Charl Schwartzel

South Africa · born August 31, 1984, Johannesburg, South Africa

1major championship

Masters1 win
The Open1 top 10

Summary

First major 2011 The Masters

Wins

2011 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 274 (-14) · by 2 strokes from Jason Day and Adam Scott

Near misses

2014 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished T7 · 277 (-11)

Moments

2011 Masters Schwartzel birdied the last four holes to shoot 66 and win by two strokes.
2011 Masters Rory McIlroy took a four-stroke lead into the final round, shot 80 after a triple bogey on the 10th, and tied for 15th.

Results by championship

Best day

2011 Masters

Augusta National Golf Club · 274 (-14) · by 2 strokes from Jason Day and Adam Scott

Schwartzel birdied the last four holes to shoot 66 and win by two strokes.

Rory McIlroy took a four-stroke lead into the final round, shot 80 after a triple bogey on the 10th, and tied for 15th.

Chosen by rule: his widest winning margin in a major. Year page: 2011.

Career line, 2011–2014

Masters

2011 Masters: won

The Open

2014 The Open: finished T7

20122014

2 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

Major win
Top 10

Charl Schwartzel was born on August 31, 1984, in Johannesburg, South Africa. Schwartzel won one major championship: the 2011 Masters.

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The record

Wins in the majors (1)

2011 The Masters Augusta National Golf Club · 274 (-14) · by 2 strokes from Jason Day and Adam Scott

Near misses

Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

2014 The Open Royal Liverpool Golf Club · finished T7 · 277 (-11)

Masters Champions Dinner

2012, as the 2011 champion

Starter / appetizer Iced seafood display (shrimp, lobster, jumbo lump crab, oysters, king crab); international cheese and crudités; "Charl's Featured Specialties": sliced biltong, biltong sticks and droewors with cream cheese and Wellington sweet chili sauce
Main course South African braai: filet mignon, lamb chops, chicken breast, boerewors with monkey gland sauce
Sides Dauphinoise potatoes; sautéed sweet corn; green beans
Dessert Vanilla ice cream sundae with Bar One sauce; crispy meringues
Wine / drinks 2010 Cape of Good Hope Chardonnay Serruria; 2007 Anthonij Rupert Cabernet Franc; 2010 Cape of Good Hope Van Lill & Visser Chenin Blanc; 2007 Anthonij Rupert Cabernet Sauvignon

Iced Seafood Display (shrimp, lobster, jumbo lump crabmeat and oysters) | International Cheese and Crudite (mortadella, swiss, aged cheddar, gruyere) | Charl's Featured Specialties: sliced biltong, biltong sticks and droewors with Philadelphia cream cheese, topped with Wellington sweet chili sauce | Marinated and grilled filet mignon, lamb chops, chicken breast and boerewors with monkey gland sauce | Dauphinoise potatoes, sauteed sweet corn and green beans | Wines: 2010 Cape of Good Hope, Van Lill & Visser Chenin Blanc; 2007 Anthonij Rupert Cabernet Sauvignon | Vanilla ice cream sundaes

Confidence: Confirmed. Menu status: Full. "Monkey gland sauce" became a talking point.

Sources

Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.