subject: Charl adds luck to good golf [print this page] Author: fei Author: fei
Finally it all came together for Charl Schwartzel as the combination of great golf and a bit of luck merged on the last day of the Africa Open at East London Golf Club yesterday. The young South African claimed the fifth victory of his career with a final-round of 67 for a total of 20 under par, and finished one stroke clear of compatriot Thomas Aiken. Schwartzel has been saying how all he needs is a bit of luck, and he got it in this final round. He made vital putts for par on the sixth and 13th, on each occasion following these with birdies before testing his good fortune on the par-four 18th. After running through the field with seven birdies, for a two-stroke lead over Aiken playing the last, Schwartzel hit his drive far right. It left him a difficult 215-yard shot with the wind coming off the right and into a green which had yielded only five birdies on the final day. He went on to make bogey, and watched anxiously as Aiken, playing behind him, missed a makeable birdie putt that would have forced a play-off. The Tour now travels to Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club for this week's 1-million Joburg Open. Do you want to choose right golf equipment for your game and improve your skill? Do you want to find high quality but in a lower price? Do you consider the benefit of ordering your golf clubs online? And do you want save money and time?