Sunday, February 14, 2016

Charl Schwartzel wins Tshwane Open by 

EIGHT strokes: Win No. 8 in S Africa
Charl Schwartzel  (Getty Images)
Charl Schwartzel (Getty Images)

FROM THE EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE
Charl Schwartzel strolled to an eight-stroke victory in the Tshwane Open at Pretoria Golf Club, South Africa to claim his second title of the season.
Schwartzel shot a seven-under-par 63 today to finish on 16-under 264 over the par-70 course and clinch his eighth European Tour win on South African soil. H earned 163,682 euros. His earlier rounds were 71, 64 and 66
Denmark's Jeff Winther (73-66-69-64) finished second on eight under 272, with Anthony Michael another two shots further back in third place 274 with scores of 64, 69, 71 and 70.
Winther earned 118,763 euros, Michael 71,464 euros
Schwartzel, who began the day with a slender one-shot advantage, moved to ten under par when he rolled in his birdie putt from 15 feet at the second.
Despite dropping a shot at the third, the 2011 Masters Champion was four strokes ahead of nearest challenger Zander Lombard at the turn after following up consecutive birdies at the sixth and seventh with an eagle at the ninth to reach the turn in 31.
The 31 year old briefly held a five-shot advantage when Lombard dropped a shot at the tenth, but a second bogey of the day at the 11th saw Schwartzel fall back to 12 under.
But he bounced back in style, picking up a shot at the 12th before holing his 40 foot birdie putt from the back of the 14th green to move to 14 under.
Schwartzel rolled in a tricky putt to save par at the 15th before carding another brilliant birdie at the 16th to reach 15 under.
The South African safely parred the 17th before sinking his birdie putt from five feet at the 18th to win by eight shots.
Schwartzel was delighted with his putting in the final round. He said: "In the first three rounds I gave myself so many chances. If I had the stroke I had today, it probably would have been my best tournament ever. 
"It’s just frustrating when you don’t putt very well and you don’t convert, and to make the putts when it counts, that’s even more satisfying.
"Everything is sort of falling into place. I’ve worked really hard leading up to this and it’s just been feeling good, so everything has got some really good signs, so I’m excited."
Winther had set the early clubhouse target after mixing seven birdies with a solitary bogey on his way to a six-under-par 64. Starting the day seven shots off the overnight lead, Winther covered the front nine in 30 before dropping a shot at the 12th.
But Winther finished his round in style, firing birdies at the 13th and 16th to finish on eight under.

Michael, who held a two shot lead at the halfway stage of the tournament, reached the turn in 34 on Sunday after bouncing back from a bogey at the first with a sensational eagle at the ninth.
He dropped a shot at the 11th but recovered quickly, notching a birdie at the par-five 12th to move to seven under.
But a third bogey of the day at the 13th saw Michael finish the weekend on six under, one shot clear of Justin Walters, Richard Sterne and Dean Burmester.

SCOTSWATCH (By Colin Farquharson)
Peterhead-born Jamie McLeary achieved one of his highest-ever finishes in a European Tour event with scores of 68, 70, 69 and 69 for 12-under-par 276 and joint seventh place. He earned 26,059 euros.
Aberdonian David Law and Windyhill's Andrew McArthur - both former Scottish amateur champions - tied for 29th place on 282. Law, who gambled on going to the venue although he was "only" a reserve until being called into the field once he got there,, had four very steady rounds of 70, 70, 71 and 71. McArthur shot 68, 74, 70 and 70. Both earned 8,692 euros.
Scott Henry earned 4,751 euros for a T49 finish on 285 with scores of 68, 74, 72 and 71.


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