AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open

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.

This article is about the current Mauritius Open tournament. For the previous version, see Mauritius Open.

AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open
Tournament information
LocationGrand-Baie, Mauritius
Established2015
Course(s)Mont Choisy Le Golf
Par72
Length7,050 yards (6,450 m)
Tour(s)European Tour
Asian Tour
Sunshine Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund€1,000,000
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
France Antoine Rozner
Location Map
Mont Choisy Le Golf is located in Mauritius
Mont Choisy Le Golf
Mont Choisy Le Golf
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 is due to open a new course in December 2023; La Réserve Golf Links, designed by Peter Matkovich. It will host the 2023 tournament.[4]

Winners
YearTours[lower-alpha 1]WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upVenue
2022AFR, EURFrance Antoine Rozner269−195 strokesSpain Alfredo García-HerediaMont Choisy
2020–21: No tournament
2019AFR, ASA, EURDenmark Rasmus Højgaard269−19PlayoffItaly Renato Paratore
France Antoine Rozner		Heritage
2018AFR, ASA, EURUnited States Kurt Kitayama268−202 strokesIndia S. Chikkarangappa
France Matthieu Pavon		Anahita
2017AFR, ASA, EURSouth Africa Dylan Frittelli268−16PlayoffIndia Arjun AtwalHeritage
2016AFR, ASA, EURSouth Korea Wang Jeung-hun282−61 strokeBangladesh Siddikur RahmanAnahita
2015AFR, ASA, EURSouth Africa George Coetzee271−13PlayoffDenmark Thorbjørn OlesenHeritage

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

References
  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.

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