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Jayden Schaper: Image Credit - Sunshine Tour Images

FOLLOWING his victory at the 2025 Alfred Dunhill Championship at Royal Johannesburg – East Course on Sunday, Jayden Schaper has now set his sights on achieving back-to-back wins at the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, which tees off at Heritage La Réserve Golf Links in Mauritius on Thursday.

The 24-year-old, who secured his maiden professional victory in Johannesburg, is aiming to achieve a feat accomplished only once before, by Louis Oosthuizen in 2023, by winning both the Alfred Dunhill Championship and the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open in successive weeks.

Schaper heads into this Sunshine Tour and DP World Tour co-sanctioned event on the back of an impressive record in Mauritius, where he has never finished worse than 13th in three appearances at the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open. “The last two weeks have been incredible, and being here after that is pretty cool,” Schaper said on Tuesday. “I just love Mauritius. I love the resorts, the ocean, and the golf courses. What I like about this design is that it’s familiar. My home course is also a Peter Matkovich design, and his designs are focused on being smart and not just bombing it. They’re fun to play. There are always a couple of driveable par fours in his designs, which are also fun,” said Schaper (via Sunshine Tour). This week’s tournament is the ninth edition of the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open and second to be held at the stunning Heritage La Réserve Golf Links. The previous event was won by John Parry.

Schaper arrives in Mauritius as the leader of the Race to Dubai Rankings, the DP World Tour’s Opening Swing standings, and the Sunshine Tour’s Courier Guy Order of Merit, while also having climbed into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking.