After four events across two countries, the Opening Swing on the DP World Tour's 2025 global schedule reaches a climax this week at the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open with a host of benefits at play.
The first of the five ‘Global Swings’ on the 2025 Race to Dubai schedule has already featured double headers in Australia and South Africa, with two first-time winners emerging.
For the second year running, since the introduction of the Tour’s revamped calendar was introduced, Mauritius will play host to the last of the Tour’s five-tournament swing.
Co-sanctioned by the DP World Tour and the Sunshine Tour, the US$1.5 million AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open returns to Mont Choisy Le Golf.
This is the second time the venue is hosting the tournament, having done so in 2022 when Antoine Rozner secured a five-stroke victory.
Rozner, who earned a PGA TOUR card for 2025 through last season's Race to Dubai Rankings, makes his first start of the new campaign, and he is joined by several DP World Tour regulars, including Marcel Siem, Nicolas Colsaerts and Ross Fisher.
Among the young emerging stars teeing it up are South African pair Van Velzen and Robin Williams, along with Challenge Tour graduates Angel Ayora and Martin Couvra.
To view the entry list for the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, click here.
What has happened so far on the Opening Swing?
Just days after the 2024 Race to Dubai finished with Rory McIlroy holding two trophies aloft after the DP World Tour Championship, the new campaign kicked off Down Under with the BMW Australian PGA Championship.
And on home soil, Elvis Smylie produced a fantastic performance to claim his first DP World Tour title with a wire-to-wire victory at Royal Queensland Golf Club in Brisbane.
A week later, it was the turn of Ryggs Johnston to enter the DP World Tour winner’s circle as the Qualifying School graduate from the United States won the ISPS HANDA Australian Open in Melbourne.
Attention then moved to South Africa, with American Johannes Veerman winning the prestigious Nedbank Golf Challenge before Shaun Norris also earned his second DP World Tour title on home soil at the Alfred Dunhill Championship.
Winners on the DP World Tour so far in the 2025 season:
| