BEL HOMBRE, Mauritius — Jaden Shaper gained the Mauritius Open in a playoff in opposition to Ryan Gerrard on Sunday, making it back-to-back titles for the American who jumped two oceans and returned dwelling with a Masters invitation in his last event of the yr.
Schaper birdied three of the ultimate 4 holes for an 8-under 64 and chipped in an eagle on the second playoff gap to win. He gained the Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa final week with an eagle in a playoff.
Gerrard additionally had cause to really feel like a giant winner.
Though he was No. 57 on the earth (an invite to the highest 50 on this yr’s last world rankings for the Masters), he selected to fly from Florida to Mauritius, a small island about 1,250 miles off the east coast of Africa.
He wanted to complete within the prime 4 to have an opportunity on the Masters, however he completed the weekend with a 63-66 report, qualifying for a playoff in opposition to Shaper and securing a spot at Augusta Nationwide in April.
Shapers, however, ended the yr in nice style. The 24-year-old South African tied for second on the Nedbank Golf Problem, successful the play-off in opposition to Alfred Dunhill and Mauritius. This has seen him rise from 153rd to 63rd on the earth in three weeks, giving him an enormous head begin on the European Tour’s Race to Dubai rankings.
Augusta Nationwide additionally invitations the world’s prime 50 gamers one week earlier than the Masters.
