Charl Schwartzel with caddie Greg Hearmon
Masters champion Charl Schwartzel dedicated his win to his father after a dramatic victory at Augusta.
Schwartzel said: "My dad played such a big part in my golf and without him I wouldn't have the golf swing I have or be where I am now."
The 26-year-old also said he was inspired by fellow countrymen Louis Oosthuizen and Ernie Els.
"To see Louis win the Open was just such a big inspiration," added Schwartzel. "Just to see him do it made me realise that it is possible and it just took me over the barrier of thinking that a major is too big for someone to win.
"We grew up together from a young age and we still play almost every single practice round together.
"We used to play every single team event, every tournament against each other and we represented South Africa for so long. We always travelled together, so we basically are the best of mates."
And Schwartzel's caddy Greg Hearmon was on hand to help the new world number 11 keep a cool head over the closing stages of the back nine at Augusta.
"You dream of these things but you don't expect them to happen," said Hearmon.
"Charl was calm down the stretch. It's a cliche but we just took it one shot at a time. It was one of those days, we just seemed to have perfect numbers, perfect yardages."
Hearmon also spoke of how far Schwartzel has come since turning professional at the age of 18 in 2002.
"Charl's gradually climbed through the ranks," continued Harmon. "He's slipped under the radar a bit because he's a quieter guy."
