Jayden Schaper claims back-to-back DP World Tour titles with a stunning chip-in eagle to win the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open.
South African golfer Jayden Schaper captured his second consecutive DP World Tour victory at the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, held at La Réserve Golf Links. Just a week after his triumph at the Alfred Dunhill Championship, Schaper once again prevailed in a playoff—this time with a spectacular chip-in eagle to defeat American Ryan Gerard in the final event of the 2025 DP World Tour season.
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 four birdies on the front and two on the back. Both players finished at 22-under-par, forcing a playoff.
On the second playoff hole, Schaper sealed the win in dramatic fashion by holing out for eagle, while Gerard could only manage par. The victory marks Schaper’s second straight playoff win and caps off a stellar end to his 2025 season.
Schaper: ‘I couldn’t have asked for anything better’
Emotionally reflecting on his win, Schaper said, ‘The last three weeks have been incredible. 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 will be very good this year, and so will the New Year.’
Fellow South African Casey Jarvis secured solo third place after a steady week. His final round included four birdies and three bogeys, resulting in a 71.
Mixed results for German players
German golfers Marcel Siem and Marcel Schneider both struggled on the final day. Schneider, who had a solid front nine with just one bogey, faltered on the back nine with three more bogeys and a double bogey on hole 12, finishing with a 78 and dropping to T37 at -4. Siem also had a tough round, carding a 76 (+4) with three birdies, two bogeys, and three double bogeys, tying Schneider at -4.
Nick Bachem, the third German to make the cut, shot even par in the final round and finished T48 at -1 overall.