Flawless 64 moves Charl Schwartzel into contention at the Tshwane Open

South Africa’s Charl Schwartzel justified his billing as pre-tournament favourite by surging into contention for an eighth European Tour title on home soil in the Tshwane Open yesterday.

Schwartzel began his second round just one shot inside the projected cut on one over par, but carded a flawless 64 at Pretoria Country Club to finish five under par, two shots behind surprise leader Anthony Michael.

The former Masters champion birdied the first and ninth to reach the turn in 33 before holing from 20 feet for an eagle on the 621-yard par-five 12th and from just two feet for birdie on the next.