On a tough opening day of wind and rain, the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open leaderboard was packed tighter than a pod of dolphins at La Réserve Golf Links on Thursday.
Battered by a constant wind from dawn to dusk, and with intermittent squalls of rain, South Africa’s Casey Jarvis and Scotland’s Scott Jamieson rose to the top of the leaderboard for the shared clubhouse lead with rounds of five-under-par 67.
The round was unable to be completed because of darkness and will restart on Friday morning.
An opening round 67 for Casey Jarvis which included four birdies and two eagles 🔥
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) December 18, 2025
The South African is tied at the top 🇿🇦#AfrAsiaBankMauritiusOpen pic.twitter.com/gzU9WraPkK
They are one stroke clear of six players, including 2017 AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open champion Dylan Frittelli, Herman Loubser – currently second on the Sunshine Tour Courier Guy Order of Merit – and Brandon Stone.
🇿🇦 Herman Loubser carded an opening round 68 thanks to shots like these. 👏 #ABMO2025 #AfrAsiaBankMauritiusOpen pic.twitter.com/4V8LwA0PnB
— Sunshine Tour (@Sunshine_Tour) December 18, 2025
The challenge of the conditions on day one is reflected in the fact that of the 155 golfers in the field, only 33 were under par.
Even the two leaders had double bogeys on their cards.
Jayden Schaper made another good with his round of three-under 69 as he seeks back-to-back victories following his win in last week’s Alfred Dunhill Championship.
And he summed up just how difficult a first day it was.
“It’s a tough course out there and we were out there for quite some time. I managed to stay calm and not focus too much on the wind around me. I did well to block it out. But it’s definitely a challenge out there. It’s very windy and the course is quite tight, and there are a lot of crosswinds.”
Frittelli agreed.
“The wind was howling and we had three rain squalls come through. I was really happy to be under par today. But I’m also starting to learn this course.”
And Levy was equally pleased to have come through the opening round in contention.
“It was tough and I played really well. There was wind and rain and it was really tricky. You have to keep the ball on the fairway because this is a very tricky golf course.”
SCORES (incomplete round)
-5 - Scott Jamieson
-5 - Casey Jarvis
-4 - Alexander Levy
-4 Dylan Frittelli, Herman Loubser, Ryan Gerard, Manuel Elvira, Brandon Stone
-3 - Joakim Lagergren
-3 - Jayden Schaper, Andreas Halvorsen, MJ Daffue, Alex Fitzpatrick, Hugo Townsend, Anthony Quayle [16]
-2 - Rocco Repetto
-2 - Adri Arnaus, Lyle Rowe, John Parry, Quim Vidal
-1 - Ricky Hendler
-1 - Angel Ayora, Daniel Brown, Jeff Winther, Franklin Manchest, Daniel van Tonder, Luke Jerling, Oihan Guillamoundeguy, Christo Lamprecht, Wilco Nienaber, Ryan Van Velzen, Francesco Laporta, Clement Sordet
Par - Hennie du Plessis
Par - Eugenio Chacarra, Marcus Armitage, Pierre Viallaneix, Nathan Kimsey, Tobias Jonsson, Daniel Rodrigues, Nikhil Rama, Clément Charmasson, Oliver Lindell, Nick Bachem, Sebastian Garcia, Marcel Schneider, Zander Lombard, Tom Vaillant, Cameron Adam
+1 - Connor Mckinney
+1 - Michael Feuerstein, Jamie Rutherford, Jacob Olesen, Gregorio De Leo, Jovan Rebula, Jack Senior, Quintin Wilsnach, Benjamin Follett-Smith, Benjamin Van Wyk, Niklas Lemke, Kyle Barker, Michael Hollick, Marcel Siem, Brandon Robinson Thompson, Andrea Pavan, Rhys Enoch, Joe Long, Kieron van Wyk, Austin Bautista [16], Keagan Thomas [16], Jack Buchanan [15]
+2 - Adam Blomme
+2 - Renato Paratore, Albin Bergstrom, Shubhankar Sharma, Ross Fisher, Eddie Pepperell, JC Ritchie, Marcus Kinhult, Jean-Paul Strydom, Mike Toorop [16], Deon Germishuys [16], Jens Dantorp [15]
+3 - Kieran Vincent
+3 - Dominic Foos, Yurav Premlall, Jonathan Broomhead, Ben Schmidt, Oliver Bekker, Jacques P de Villiers, Warwick Purchase, Jack Hawksby, Quentin Debove [16], Ryan Peake [16], Bjorn Akesson [14]
+4 - Richard Sterne
+4 - Mikael Lindberg, Jacques Blaauw, Neil Schietekat, Jordan Burnand, Hennie Otto, Keenan Davidse, Robin Williams, Jason Roets, Frederico Biondi Figueiredo, Christiaan Burke, Wynand Dingle, Dylan Naidoo, Martin Vorster, Todd Clements, Ruan Korb
+5 - Euan Walker
+5 - Aaron Cockerill, Joshua Berry, Louis Albertse, Hunter Logan, Julien Sale, Ryggs Johnston, George Coetzee, Dylan Mostert, Joe Dean, MJ Viljoen, Rhys West [16]
+6 - Matthew Baldwin
+6 - Tyrone Ryan, Stefano Mazzoli, Samuel Simpson, Toto Thimba Jnr
+7 - Tyran Snyders
+7 - Kyle De Beer, David Ravetto, Pieter Moolman, Malcolm Mitchell, Ivan Cantero, Ryan van der Klis, Nicolas Colsaerts, CJ du Plessis
+8 - Andres German Gallegos
+8 - Rupert Kaminski, Luis Carrera, Davis Bryant, Allen John, Sadom Kaewkanjana, Jacquin Hess [16], Gerhard Pepler [16], Stals Swart [15]
+9 - Pierre Pellegrin
+9 - Felix Mory, Xander Basson, Robson Chinhoi, Altin van der Merwe [16]
+10 - Stephen Ferreira
+10 - James Mack, Rowan Lester
+12 - Jack Yule
RTD - Marcus Sandile Taylor