{"id":12216,"date":"2012-12-10T04:42:53","date_gmt":"2012-12-10T04:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=12216"},"modified":"2012-12-10T04:42:53","modified_gmt":"2012-12-10T04:42:53","slug":"schwartzel-cruises-to-commanding-11-shot-win-at-thailand-golf-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=12216","title":{"rendered":"Schwartzel cruises to commanding 11-shot Win At Thailand Golf Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Chonburi, Thailand<\/strong>: South Africa\u2019s Charl Schwartzel romped to a commanding 11-shot victory at the US$1 million Thailand Golf Championship on Sunday to end a frustrating 20-month title drought since winning the 2011 Masters Tournament.<\/p>\n<p>The 28-year-old Schwartzel completed an imperious start-to-finish victory at Amata Spring Country Club with a final round of seven-under-par 65, which made up for last year\u2019s runner-up result where he ended seven shots behind inaugural champion Lee Westwood.<\/p>\n<p>Schwartzel\u2019s winning total of 25-under-par 263 total saw him pick up his ninth career victory and first on the Asian Tour. He won US$158,500.<\/p>\n<p>Thai youngster Thitiphun Chuayprakong shot a closing 70 finish tied second with reigning Masters champion Bubba Watson, who closed with a superb 65 for a 14-under-par 274 aggregate.<\/p>\n<p>Spaniard Sergio Garcia came in fourth after a 70, followed by Korea\u2019s Park Hyun-bin, whose fifth place performance following a 68 earned him his Asian Tour card for 2013.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a great week. We had such a good time last year and obviously I came in second. I do know how the guys feel like as I had the same feeling last year when I lost to Lee by quite a margin. I played some solid golf. I\u2019m very happy,\u201d said Schwartzel, whose 11-shot winning margin was the third highest on the Asian Tour.<\/p>\n<p>Such was his great form that the South African dropped only one bogey all week, at the ninth hole on Saturday. Leading by five overnight, he did not allow his rivals to get close to him as he turned in 32 for a 10-shot advantage before easing home with three more birdies on the back nine in front of large galleries. After saving par from six feet at the last hole, Schwartzel raised both arms in jubilation and relief.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s always hard when you\u2019ve won such a big tournament (and not win again). You go on a high and you feel that you can win all the ones that you play in. I came close a few times. Winning is not as easy as everyone makes it out to be. You know, it\u2019s been quite hard work and it\u2019s been a difficult year especially in the middle (when he was injured). It\u2019s nice to put things in place and get the win that I\u2019ve been looking for a while,\u201d said Schwartzel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI always had it in the bag. Making one bogey the whole week pretty much sums up how I played. I played pretty flawless golf. After nine holes when I made the birdie on nine, I had a pretty decent cushion. I still kept doing what I was doing, hitting the shots. Walking down 14 and 15, you kind of know it\u2019s over. But it\u2019s still nice to hit good shots and hit the right shots and make more birdies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old Thitiphun held his head high against the stars of the game after enjoying his best Asian Tour finish yet alongside Watson, earning US$84,750. He fired an eagle, three birdies and three bogeys playing in the last group for the second straight day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m so proud with how I played because I played with one of the best players in the world. The way he (Schwartzel) handles himself was fantastic. This is a great feeling for me,\u201d said the ever-smiling Thitiphun.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m happy with my round but slightly disappointed I didn\u2019t finish second alone. I\u2019m going to play with more confidence now and this will be an inspiration for me because I want to win on the Asian Tour.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Left-hander Watson saved his best for last with a seven-birdie round as he thrilled the galleries with his \u201cBubba Golf\u201d, attacking the pins with ease at Amata Spring. \u201cI didn\u2019t have my best stuff on Friday and Saturday and made a lot of mistakes. Schwartzel played pretty good and my best stuff probably wouldn\u2019t be as good. It would have given me a chance to scare him but I didn\u2019t have my best in the previous two days. I had no bogeys and no mistakes today and somehow it came out to a seven-under,\u201d said Watson.<\/p>\n<p>Europe\u2019s Ryder Cup star Garcia saluted Schwartzel for his commanding performance. \u201cIt is funny how Charl and Lee can shoot 20-under in the last two years because it doesn\u2019t feel like you can shoot that kind of scores on this golf course. They both deserved their wins but I can\u2019t be disappointed with the way the week went for me,\u201d said the Spaniard, who will play the Iskandar Johor Open, the Asian Tour\u2019s season-finale in Malaysia next week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chonburi, Thailand: South Africa\u2019s Charl Schwartzel romped to a commanding 11-shot victory at the US$1 million Thailand Golf Championship on Sunday to end a frustrating 20-month title drought since winning the 2011 Masters Tournament. 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