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FULLY-eXeMPt PLAYeRSCharl schwartzel (Char-ul sChWorT-zul)Section Player BiograPhies2BeSt PGA toUR cAReeR FiniSH:2—2010 World golf championships-ca championship.inteRnAtionAL VictoRieS (5):2005 Dunhill championship [Eur]. 2006 Vodacom tourchampionship [Saf]. 2007 open de Espana [Eur]. 2010 africaopen [Eur], Joburg open [Eur].BeSt 2010 PGA toUR FiniSHeS:2—World golf championships-ca championship; t3—ShellHouston open; t9—World golf championships-accenturematch play championship.2010 SeASon:played in 11 pga tour events, with nine made cuts andthree top-10 finishes...made second consecutive appearanceat the World golf championships-accenture matchplay championship. Finished t9, losing to Stewart cink in 19holes in the third round...Battled countryman Ernie Els at theWorld golf championships-ca championships at tpc Bluemonster, finishing second. Was one stroke behind Els in thefinal round when Els made a 25-foot par putt on the 14thhole to retain the lead. made bogeys on 15 and 17 to fallfarther behind. Had taken part in Els’ junior program in Southafrica as a youngster and was staying at Els’ home duringthe week...Joined the pga tour as a Special temporarymember on march 23...continued his good play at ShellHouston open the week before the masters, posting a pairof 67s on the weekend for a t3 finish while playing on aeXeMPt StAtUS: top 125 on 2010 pga tournon-member money listFULL nAMe: charl SchwartzelHeiGHt: 5-11WeiGHt: 140BiRtHDAte: august 31, 1984BiRtHPLAce: Johannesburg, South africaReSiDence: Verceeniging, South africasponsor’s exemption...Shot a final-round 67 in early Januaryto win the africa open in South africa on the European tour.Finished at 20-under par to top third-round co-leader thomasaiken by one stroke...In his next start, won the Joburg openon the European tour by six strokes and moved into the top50 in the world.cAReeR HiGHLiGHtS:2009: played in six pga tour events, with a best finish oft17 at the World golf championships-accenture match playchampionship. recorded five top-10s on the European tour.2008: clinched his third European tour title with a victory atthe madrid masters, despite battling illness all week, as herallied toward the end of the season to finish inside the orderof merit top 30. 2007: Won the open de Espana for his secondcareer European tour title. 2006: Won the Vodacom tourchampionship on the Sunshine tour in his native South africain February. 2005: captured his first victory on the Europeantour, the Dunhill championship, in his native country, in thesecond event of the season. Followed that with a t2 thefollowing week in the South african airways open, helpinghim top the Sunshine tour order of merit in South africa forthe first time. Became the third-youngest player to securehis European tour card through the Qualifying School. at18 years, 81 days, he claimed 24th place in 2002. Was alsothe second youngest South african to earn full membershipof the European tour behind Dale Hayes. Amateur: arrivedat the Qualifying School as a highly promising amateur withvictories in the Brabazon trophy and Indian amateur andFAMiLY: SingleSPeciAL inteReStS: Hunting, carstURneD PRoFeSSionAL: 2002JoineD toUR: 2010having represented South africa in the Eisenhower trophyin malaysia.PeRSonAL:Favorites include filet steak and vacations to mossel Bay inthe western cape province of South africa. Favorite courseto play is Leopard creek cc in mpumalanga, on the southernborder of the Kruger National park in South africa. Says hisidol is angus Buchan, a farmer “who gave his life to god.”PLAYeR StAtiSticS2010 PGA TOUR STATISTICSScoring average ...........................................70.58Driving Distance ...........................................292.2Driving accuracy percentage .......................64.26%greens in regulation percentage ................63.58%putting average ...........................................1.786(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)(N/a)MISCELLANEOUS PGA TOUR STATISTICS2010 Low Round/Round: 67–3 times, most recent ShellHouston open/4career PGA toUR Low Round/Round: 66–2 times, mostrecent 2006 British open/2Largest career PGA toUR Paycheck/Finish: $850,000–2010 World golf championships–ca championship/2career High official World Rank: after 2010 Wells Fargochampionship/22PGA toUR cAReeR SUMMARY PLAYoFF RecoRD: 0-0events cuts Fedexcup Pts/ earnings/Year Played Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 Rank Rank2003 12005 4 1 12006 8 6 1 $108,282/2007 6 4 77,803/2008 1 1 16,250/2009 6 4 1 76,741/2010 11 9 1 1 3 6 676,845/total 37 25 1 1 3 9 955,921eURoPeAn toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank2010 16 16 1 5 10 $731,014SoUtHeRn AFRicA toURYear events Played cuts Made 1st 2nd 3rd top 10 top 25 earnings/Rank2010 9 9 2 1 4 7 $848,142* Majors and World Golf championships are considered official on multiple tours*PGA toUR toP toURnAMent SUMMARYYear 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10masterst30u.S. open t48 t30 cut t16British open cut cut t22 cut cut t14pga cut cut t52 t43 t18tHE pLaYErS t58 cutaccenture match play championship t17 t9Bridgestone Invitational t36 t58ca championship t18 t41 t35 2HSBc championst162-170 PGA TOUR 2011 Guidepgatour.com