The payoff got here in additional methods than one on Sunday at LIV Golf Miami, with SA golfer Charl Schwartzel claiming $2.25 million (round R43.6m) for his second-place end, only one stroke behind Australian Marc Leishman.
One other well-known South African, Louis Oosthuizen, completed tied thirty third but in addition nonetheless walked away with $145 572 (R2.8m), whereas Branden Grace pocketed round R1.1m at the same time as he completed fiftieth with 17-over.
It was a very good confidence booster for Schwartzel forward of the Masters, with the South African producing a stellar remaining spherical at Trump’s Blue Monster course, which was bought by the Trump Group in 2012 earlier than present process a bunch of renovations.
Charl Schwartzel heads to Augusta with a swagger
Schwartzel will undoubtedly now be hoping he can mount a problem that allows him to repeat his 2011 Masters triumph.
“It’s the primary time in a very long time I stated to the blokes that I truly really feel very optimistic,” Schwartzel stated. “I really feel fairly assured about it. The previous few years I’ve both had accidents or the sport is just not in nice form.
“In case you’re going to win a serious, you don’t want any flaws of any kind. This yr thus far, I’ve put in numerous effort within the off time. Misplaced over 10 kilos of weight, received match, began working towards more durable, and the largest factor is I’ve no accidents. So I’ve been swinging the membership freely. It’s been good. Yeah, I be ok with subsequent week.”
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