It was nice to see Ernie Els prevail on the Blue Monster and the final round was exciting until the two shot swing on the 17th hole. Ernie made a five foot putt for birdie while Charl missed a four foot, par putt. Game, set, ... as Ernie went to the very difficult 18th with a four shot lead.
Based upon what I saw down the stretch, I would have laid the blame for Schwartzel's demise on, no not his name, his putting. He came so close and seemed to play so well that I decided to compare the two players on ShotByShot.com. It turns out that the real culprit was Charl's poor sand play.
Most importantly, Charl made two ERRORS from the sand that resulted in a double and a bogey. Both were bladed over the green - three shots lost right there. Further, three of the remaining 8 attempts did not breach the 8 foot circle: (29, 13 and 13 feet from the hole respectively). Charl holed one of the 13 foot putts but missed the other two. That raises the total lost from the sand to five strokes.
Finally, it is interesting to note that the Winner's on the PGA Tour do make ERRORS from the sand. Surprisingly, this elite group missed the green in 2009 with 9% of their sand shots. I know it makes me feel better...
Based upon what I saw down the stretch, I would have laid the blame for Schwartzel's demise on, no not his name, his putting. He came so close and seemed to play so well that I decided to compare the two players on ShotByShot.com. It turns out that the real culprit was Charl's poor sand play.
Most importantly, Charl made two ERRORS from the sand that resulted in a double and a bogey. Both were bladed over the green - three shots lost right there. Further, three of the remaining 8 attempts did not breach the 8 foot circle: (29, 13 and 13 feet from the hole respectively). Charl holed one of the 13 foot putts but missed the other two. That raises the total lost from the sand to five strokes.
Finally, it is interesting to note that the Winner's on the PGA Tour do make ERRORS from the sand. Surprisingly, this elite group missed the green in 2009 with 9% of their sand shots. I know it makes me feel better...
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