MASTERS TOURNAMENT

April 12, 2026

Charl Schwartzel

Quick Quotes

CHARL SCHWARTZEL: I'm getting good at telling you how to shoot 75.

Q. Tell me how to shoot 75.

CHARL SCHWARTZEL: Make a two-footer for 75.

Q. You had some nice birdies out there today, though.

CHARL SCHWARTZEL: Yeah, look, a lot of the good was really good, but unfortunately I hit two balls in no man's land and cost me double bogeys.

I actually played much better today, but that start, 4-over after four holes, doesn't really set the tone very well for the day.

Like I said yesterday, for me, the short putter on these greens is a positive. That'll be out next year.

Q. Where do you find the resolve to come back from 4-over after four holes?

CHARL SCHWARTZEL: Look, whatever you do is to try and think about next year or stuff. You don't want to just play badly and put a bad vibe. Still want to make good swings. Still got to play next week. There's more to it than just trying to finish the round off and get out of here.

You never know; maybe next year play a bit better, and you've played in these dry conditions and get a bit of a better idea.

Q. Does it make a difference to you that it's Augusta? Would you have managed to find the resolve to come out of it if you had been playing in, say, Spain on some course you don't really care about?

CHARL SCHWARTZEL: To be honest, I've never been one to really be able to just give it up. I can get fed up for a couple holes, but I've never been able to really just go on the walk and just finish.

Still try and hit good shots. I feel like the course is very severe when you're a little bit off. But I still feel like I made a lot of good swings, and that all led to the result.

Q. Now say goodbye to the Masters and prepare for the next one?

CHARL SCHWARTZEL: Yeah, bye until next year. I do need a mental break from it.

Q. How much water do you drink? It's quite hot out there.

CHARL SCHWARTZEL: Yeah, a couple electrolytes, probably two, three electrolytes. I would say about two liters of water.

Q. Do you prepare differently for the heat?

CHARL SCHWARTZEL: No, no.

Q. A lot of sunscreen and stuff --

CHARL SCHWARTZEL: Not so much earlier. If you teed off now, you'd need to put some on.