Jayden Schaper overcame fellow South African Shaun Norris in a play-off to win his first DP World Tour title on home soil at the Alfred Dunhill Championship.
Here, we take a look at what it means.
• His first DP World Tour victory on his 95th start, at 24 years old
• It is his first win since turning professional in 2020
• Comes a week after he finished runner-up in the Nedbank Golf Challenge in honour of Gary Player
• Extends South Africa's recent dominance at the Alfred Dunhill Championship, becoming the fifth different home winner since 2020
• He is the third first-time winner on the DP World Tour in as many weeks on the Opening Swing, following David Puig and Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen
• Rises to the top of the Race to Dubai Rankings Delivered by DP World on 848 points, up from fifth
• Moves to a career-high 94th on the Official World Golf Ranking, up from 127th. On December 11, 2024 he was 306th
• The first win for a South African player on the Race to Dubai since Thriston Lawrence at the Omega European Masters in August 2024
• The 176th win by players from South Africa on the DP World Tour
