BEL OMBRE, Mauritius — Jayden Schaper made it back-to-back titles Sunday by profitable the Mauritius Open in a playoff over Ryan Gerard, the American who flew throughout two oceans for the ultimate occasion of the 12 months and returns house with an invite to the Masters.
Schaper birdied three of his final 4 holes for an 8-under 64 after which chipped in for eagle to win on the second playoff gap. He received final week within the Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa by making eagle in a playoff.
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Gerard had motive to really feel like an enormous winner, too.
He was No. 57 on the earth — the Masters awards invites to the highest 50 within the ultimate world rating of the 12 months — and selected to fly from Florida to Mauritius, a small island about 1,250 miles off the japanese coast of Africa.
Needing to complete within the prime 4 to have any likelihood to get into the Masters, he had a 63-66 weekend, obtained right into a playoff with Schaper and secured his spot at Augusta Nationwide in April.
Schaper, in the meantime, closed his 12 months in sterling vogue. The 24-year-old South African tied for second within the Nedbank Golf Problem then received the Alfred Dunhill and Mauritius in playoffs. That strikes him from No. 153 to No. 63 on the earth in three weeks and provides him an enormous head begin within the Race to Dubai rankings on the European tour.
Augusta Nationwide additionally will invite the highest 50 on the earth per week earlier than the Masters.
