Charl Schwartzel

Charl Schwartzel
Schwartzel in 2010
Personal information
Full nameCharl Adriaan Schwartzel
Born (1984-08-31) 31 August 1984 (age 40)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st)
Sporting nationality South Africa
ResidenceVereeniging, Gauteng, South Africa
Manchester, England
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
Spouse
Rosalind Jacobs
(m. 2010)
Career
Turned professional2002
Current tour(s)Asian Tour
Sunshine Tour
LIV Golf
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Professional wins16
Highest ranking6 (11 March 2012)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
European Tour11
Asian Tour1
Sunshine Tour9
LIV Golf1
Other1
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters TournamentWon: 2011
PGA ChampionshipT12: 2011
U.S. Open7th: 2015
The Open ChampionshipT7: 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

Charl Adriaan Schwartzel (/ʃɑːrl ˈʃwɔːrtsəl/ sharl SHWORT-səl;[2] born 31 August 1984) is a South African professional golfer who currently plays in the LIV Golf Invitational Series and has previously played 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.

  1. ^ "Week 10 2012 Ending 11 Mar 2012" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Athlete Insights: meet Charl Schwartzel". NikeGolf. 14 March 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2011.