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Schwartzel was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. He had a dominant junior amateur career in South Africa, also having won some amateur events overseas including the 2002 Indian Amateur and English Open Stroke Play Championships.
He took first place on the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit for the third consecutive year in 2007, and in April 2007 he won the Open de España, beating Jyoti Randhawa by one stroke, after an eagle at the 543-yard par-5 16th hole,nd moved into the world top 40. Schwartzel has played in the Gary Player Invitational several times to help Gary Player raise funds for various children's charities. In 2008, he once again achieved success on the European Tour, by securing victory at the Madrid Masters. After a winless 2009 season, Schwartzel started 2010 by winning two consecutive tournaments on the European Tour, both held in his native South Africa, and re-entered the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings.He finished the season ranked 8th on the Order of Merit. For 2011, Schwartzel joined the PGA Tour. On 16 January 2011, Schwartzel retained his Joburg Open title winning by four shots. |
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