Posted: 04/08/12
Even Charl Schwartzel doesn’t think he can heat up enough today to challenge for the Masters title, and he’s known for being quite streaky in these parts. The defending champion has dug such a big hole that even breaking – ...
Posted: 04/06/12
A year after Charl Schwartzel took advantage of several late birdie opportunities in a frenzied finish on his way to a green jacket, the reigning Masters Tournament champion felt the opposite in his first competitive round back at Augusta ...
Posted: 04/06/12
A year after Charl Schwartzel took advantage of several late birdie opportunities in a frenzied finish on his way to a green jacket, the reigning Masters Tournament champion felt the opposite in his first competitive round back at Augusta National ...
Posted: 04/05/12
Two-time Masters Tournament champion Ben Crenshaw, who served as the master of ceremonies for Tuesday’s Champions Dinner, said Charl Schwartzel’s South African fare was a hit. “It was wonderful,” Crenshaw said of the menu, which featured South African barbecued filet ...
Posted: 04/05/12
Two-time Masters Tournament champion Ben Crenshaw, who served as the master of ceremonies for Tuesday’s Champions Dinner, said Charl Schwartzel’s South African fare was a hit. “It was wonderful,” Crenshaw said of the menu, which featured South African barbecued filet ...
Posted: 04/03/12
Before he played host to the Champions Dinner on Tuesday night, Charl Schwartzel explained one of the exotic sauces on the menu wasn’t as bad as it sounds. For the South African BBQ, Masters Tournament champions could dine on filet ...
Posted: 04/03/12
Charl Schwartzel didn’t realize he closed the 2011 Masters Tournament with four consecutive birdies. He had bigger things on his mind. “When that putt disappeared on 18, honestly the last thing that went through my mind is that I made ...
Posted: 04/03/12
Imagine if one of golf’s superstars had birdied the final four holes to win the Masters Tournament. The buzz might never die. When Charl Schwartzel did it to win the 2011 Masters, it was greeted with amazement. But the appreciation ...
Posted: 04/03/12
Imagine if one of golf’s superstars had birdied the final four holes to win the Masters Tournament. The buzz might never die. When Charl Schwartzel did it to win the 2011 Masters, it was greeted with amazement. But the appreciation ...
Posted: 04/01/12
BLAIR ATHOLL, South Africa — Charl Schwartzel’s new house overlooks the rolling hills of Gary Player’s family estate. That is about as far as the connection goes between two South Africans who won Masters Tournaments 50 years apart. For Schwartzel ...
Posted: 03/26/12
VEREENIGING, South Africa — Charl Schwartzel stands in the middle of the 10-by-12 bedroom where he slept for more than 20 years. In the year since he moved out of his parents’ farmhouse, the modest space has been rearranged to ...
Posted: 02/21/12
Knowing just how much the folks at Augusta National Golf Club like curve balls, Masters Tournament champion Charl Schwartzel is still waiting on a ruling for his unconventional Champions Dinner request.
Posted: 01/20/12
Ask any reigning Masters Tournament champion what they plan to serve at the annual Champions Dinner and the responses are generally vague - meat and potatoes with some kind of twist from their native country or state.
Posted: 01/20/12
Ask any reigning Masters Tournament champion what they plan to serve at the annual Champions Dinner and the responses are generally vague - meat and potatoes with some kind of twist from their native country or state.
Posted: 04/12/11
On the 25th anniversary of his famous Masters Tournament victory, Jack Nicklaus even played a role in Charl Schwartzel's spellbinding two-shot victory Sunday at Augusta National Golf Club.
Posted: 04/12/11
JOHANNESBURG --- It was 12:48 a.m. Monday in South Africa when Charl Schwartzel sealed his first major title with a birdie on the last hole at the Masters Tournament.
Posted: 04/11/11
Someone was going to have to do something special to win what was turning into one of the wildest Masters Tournaments on record Sunday afternoon at Augusta National Golf Club. South Africa's Charl Schwartzel did. His historic finish in the 75th Masters was appropriate because it came on the 50th anniversary of countryman Gary Player's becoming the first international player to win the tournament.
Posted: 04/11/11
Schwartzel finishes in style by rolling in a 15-footer for his fourth consecutive birdie, a 66 and a four-round total of 14-under to win his first green jacket.
Posted: 04/10/11
Charl Schwartzel has won the 2011 Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club
Posted: 04/10/11
Fifty years after Gary Player made history as the first international Masters Tournament winner, another South African has a chance to win. Charl Schwartzel finished three rounds at 8-under par, which tied him for second place with Angel Cabrera, K.J. Choi and Jason Day.
Posted: 04/08/11
With one successful eagle chip on the par-5 eighth hole Thursday, Charl Schwartzel pushed himself into the thick of the Masters Tournament race. After a solid drive, Schwartzel went for the green with his second shot on the 570-yard hole and fell a yard shy of the green. He cashed in the eagle to move to 4-under.
