Jayden Schaper

Country: South Africa
DOB: 15-03-2001

Jayden rose to global prominence in January 2020 when, as an amateur, he secured an eye-catching top-10 finish at the South African Open in Johannesburg. However, to those who’ve been following the talented teenager’s career through the amateur ranks, his 13-under par tournament total playing amongst the stars of the European Tour wouldn’t have been a surprise.

A serial winner at junior level back home, Schaper was the number one South African amateur prior to turning professional. Jayden’s consistent, high-quality performances twice earned him selection to the Junior International Presidents Cup team while in 2019, a year that saw Rory McIlroy lift the Players Championship, Jayden triumphed in the Junior equivalent at TPC Sawgrass.

In what would prove to be his final year as an amateur, Jayden was also victorious at the prestigious South African Amateur Stroke Play competition. Although this fledgling pro’s career has barely taken flight, the sky’s the limit for one of golf’s leading prospects.