South Africa’s Jayden Schaper literally saved the best for last.
In his last shot of a defining year, Schaper chipped in for eagle to beat American Ryan Gerard in a playoff and win the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open at La Réserve Golf Links on Sunday.
It was a moment of pure genius from the 24-year-old professional and capped his second consecutive victory on the Sunshine Tour and DP World Tour after winning the previous week’s Alfred Dunhill Championship, also in a playoff.
Jayden Schaper wins back-to-back Tour events!
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) December 21, 2025
He is the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open Champion 🏆#AfrAsiaBankMauritiusOpen pic.twitter.com/VtvrgrqexU
“Those are the shots you’re dreaming about when you’re on the practice green as a youngster. To pull it off in a tournament and in a playoff – I don’t know. I just can’t wait to get back and look at the footage of that shot because you’re in the moment and focused and you don’t really take in what just happened. I’m pretty sure it’s going to hit me later but it’s just so insane,” said Schaper.
In the last three weeks he’s finished second in the Nedbank Golf Challenge in honour of Gary Player, first in the Alfred Dunhill Championship and first in the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open.
Trophy pictures hit different in Mauritius 🇲🇺#AfrAsiaBankMauritiusOpen pic.twitter.com/8kvoX3L14D
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) December 21, 2025
On a windy Sunday at La Réserve Golf Links, Schaper produced a final round of 64 including three birdies in his final four holes to finish at 22 under par. Gerard, playing behind him, was on the 18th one shot behind and had a scare when he thought his ball had moved when he addressed it on the fairway. He was cleared by a rules official and went on to make an incredible birdie from the greenside bunker to tie Schaper, closing with a 66.
Gerard made his intentions clear this week when he said he’d flown all the way from Florida to play this event as a final opportunity to win and end the year in the top 50 on the Official World Golf Ranking, thereby securing himself a Masters invite.
"That's such an insane way to finish a tournament!" @schaperjayden describes the emotions in Mauritius 💬#AfrAsiaBankMauritiusOpen pic.twitter.com/RRn9eDaDs4
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) December 21, 2025
Playing the par-five 18th as the first playoff hole, both golfers made par.
And then came the moment of magic from Schaper on the second playoff hole to end a career-defining 2025 and set up an exciting 2026 for the young star.
“So far it’s been two of the best weeks of my career, but hopefully there is more to come. It’s been insane and you could never have asked for any better. It’s unreal,” he said.
South Africa’s Casey Jarvis finished third on 17 under par with a final round of 71.
JAYDEN SCHAPER CHIPS IN FOR EAGLE TO WIN! #AfrAsiaBankMauritiusOpen pic.twitter.com/aNmTT3OS3X
— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) December 21, 2025
Schaper’s victory capped a remarkable week on the Sunshine Tour and DP World Tour, and on a celebrated golf course that in a very short time has garnered global awards and praise.
“It is an incredible golf course. When we played it for the first time in 2023 it had only been open for a couple of months and it was a bit young. But two years later it has matured incredibly well and the playing surfaces are as good as I’ve seen anywhere. It has to be perhaps the most stunning golf course I’ve ever seen in my 32-year tenure on the DP World Tour,” said Miguel Vidaor, Tournament Director for the DP World Tour.
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SCORES
266 - Jayden Schaper 69 69 64 64 WN
266 - Ryan Gerard 68 69 63 66 KO
271 - Casey Jarvis 67 65 68 71
272 - Andreas Halvorsen 69 72 65 66
273 - Zander Lombard 72 68 71 62
273 - John Parry 70 68 67 68
