The 2019 AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open final leaderboard is headed by winner Rasmus Højgaard, as the 18-year-old Dane picked up his first European Tour win with a a playoff victory at Heritage Golf Club on Mauritius.
Højgaard birdied the 72nd hole to get into a playoff with Renato Paratore and Antoine Rozner on 19-under 269. Then in the playoff, Højgaard made birdies on the first two playoff holes, equaling Rozner. Paratore was eliminated on the first playoff hole.
On the third time of asking at the 18th, Højgaard made the eagle that won him his first European Tour title.
"This is a dream come true," he said. "It's amazing. To be on the European Tour so early is a dream come true and to be a winner now, it's incredible. I can't put it into words. I'm looking forward to the next challenge."
Højgaard won the €158,500 winner's share of the €1,000,000 purse.
AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open recap notes
Rasmus Højgaard earned his European Tour status just 18 days ago, and now he's a winner on the tour with a two-season exemption. He is now the third-youngest winner in European Tour history.
This event is a tri-sanctioned tournament, with the European Tour, Asian Tour and South Africa-based Sunshine Tour all contributing players to the field.
Four players finished one shot out of the playoff. Had they all reached 19-under total, it would have been the largest playoff in European Tour history.
The European Tour is off next week for the Presidents Cup, with the Australian PGA Championship closing out the calendar year the following week.
2019 AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open final leaderboard, results and prize money payouts
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| POS | PLAYER | TO PAR | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | TOTAL | MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Rasmus Højgaard | -19 | 66 | 69 | 66 | 68 | 269 | €158,500 |
| P2 | Renato Paratore | -19 | 69 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 269 | €92,100 |
| P2 | Antoine Rozner | -19 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 69 | 269 | €92,100 |
| T4 | Louis De Jager | -18 | 72 | 65 | 69 | 64 | 270 | €38,825 |
| T4 | Thomas Detry | -18 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 70 | 270 | €38,825 |
| T4 | Grant Forrest | -18 | 66 | 71 | 67 | 66 | 270 | €38,825 |
| T4 | Benjamin Hebert | -18 | 66 | 68 | 70 | 66 | 270 | €38,825 |
| 8 | Robin Sciot-Siegrist | -17 | 73 | 68 | 65 | 65 | 271 | €24,600 |
| T9 | Oliver Bekker | -16 | 69 | 70 | 66 | 67 | 272 | €18,900 |
| T9 | Julien Guerrier | -16 | 71 | 67 | 68 | 66 | 272 | €18,900 |
| T9 | Sihwan Kim | -16 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 71 | 272 | €18,900 |
| T9 | Connor Syme | -16 | 68 | 66 | 69 | 69 | 272 | €18,900 |
| T13 | Søren Kjeldsen | -15 | 68 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 273 | €14,575 |
| T13 | Thomas Pieters | -15 | 74 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 273 | €14,575 |
| T13 | Brandon Stone | -15 | 66 | 67 | 69 | 71 | 273 | €14,575 |
| T13 | Ashun Wu | -15 | 71 | 65 | 68 | 69 | 273 | €14,575 |
| T17 | Calum Hill | -14 | 68 | 64 | 68 | 74 | 274 | €12,475 |
| T17 | Thriston Lawrence | -14 | 69 | 70 | 66 | 69 | 274 | €12,475 |
| T17 | Matthieu Pavon | -14 | 67 | 66 | 75 | 66 | 274 | €12,475 |
| T17 | Jyoti Randhawa | -14 | 70 | 69 | 70 | 65 | 274 | €12,475 |
| T21 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | -13 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 72 | 275 | €10,950 |
| T21 | George Coetzee | -13 | 71 | 70 | 66 | 68 | 275 | €10,950 |
| T21 | Garrick Higgo | -13 | 70 | 67 | 71 | 67 | 275 | €10,950 |
