So yesterday I’m scrolling through golf stuff on my phone, right? Just killing time. And this name pops up in some old tournament highlight – Charl Schwartzel. Got me thinking… How many wins did this guy actually have? Felt like I should know, but honestly, the details were fuzzy. Decided to dig into it properly.
First thing? Opened up a search engine – you know, just typed his full name in. Charl Schwartzel. Simple as that. Tons of links came up, but I needed just the wins. Skipped the news articles, went straight for the golf stats sites. Found a couple that listed tournament victories.
Saw the big one immediately: That 2011 Masters Win. Totally remembered him wearing that green jacket. That felt solid. Started counting up the others. Noticed most were on the Sunshine Tour (that’s the South African tour), plus a bunch on the European Tour.
Kept scrolling down the list on one of those reliable stats sites. Made a rough count in my head. Then spotted another European Tour win from way back… added that. Found confirmation on a different site too. Good to cross-reference!
Started writing them down to keep track:
- Sunshine Tour wins: Counted 10… no, 11… wait, one more! Okay, 13 total there.
- European Tour wins: Looked like 11 including the Masters. Double-checked: Yep, 11.
- Asian Tour? Found one! 2015 something event.
- Any PGA Tour wins besides the Masters? Dug deeper. Nope. Didn’t win another official regular PGA event. Couple of near misses, maybe, but no wins listed there besides Augusta.
So, adding it all up: Sunshine Tour wins (13) + European Tour wins (11, Masters included) + Asian Tour win (1). Grand total? 25 professional wins. Kept hitting reload on the pages to confirm. Different sources, same number. That seemed to be it.
Did he stop? Searched his name with “recent wins”. Latest stuff? Mostly playing LIV Golf now, couple of wins there too, but those aren’t counted in the official tours’ win totals. Stick to the main tours for the career record.
Finished up feeling like I actually got a proper handle on Schwartzel’s career. 25 wins. Major champion. Always dangerous. Simple enough once you sit down and look at the records properly. Satisfying to clear that up!
