SA golfer Schwartzel bags R5.7 million for Masters efforts

He may have fallen short in his quest for a second green jacket, but South African golfer Charl Schwartzel is laughing all the way to the bank after his efforts at the Masters over the weekend.

Schwartzel, who won the Masters in 2011, was the best performing SA golfer at the year's opening major at Augusta National.

Schwartzel finished even par in a tie for 10th spot but still pocketed a handy $390 000 (R5.7 million).

World No 1 Scottie Scheffler, who won his first major championship, earned $2.7 million (R39 million).

The other South African golfer who made the weekend cut, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, finished tied for 44th and earned $51 000 (R743 000).

All the professional golfers who failed to make the cut - which included SA trio Erik van Rooyen, Garrick Higgo and Louis Oosthuizen (who withdraw ahead of the second round) - earned $10 000 (R146 000).

American Tiger Woods, who stole headlines after returning from a long injury layoff, finished 47th and earner $43 500 (R633 000).

1: Scottie Scheffler, -10, $2,700,000

2: Rory McIlroy, -7, $1,620,000

T-3: Shane Lowry, -5, $870,000

T-3: Cameron Smith, -5, $870,000

5: Collin Morikawa, -4, $600,000

T-6: Will Zalatoris, -3, $521,250

T-6: Corey Conners, -3, $521,250

T-8: Justin Thomas, -1, $450,000

T-8: Sungjae Im, -1, $450,000

T-10: Cameron Champ, E, $390,000

T-10: Charl Schwartzel, E, $390,000

T-12: Dustin Johnson, +1, $330,000

T-12: Danny Willett, +1, $330,000

T-14: Kevin Na, +2, $225,333

T-14: Matt Fitzpatrick, +2, $225,333

T-14: Min Woo Lee, +2, $225,333

T-14: Harry Higgs, +2, $225,333

T-14: Lee Westwood, +2, $225,333

T-14: Talor Gooch, +2, $225,333

T-14: Hideki Matsuyama, +2, $225,333

T-14: Tommy Fleetwood, +2, $225,333

T-14: Jason Kokrak, +2, $225,333

T-23: Robert MacIntyre, +3, $138,000

T-23: Harold