retained hisJoburg Open title winning by four shots.^[13]

Schwartzel won theMasters Tournament in2011 by two strokes to become the third South African winner of the event (afterGary Player andTrevor Immelman). He won exactly 50 years after Player became the first international Masters champion in1961. In the final round, Schwartzel overcame a four stroke deficit with a round of 66, two strokes ahead of runners-upAdam Scott andJason Day^[14]

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 ofRory McIlroy and then he 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 theGreen Jacket and his firstmajor championship.^[15] After the tournament, Schwartzel moved up to 11th from 29th in theOfficial 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 theU.S. Open where he finished in a tie for ninth and also at thePGA Championship, finishing tied for 12th. He was also in contention atThe Open Championship before a third round 75 damaged his chances. He ended the season ranked 4th on theRace to Dubai.^{[citation needed]}

On 9 December 2012, Schwartzel won theThailand Golf Championship on theAsian 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.^[16] The following week, Schwartzel won in his native South Africa at theAlfred Dunhill Championship played at Leopard Creek CC.^[17]

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 SwedeKristoffer Broberg.^[18]

Schwartzel defended hisAlfred Dunhill Championship in 2013, with a four-stroke win over England'sRichard Finch. This took his tally of victories on the European Tour to nine.^[19]

Schwartzel won his second PGA Tour event, on 13 March 2016, taking theValspar Championship on the first hole of sudden-death, after tyingBill Haas at 277 after 72 holes.^[20]

On May 31, 2022, it was revealed that Schwartzel would be participating in the first event of the Saudi-backedLIV Golf tour.^[21] Schwartzel would end up resigning his PGA Tour membership.^[22] On June 9, Schwartzel along with 16 others, were suspended by the PGA Tour. Since he resigned his membership before the first event, Schwartzel is no longer eligible to compete in PGA Tour events or the Presidents Cup.^[23]

In June 2022, Schwartzel won the inauguralLIV Golf tournament, theLIV Golf Invitational London, by one stroke overHennie du Plessis. His team, consisting of himself, du Plessis,Branden Grace andLouis Oosthuizen, won the team portion of the event by fourteen strokes.^[24]

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

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	10 Apr2011	Masters Tournament	−14 (69-71-68-66=274)	2 strokes	Jason Day,Adam Scott
2	13 Mar2016	Valspar Championship	−7 (71-70-69-67=277)	Playoff	Bill Haas

PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2016	Valspar Championship	Bill Haas	Won with par on first extra hole
2	2021	Zurich Classic of New Orleans (withLouis Oosthuizen)	Marc Leishman andCameron Smith	Lost to par on first extra hole

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	12 Dec 2004 (2005 season)	Dunhill Championship1	−7 (71-69-70-71=281)	Playoff	Neil Cheetham
2	29 Apr2007	Open de España	−16 (69-68-68-67=272)	1 stroke	Jyoti Randhawa
3	12 Oct2008	Madrid Masters	−19 (69-64-66-66=265)	3 strokes	Ricardo González
4	10 Jan2010	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 Jan2011	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 (2013 season)	Alfred Dunhill Championship1 (2)	−24 (67-64-64-69=264)	12 strokes	Kristoffer Broberg
9	1 Dec 2013 (2014 season)	Alfred Dunhill Championship1 (3)	−17 (68-68-67-68=271)	4 strokes	Richard Finch
10	29 Nov 2015 (2016 season)	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

¹Co-sanctioned by theSunshine 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
2	2015	South African Open Championship	Andy Sullivan	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	9 Dec2012	Thailand Golf Championship	−25 (65-65-68-65=263)	11 strokes	Thitiphun Chuayprakong,Bubba Watson

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	12 Dec2004	Dunhill Championship1	−7 (71-69-70-71=281)	Playoff	Neil Cheetham
2	26 Feb2006	Vodacom Tour Championship	−14 (68-70-65-67=270)	4 strokes	Darren Fichardt
3	10 Jan2010	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 Jan2011	Joburg Open1 (2)	−19 (68-61-69-67=265)	1 stroke	Garth Mulroy
6	16 Dec2012	Alfred Dunhill Championship1 (2)	−23 (67-64-64-69-264)	12 strokes	Kristoffer Broberg
7	1 Dec2013	Alfred Dunhill Championship1 (3)	−17 (68-68-67-68=271)	4 strokes	Richard Finch
8	29 Nov2015	Alfred Dunhill Championship1 (4)	−15 (66-67-70-70=273)	4 strokes	Grégory Bourdy
9	14 Feb2016	Tshwane Open1	−16 (71-64-66-63=264)	8 strokes	Jeff Winther

¹Co-sanctioned by theEuropean Tour

Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2004	Dunhill Championship	Neil Cheetham	Won with birdie on first extra hole
2	2015	South African Open Championship	Andy Sullivan	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	13 Oct2013	Nanshan China Masters	−9 (71-72-68-68=279)	1 stroke	Darren Clarke,Liang Wenchong

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	11 Jun2022	LIV Golf Invitational London	−7 (65-66-72=203)	1 stroke	Hennie du Plessis

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 not in chronological order in 2020.

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due toCOVID-19 pandemic

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

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Cancelled after the first round due to theCOVID-19 pandemic

Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Amateur

• Eisenhower Trophy (representing South Africa):2002

Professional

• Presidents Cup (representing the International team):2011,2013,2015,2017
• World Cup (representing South Africa):2011

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