AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open

Summary

The AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open is a men's professional golf tournament, co-sanctioned by the European Tour and Sunshine Tour, as well as formerly being sanctioned by the Asian Tour. It began in 2015 and was played at Heritage Golf Club in Bel-Ombre, Mauritius.[1] In 2016 and 2018 the tournament was held at Anahita Golf Club, returning to Heritage Golf Club in 2017 and in 2019. The 2015 and 2016 events were played in May but in 2017 it was moved to December and was part of the 2018 European Tour schedule.

AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open
Tournament information
LocationBel-Ombre, Mauritius
Established2015
Course(s)Heritage Golf Club
(La Réserve Golf Links)
Par72
Length7,111 yards (6,502 m)
Tour(s)European Tour
Asian Tour
Sunshine Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$1,200,000
Month playedDecember
Tournament record score
Aggregate268 Arjun Atwal (2017)
268 Dylan Frittelli (2017)
268 Kurt Kitayama (2018)
To par−20 Kurt Kitayama (2018)
Current champion
South Africa Louis Oosthuizen
Location Map
Heritage GC is located in Mauritius
Heritage GC
Heritage GC
Location in Mauritius

In the second round of the inaugural tournament in 2015, Spain's Javier Colomo made a hole-in-one the par-4 9th hole, the first par-four ace in the history of all three co-sanctioning tours. It was his final hole of the day, and he had needed birdie or better to make the cut.[2]

In August 2022, it was confirmed that the tournament would return that December after a two-year hiatus.[3]

Heritage Golf Club in Bel-Ombre opened a new course in December 2023; La Réserve Golf Links. It hosted the 2023 tournament.[4]

Winners edit

Year Tours[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Venue
2023 AFR, EUR   Louis Oosthuizen 271 −17 2 strokes   Laurie Canter Heritage
(La Réserve)
2022 AFR, EUR   Antoine Rozner 269 −19 5 strokes   Alfredo García-Heredia Mont Choisy
2020–21: No tournament
2019 AFR, ASA, EUR   Rasmus Højgaard 269 −19 Playoff   Renato Paratore
  Antoine Rozner
Heritage
2018 AFR, ASA, EUR   Kurt Kitayama 268 −20 2 strokes   S. Chikkarangappa
  Matthieu Pavon
Anahita
2017 AFR, ASA, EUR   Dylan Frittelli 268 −16 Playoff   Arjun Atwal Heritage
2016 AFR, ASA, EUR   Wang Jeung-hun 282 −6 1 stroke   Siddikur Rahman Anahita
2015 AFR, ASA, EUR   George Coetzee 271 −13 Playoff   Thorbjørn Olesen Heritage

Notes edit

  1. ^ AFR − Sunshine Tour; ASA − Asian Tour; EUR − European Tour.

References edit

  1. ^ "Magnificent Mauritius Welcomes Three Tours". PGA European Tour. 4 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Historic Colomo delighted with perfect finish". PGA European Tour. 8 May 2015.
  3. ^ "World tours welcome back AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open". PGA European Tour. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Heritage Golf Club to open dramatic new La Réserve Golf Links in December 2023!". Heritage Resorts. 25 September 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2023.

External links edit

  • Coverage on the European Tour's official site
  • Coverage on the Sunshine Tour's official site
  • Coverage on the Asian Tour's official site

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