Charl is back and raring to go
Charl Schwartzel is relishing the opportunity to take on the new young stars of South African golf when he tees it up in his first tournament of 2016 in this week's Tshwane Open at Pretoria Country Club."I feel excited," Schwartzel said as he came off the longest break he has had in 13 years as a professional."I've had a two-month break and I said to my wife that I'm itching to get my hands on my clubs again. But one of the best things I ever did is taking this break."This week's R18.5-million Tshwane Open features a field including defending champion George Coetzee and the young quartet of Brandon Stone, Haydn Porteous, Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Zander Lombard. All four have become sensations with their performances this summer."It's a very good time for South African golf. For South Africans it's so nice to see Brandon and Haydn putting up a new challenge," said Schwartzel, adding that he was excited about his chances this year."I've just got a great feeling for this year, whatever it brings."..
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