Congrats to Charl Schwartzel for winning the 2011 Masters in spectacular fashion. The guy was an absolute beast on the back nine, essentially stealing the win from Adam Scott and Jason Day. Schwartzel is the 3rd South African to win a PGA Tour major in the last 4 years (Trevor Immelmann, Masters, 2008 and Louis Oosthuizen, British Open, 2010).
I can't remember being as excited as I was while watching The Masters, or any golf tournament for that matter. There were so many pros that were in contention that CBS's broadcast team couldn't keep up. It was insanity. Not to mention the Twitter overload of Masters talk. #MastersSunday was the leading trending topic all afternoon while we watched Tiger Woods shoot to the top of the leaderboard after a 31 on the front nine. Rory McIlroy imploded before our very eyes shooting a record-tying high score for a 54-hole leader, 80. We all felt sorry for the kid, but he was quickly shoved in the backseat once Schwartzel, Adam Scott, Jason Day, Luke Donald, Geoff Ogilvy, Tiger Woods and Bo Van Pelt started climbing the leaderboard.
As a swing instructor, I insist that amateur golfers watch Schwartzel's swing and study his mechanics. Schwartzel has a very good swing that ams can copy with ease. It isn't over the top, nor does it have severe plane changes. He has a solid swing, steady spine angle and a very good position and impact as well as follow-through. It shouldn't be hard to watch his swing and understand what his mechanics are.
I'm very happy for Schwartzel. It was a well deserved victory. As for Tiger ... his swing looked magnificent today but his putting is pathetic! Tiger has 6 three-putts for the tournament. We would have won The Masters without contest by eliminating just a few of them. Too bad... Congrats Charl!
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