274 - Manuel Elvira 68 67 69 70
274 - Alexander Levy 68 66 67 73
276 - Scott Jamieson 67 72 73 64
276 - JC Ritchie 74 69 68 65, Oihan Guillamoundeguy 71 69 70 66, Anthony Quayle 68 71 69 68, Brandon Stone 68 68 71 69, Michael Hollick 73 65 67 71
277 - Marcus Armitage 72 69 70 66
277 - Kieran Vincent 75 68 68 66, Daniel van Tonder 71 68 67 71
278 - Tobias Jonsson 72 66 67 73
279 - Hugo Townsend 69 71 69 70
280 - Herman Loubser 68 69 75 68
281 - Angel Ayora 71 68 73 69
281 - Wilco Nienaber 71 72 70 68, Gregorio De Leo 73 67 74 67, Daniel Brown 71 72 68 70
282 - Jack Senior 73 68 71 70
282 - Nathan Kimsey 72 71 71 68, Francesco Laporta 71 67 72 72, Eugenio Chacarra 72 68 70 72, Jovan Rebula 73 67 70 72, Tom Vaillant 72 67 69 74, Hennie du Plessis 72 67 68 75
283 - Oliver Lindell 72 69 71 71
283 - Joakim Lagergren 69 73 70 71, Frederico Biondi Figueiredo 76 68 70 69, Niklas Lemke 73 70 71 69, Shubhankar Sharma 74 69 71 69
284 - MJ Daffue 69 70 73 72
284 - Dylan Frittelli 68 69 75 72, Alex Fitzpatrick 69 71 72 72, Marcel Siem 73 67 68 76, Christiaan Burke 76 68 74 66, Marcel Schneider 72 68 66 78
285 - Eddie Pepperell 74 68 74 69
286 - Renato Paratore 74 69 68 75
286 - Mikael Lindberg 76 68 71 71, Rocco Repetto 70 72 73 71, Adri Arnaus 70 70 70 76
287 - Andrea Pavan 73 69 71 74
287 - Christo Lamprecht 71 70 72 74, Nick Bachem 72 70 73 72, Clément Charmasson 72 69 75 71
288 - Julien Sale 77 67 70 74
288 - Jonathan Broomhead 75 68 68 77
289 - Jeff Winther 71 70 74 74
289 - Clement Sordet 71 73 72 73
290 - Lyle Rowe 70 72 73 75
290 - Luke Jerling 71 73 72 74
292 - Michael Feuerstein 73 71 73 75
292 - Quim Vidal 70 74 74 74, Marcus Kinhult 74 69 75 74, Keagan Thomas 73 69 79 71
293 - Dylan Naidoo 76 67 79 71
294 - Cameron Adam 72 72 75 75
294 - Nikhil Rama 72 72 76 74, Quintin Wilsnach 73 69 79 73
295 - Jordan Burnand 76 68 74 77
Missed the cut:-
145 - Ben Schmidt 75 70
145 - Martin Vorster 76 69, Jack Hawksby 75 70, Ryan Peake 76 69, Deon Germishuys 74 71, Jamie Rutherford 73 72, Albin Bergstrom 74 71, Pierre Viallaneix 72 73, Aaron Cockerill 77 68, Ross Fisher 74 71, Benjamin Van Wyk 73 72
146 - Samuel Simpson 78 68
146 - Sebastian Garcia 72 74, Brandon Robinson Thompson 73 73, Ryan Van Velzen 71 75, Joe Dean 77 69, Austin Bautista 76 70, Quentin Debove 76 70, Benjamin Follett-Smith 73 73
147 - Ryggs Johnston 77 70
147 - Jacques P de Villiers 75 72, MJ Viljoen 77 70, Rhys Enoch 73 74, Joe Long 73 74, Kieron van Wyk 73 74, Stals Swart 76 71, Adam Blomme 74 73, Keenan Davidse 76 71, Yurav Premlall 75 72, Stefano Mazzoli 78 69, Joshua Berry 77 70
148 - Nicolas Colsaerts 79 69
148 - Jack Buchanan 73 75, Richard Sterne 76 72, Jacques Blaauw 76 72, Jason Roets 76 72
149 - Kyle Barker 73 76
149 - Dylan Mostert 77 72, Mike Toorop 74 75, Gerhard Pepler 80 69, Connor Mckinney 73 76, David Ravetto 79 70, Matthew Baldwin 78 71, Neil Schietekat 76 73, Felix Mory 81 68, Hennie Otto 76 73, Robin Williams 76 73, Louis Albertse 77 72, Daniel Rodrigues 72 77
150 - Ivan Cantero 79 71
150 - George Coetzee 77 73, Todd Clements 76 74, Ruan Korb 76 74, Jean-Paul Strydom 74 76, Altin van der Merwe 80 70, Dominic Foos 75 75, Jacob Olesen 73 77, Ricky Hendler 71 79, Luis Carrera 80 70, Pieter Moolman 79 71
151 - Wynand Dingle 76 75
151 - Toto Thimba Jnr 78 73, Sadom Kaewkanjana 80 71, Tyran Snyders 79 72, Franklin Manchest 71 80, Hunter Logan 77 74
152 - Warwick Purchase 75 77
152 - Euan Walker 77 75
153 - Rowan Lester 82 71
153 - Pierre Pellegrin 81 72, Tyrone Ryan 78 75, Davis Bryant 80 73
154 - Oliver Bekker 75 79
155 - Rupert Kaminski 80 75
155 - Malcolm Mitchell 79 76
156 - CJ du Plessis 79 77
156 - Rhys West 79 77, Jacquin Hess 80 76, Andres German Gallegos 80 76
157 - James Mack 82 75
157 - Bjorn Akesson 81 76
158 - Ryan van der Klis 79 79
158 - Kyle De Beer 79 79
161 - Xander Basson 81 80
162 - Stephen Ferreira 82 80
163 - Jack Yule 84 79
WDN - Jens Dantorp 80 WDN
RTD - Marcus Sandile Taylor RTD RTD, Robson Chinhoi 81 RTD, Allen John 80 RTD