South African Jayden Schaper won his second consecutive title at the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, a tournament organized in collaboration between the DP World Tour and the Sunshine Tour on the par-72 Heritage La Rserve Golf Links course in Bel Ombre, Mauritius. He finished the event with a 266 (69 69 64 64, -22), tied with American Ryan Gerard (266 68 69 63 66) and then surpassed him with an eagle on the second playoff hole.
Jayden Schaper, results
The best of the five Italians in the field was Gregorio De Leo, a 25-year-old from Biella, 21st with a 281 (73 67 74 67, -7), who recovered 21 places in the final round with a 67 (-5, one eagle, four birdies, one bogey). This is his third appearance of the new season, having previously finished 14th in Australia.
Jayden Schaper, a 24-year-old from Benoni, a professional since 2020, once again prevailed in the playoff, as he did last week at the Alfred Dunhill Championship, for a victory that clinches him on both circuits. He recovered from fourth place with a 64 (-8, one eagle, six birdies), drawing level with Gerard, a 26-year-old from Raleigh, North Carolina, a pro since 2022, for a PGA Tour title (Barracuda Championship, 2025). Gerard was tied for the top spot with South African Casey Jarvis, who was third with a 271 (-17). The American shot a 66 (-6, six birdies), narrowly avoiding a lead, but was then helpless against Schaper's eagle, who holed his third shot from off the green. He received a check for 174,065 out of a prize pool of approximately 1,025,000 (officially $1,200,000).
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Norway's Andreas Halvorsen finished fourth with a score of 272 (-16), South Africa's Zander Lombard and England's John Parry, the defending champion, finished fifth with a score of 273 (-15), and Spain's Manuel Elvira and France's Alexander Levy finished seventh with a score of 274 (-14).
Of the other four Italians, Francesco Laporta, a 35-year-old from Castellana Grotte (BA), was a bit of a fluctuating performer, but effective, finishing 25th with a score of 282 (71 67 72 72, -6), in his second appearance after his exit at the cut in Johannesburg. Renato Paratore, a 29-year-old from Rome, finished 44th with a score of 286 (74 69 68 75, -2), and Andrea Pavan, a 36-year-old from the capital, finished 48th with a score of 297 (73 69 71 74, -1), played his first money tournament out of three. Stefano Mazzoli, a 28-year-old from Segrate (MI), was out midway through the match, finishing 86th with a score of 147 (78 69, +3).
