Charl Schwartzel Wins the Valspar Championship in a Playoff over Bill Haas

It was Schwartzel’s first win in the United States since his 2011 Masters Tournament victory. Schwartzel’s final-round 67 was 5.2 strokes better than the field average and allowed him to erase a five-stroke deficit at the beginning of the round. Schwartzel won on the strength of his approach shots, which accounted for 61 percent of his total gain on the field. Bill Haas started the day with a one-shot lead, but a final round 72 only beat the field average by 0.2 strokes for the day. When asked about the positives for the week, Bill Haas replied, “My putting was really good.” For the tournament, Haas gained the most strokes with his putting (1.4 strokes gained per round), followed by his approach shots (1.0 strokes gained per round). Jordan Spieth closed with a respectable even par for Round 4 - far from his #1 OWGR form, yet this buys himself two tournaments to hopefully and finally get the rust off his game going into the Masters. What affect will this win have on former Masters champion Charl Schwartzel prior to August? Share your comments with the Pro Golf Tour. View the final Valspar leaderboard here.