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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>South Africa\u2019s Jayden Schaper literally saved the best for last.<\/p>\n

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 Re\u0301serve Golf Links on Sunday.<\/p>\n

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\u2019s Alfred Dunhill Championship, also in a playoff.<\/p>\n

\u201cThose are the shots you\u2019re dreaming about when you\u2019re on the practice green as a youngster. To pull it off in a tournament and in a playoff \u2014 I don\u2019t know. I just can\u2019t wait to get back and look at the footage of that shot because you\u2019re in the moment and focused and you don\u2019t really take in what just happened. I\u2019m pretty sure it\u2019s going to hit me later but it\u2019s just so insane,\u201d said Schaper.In the past three weeks he\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

On a windy Sunday at La Re\u0301serve 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.<\/p>\n

Gerard made his intentions clear this week when he said he\u2019d 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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo far it\u2019s been two of the best weeks of my career, but hopefully there is more to come. It\u2019s been insane and you could never have asked for any better. It\u2019s unreal,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

South Africa\u2019s Casey Jarvis finished third on 17 under par with a final round of 71.<\/p>\n

Schaper\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt 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\u2019ve seen anywhere. It has to be perhaps the most stunning golf course I\u2019ve ever seen in my 32-year tenure on the DP World Tour,\u201d said Miguel Vidaor, tournament director for the DP World Tour.<\/p>\n

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