Schwartzel misses the cut

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Charl Schwartzel\'s bid for a third straight Joburg Open title ended when he missed the cut in the weather-hit event in Johannesburg.
The 2011 Masters champion and defending champion here at Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Country Club, shot a second-round 68 byNike - VR Pro Driver
that was one too much to avoid the cut in an event struggling to make up time after two days of long suspensions due to seasonal electrical storms
George Coetzee emerged with Nike - VR Pro Driver
as the leading home contender, a five-under 67 earning him a share of the lead on 11 under with English duo Robert Rock and Richard Finch.
Schwartzel said that his putting was erratic and admitted he was suffered from a lack of rhythm and was never able to establish any momentum in his first outing of the year.
\"It\'s always guesswork when you come off a break. CompetitiveNike - VR Pro Driver
is always different,\" he said. \"But to get straight on to the point, my putting let me down.
\"You\'re not going to be doing very well on a course where you should be going for birdies if you have to use 34 putts. I hit 17 greens in regulation but I was just three-under, so it was not my best effort.
\"I just didn\'t have the kind of rhythm you get from playing Nike - VR Pro Driver
week in, week out.\"