Schwartzel notches fourth Euro title

CHARL SCHWARTZEL claimed his fourth European Tour title yesterday after his final round 67 was good enough to help him secure the Africa Open title in East London.

The South African, the highest ranked player in the field at 66 and one of the favourites heading into the tournament, ended with a total of 272 – 20 under par overall – to edge out co-overnight leader Thomas Aiken by a stroke.

Aiken, who shared the lead with Trevor Fisher Jr, failed to produce the promising form he showed earlier in the week, which included a pair of 67s and a 69 and had to settle for a 70 today.