Jayden Schaper claims back-to-back DP World Tour titles with a dramatic chip-in eagle at the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open.
South Africa’s Jayden Schaper delivered another spectacular finish to win the 2025 AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, securing his second consecutive DP World Tour title in a playoff. The 24-year-old triumphed over American Ryan Gerard with a sensational chip-in eagle on the second playoff hole at La Réserve Golf Links, closing out the final DP World Tour event of the year in style.
Schaper opened his final round with two birdies and an eagle on the front nine, maintaining momentum with four more birdies on the back nine to card an impressive 64 (-8). Gerard kept the pressure on with a bogey-free 66 (-6), featuring six birdies. Both players finished at 22-under-par, forcing a playoff.
In the playoff, Schaper sealed the victory with a remarkable chip-in eagle, while Gerard managed only par. It marked Schaper’s second straight playoff win, following his triumph at the Alfred Dunhill Championship the week before.
Jayden Schaper: ‘I couldn’t have asked for anything better’
Speaking after the win, an emotional Schaper reflected on his incredible run: ‘The last three weeks have been unbelievable. I don’t know what to say. It’s just crazy to finish a tournament like that. It was such a great week, such a great place, the support, the golf course—from start to finish. I couldn’t have asked for anything better. Christmas is going to be great this year, and so is the New Year.’
Fellow South African Casey Jarvis claimed solo third after a final-round 71 that included four birdies and three bogeys. Jarvis had been in contention throughout the week but couldn’t match the leaders on Sunday.
Mixed results for German players on final day
Germany’s Marcel Siem and Marcel Schneider, who had tracked closely on the leaderboard throughout the tournament, both struggled in the final round. Schneider started steadily but faltered on the back nine with three bogeys and a double bogey, finishing with a 78 and dropping to T37 at -4. Siem also had a tough day, carding a 76 (+4) with three birdies offset by three double bogeys and two bogeys, also ending T37.
Nick Bachem, the third German to make the cut, shot even par on Sunday and finished T48 at -1 overall.