Charl Schwartzel defied his dark appearance by happily winning the Joburg Open in all-black golf apparel.

Published: 18 January 2010

Charl Schwartzel made the golf news headlines yesterday (January 17th), after winning the Joburg Open clad in all-black golf clothing at Royal Johannesburg and Kensington's East Course.

The victory meant the South African notched his second win in as many weeks on home soil after shooting a 23-under-par 261 ahead, six strokes ahead of Darren Clarke and Keith Horne, who tied for second place.

Schwartzel had previously triumphed in the Africa Open by a one-shot margin.

He explained that he now hopes the win will give him the chance to play in this year's Masters.

'I played pretty much flawless golf and I don't know what it comes down to - maybe a good positive frame of mind when you hit a bad shot,' he added.

The event was also a successful one for Scottish golfers, with Peter Whiteford breaking into the top ten and tying for sixth place after carding a 12-under 272.

In addition, Andrew McArthur and Alan McLean both made the cut for the fourth round.

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