| T21 | Johannes Veerman | -13 | 70 | 71 | 67 | 67 | 275 | €10,950 |
| 25 | Marcel Siem | -12 | 69 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 276 | €10,200 |
| T26 | Ashley Chesters | -11 | 71 | 67 | 71 | 68 | 277 | €9,042.86 |
| T26 | Lorenzo Gagli | -11 | 71 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 277 | €9,042.86 |
| T26 | Romain Langasque | -11 | 66 | 74 | 71 | 66 | 277 | €9,042.86 |
| T26 | Yanwei Liu | -11 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 69 | 277 | €9,042.86 |
| T26 | Zander Lombard | -11 | 67 | 71 | 73 | 66 | 277 | €9,042.86 |
| T26 | Haydn Porteous | -11 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 277 | €9,042.86 |
| T26 | Joel Sjöholm | -11 | 71 | 66 | 75 | 65 | 277 | €9,042.86 |
| T33 | Jaco Ahlers | -10 | 67 | 72 | 69 | 70 | 278 | €7,700 |
| T33 | Thomas Linard | -10 | 72 | 68 | 67 | 71 | 278 | €7,700 |
| T33 | Travis Smyth | -10 | 70 | 66 | 71 | 71 | 278 | €7,700 |
| T33 | Daniel Van Tonder | -10 | 70 | 71 | 67 | 70 | 278 | €7,700 |
| T33 | Justin Walters | -10 | 74 | 67 | 69 | 68 | 278 | €7,700 |
| T38 | Rhys Enoch | -9 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 68 | 279 | €6,700 |
| T38 | Neil Schietekat | -9 | 70 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 279 | €6,700 |
| T38 | Jack Singh Brar | -9 | 69 | 71 | 68 | 71 | 279 | €6,700 |
| T38 | Jean-Paul Strydom | -9 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 279 | €6,700 |
| T38 | Ockie Strydom | -9 | 68 | 72 | 72 | 67 | 279 | €6,700 |
| T43 | John Catlin | -8 | 70 | 69 | 72 | 69 | 280 | €5,600 |
| T43 | Bryce Easton | -8 | 72 | 64 | 75 | 69 | 280 | €5,600 |
| T43 | Gonzalo Fdez-Castaño | -8 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 68 | 280 | €5,600 |
| T43 | Trevor Fisher Jnr | -8 | 72 | 68 | 70 | 70 | 280 | €5,600 |
| T43 | David Law | -8 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 280 | €5,600 |
| T43 | Lee Slattery | -8 | 70 | 70 | 66 | 74 | 280 | €5,600 |
| T49 | Sebastian Garcia Rodriguez | -7 | 70 | 67 | 72 | 72 | 281 | €4,700 |
| T49 | Paul Lawrie | -7 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 73 | 281 | €4,700 |
| T49 | Carlos Pigem | -7 | 72 | 65 | 73 | 71 | 281 | €4,700 |
| T52 | Seungjae Maeng | -6 | 72 | 69 | 72 | 69 | 282 | €4,200 |
| T52 | Jc Ritchie | -6 | 70 | 68 | 71 | 73 | 282 | €4,200 |
| T54 | Abhijit Singh Chadha | -5 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 283 | €3,450 |
| T54 | Grégory Havret | -5 | 70 | 71 | 70 | 72 | 283 | €3,450 |
| T54 | Jake Higginbottom | -5 | 70 | 70 | 72 | 71 | 283 | €3,450 |
| T54 | Keith Horne | -5 | 67 | 71 | 74 | 71 | 283 | €3,450 |
| T54 | Udayan Mane | -5 | 73 | 68 | 74 | 68 | 283 | €3,450 |
| T54 | Hennie Otto | -5 | 70 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 283 | €3,450 |
| T60 | Richard Bland | -4 | 70 | 71 | 69 | 74 | 284 | €2,900 |
| T60 | Darren Fichardt | -4 | 68 | 69 | 73 | 74 | 284 | €2,900 |
| T60 | Jack Senior | -4 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 284 | €2,900 |
| T63 | Keenan Davidse | -3 | 70 | 71 | 74 | 70 | 285 | €2,650 |
| T63 | Oliver Farr | -3 | 72 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 285 | €2,650 |
| T65 | Christiaan Basson | -2 | 71 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 286 | €2,450 |
| T65 | Ricardo Santos | -2 | 67 | 74 | 74 | 71 | 286 | €2,450 |
| T67 | Suttijet Kooratanapisan | 1 | 71 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 289 | €2,250 |
| T67 | Settee Prakongvech | 1 | 74 | 67 | 74 | 74 | 289 | €2,250 |
| T69 | Doug Mcguigan | 2 | 73 | 68 | 74 | 75 | 290 | €2,050 |
| T69 | Anthony Michael | 2 | 74 | 64 | 75 | 77 | 290 | €2,050 |
| 71 | Viraj Madappa | 3 | 71 | 70 | 75 | 75 | 291 | €1,600 |
| 72 | Estiaan Conradie | 4 | 69 | 69 | 79 | 75 | 292 | €1,597 |
