It's official: After a stunning come from behind victory at Augusta National Golf Club, South African Charl Schwartzwel won the 75th Masters on Sunday, making the 26-year-old golfer the first official invitee to the 2011 PGA Grand Slam of Golf at Port Royal Golf Course in Bermuda. For those watching yesterday's round it was one heckuva shootout. Not only did Schwartzwel birdie the final four holes—chalking up the day's low round of 66 for 14-under-par 274—but he chipped in for birdie at No. 1 and amazingly holed a sand wedge for eagle from 114 yards at No. 3. In short, the lanky South African was flawless as he charged for his first major championship in his short professional career. Who knows if he'll hoist the crystal trophy or don the famed Pink Jacket in October, but as of yesterday he'll be competing against the winners of the U.S. Open (June 13-19), British Open (July 10-17) and PGA Championship (August 8-14) on perhaps, the world's greatest public golf course. Welcome to Bermuda, Charl.
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Monday, April 11, 2011
Charl Wins!
It's official: After a stunning come from behind victory at Augusta National Golf Club, South African Charl Schwartzwel won the 75th Masters on Sunday, making the 26-year-old golfer the first official invitee to the 2011 PGA Grand Slam of Golf at Port Royal Golf Course in Bermuda. For those watching yesterday's round it was one heckuva shootout. Not only did Schwartzwel birdie the final four holes—chalking up the day's low round of 66 for 14-under-par 274—but he chipped in for birdie at No. 1 and amazingly holed a sand wedge for eagle from 114 yards at No. 3. In short, the lanky South African was flawless as he charged for his first major championship in his short professional career. Who knows if he'll hoist the crystal trophy or don the famed Pink Jacket in October, but as of yesterday he'll be competing against the winners of the U.S. Open (June 13-19), British Open (July 10-17) and PGA Championship (August 8-14) on perhaps, the world's greatest public golf course. Welcome to Bermuda, Charl.
Monday, August 17, 2009
From the Links
“Y.E. Yang Beats Tiger Woods at PGA.” That’s the unfortunate headline you’ll read on most sports pages today. Why so unfortunate? This was Tiger’s last chance to win a major, a win that would’ve meant an invitation to the Grand Slam of Golf held this October at the newly renovated Port Royal Golf Course here in Bermuda. So instead of watching Tiger compete against a field including British Open champion Stewark Cink, Masters champion Angel Cabrera, and U.S. Open champion Lucas Glover, we’ll be watching Y.E. Yang, a virtually unknown golfer from South Korea. Nothing against Yang of course—he certainly earned his spot in the tournament by beating the number one golfer in the world—I just really wanted to see Tiger swinging his clubs on Bermuda’s biggest stage. And what a beautiful stage it is. After investing more than $14 million regrassing fairways, rebuilding cart paths, and creating sweeping water views on the back nine, the government has turned Port Royal into one of the finest public courses in the world. Not to mention Tiger would've looked great in the tournament's famed pink jacket. Ah well, I guess there’s always next year.
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