Charl Schwartzel’s spectacular charge to chase down eventual winner Keegan Bradley fell one shot short of forcing a sudden-death play-off in the PGA Grand Slam.The slender South African, who trailed co-leaders Bradley and Rory McIlroy by seven strokes overnight, dominated yesterday’s final round, firing a sizzling six-under 65.Five consecutive birdies from the fifth saw Schwartzel race to the turn in five-under 31, briefly sharing the lead before dropping his only shot of the day at the par-three 13.His relentless pursuit of Bradley continued when he picked up further shots at the 15th and 17th to end up one stroke behind the American.Had Schwartzel sunk a difficult putt at 18 he would have caught Bradley a feat that seemed almost impossible at the start of the day.“I could see Keegan and Rory, they weren’t making as many birdies as yesterday and they were coming back a little bit,” said the 27-year-old. “So I knew I could make it up. I didn’t think I was going to make five in a row, but I was very pleased and got myself in it on the back nine.“And all of a sudden it felt like, I can do this, I can make a few putts out there. My stroke started to become a little smoother and I could see the lines a bit better and made a whole bunch of birdies and got myself in it.”Schwartzel admitted the windy weather allowed him to climb right into the thick of things and chip away at the joint leaders. Had it not been for the blustery conditions he reckoned he wouldn’t have stood a chance of re-entering the race.“Today was tough. The wind was very strong. It made shots difficult. And you know, I just made a nice putt there on five, which is the first one that felt like the whole tournament, and a long one on six,” said Schwartzel, whose second place finish saw him pocket $300,000.“I mean, the only way for me that I thought was any chance was to have weather like this. If it was a good day, we were in there just for spectators. I was happy to see the wind up. I know I can play well in the wind. It’s a matter of making a few putts out there, and you know, started getting it going.”US Open champion McIlroy followed his opening 67 with a bogey-laden 75 to finish a disappointing third at even par. He said his ball control simply wasn’t good enough when it mattered the most“I obviously still had a chance going into the back nine. I just didn’t do enough when I needed to,” said McIlroy.“I didn’t quite have control of the golf ball like I did yesterday. It was tough; the wind out there was tough. It was tricky. And you know, I didn’t get off to a decent start but bogeying the 7th, a pretty easy par-five, wasn’t ideal. And then you follow that up with two other bogeys . . ..”McIlroy’s Northern Ireland compatriot Darren Clarke (74) had another day to forget, coming a distant fourth.Despite his poor form, Clarke said he had enjoyed his trip to Bermuda so much he had decided to skip a tournament in Valderrama to spend a few extra days on the Island with his family.“Obviously I haven’t played well the past two days, but it’s been a pleasure to be here, thoroughly enjoyed it. Even though I got a little bit annoyed when I was out on the golf course, it’s been great, really good,” he said.“It’s a shame I played so poorly this week, but I’m here for a good reason. I’m looking forward to a very bad hangover in the morning.“Next week, I was scheduled to play Valderrama but I’m not playing now because I’ve decided that Bermuda is such a beautiful place that I’m going to stay on for a few extra days. So I’m going to stay and have a nice time; my fiancée and my family is here. I’m going to have a vacation instead of going back home to play.”