Stomach bug KOs Schwartzel from S A Open

NEWS RELEASE
It is with much regret that Charl Schwartzel’s management team has announced that he has had to withdraw from the BMW South African  Open  at Glendower Golf Club from  January 7 to 10.
The Schwartzel family has had a wretched festive season, with Charl and most of his extended family afflicted with a particularly nasty stomach virus, which has seen several trips to hospital for treatment. 
Charl himself has been in and out of hospital for rehydration treatment and, while he is on the road to a full recovery, it is clear that he will not be fit enough to participate in the first tournament of the year and will aim to return at the following week’s Joburg Open.
Speaking from his home in Johannesburg, Charl said, “I am hugely disappointed to be missing out on the SA Open. Everybody knows how keen I am to win our national Open and, having come so close the last couple of years and following my good form at Leopard Creek, I was really looking forward to contending at Glendower. I look forward to being strong and healthy in time for the Joburg Open the following week, however.”