Masters champion admits he was trying not to ’embarrass himself’ on day three at Augusta National

He made the reduce on the quantity (+4), however a troublesome third spherical has modified the outlook on his efficiency.

Schwartzel’s mentality modified from wanting up at the names above him on the leaderboard to avoiding embarrassment at Augusta.

Charl Schwartzel reacts after nightmare spherical three at The Masters

Schwartzel carded scores of 75 (+3) and 73 (+1) within the first two rounds earlier than a five-over-par 77 on Saturday ruined his week.

The South African golfer admitted that “it’s not a nice feeling” to be taking part in so early within the day while you’re not in competition.

Evidently battling an absence of motivation, Schwartzel made a number of massive errors all through the third spherical.

He made 5 bogeys and a double bogey, falling to 54th and final place amongst each participant who made the reduce.

“You always try. You don’t want to also embarrass yourself,” Schwartzel defined to the media on Saturday night.

“You want to still and try to play off decent, but it’s hard to play when you’re not in contention, and you are just playing at the back of the field. It’s not the best feeling.”

Schwartzel additionally made an fascinating declare in regards to the problem of Augusta National, suggesting it had been unfair to him.

Even although he has received a Green Jacket, the 41-year-old insists the golf course offers gamers extra unhealthy luck than good.

“I’ve had the privilege to have the ultimate happiness,” Schwartzel shared his perception on Augusta after three rounds.

“Not a lot of people will know what that feels like, but this golf course also burns harder than most. I think there’s a big discrepancy between what it gives and what it takes, yeah.

“As I said, I’ve been fortunate enough to feel what that feels like, but the last couple of years, I feel like I played okay, but it’s been taking a lot.

“There are small margins. So many one meter this way or that way, or a couple, and it ends up being a good tournament versus a very average one.”

Schwartzel has another spherical to salvage one thing constructive from his week at Augusta, 15 years after his victory.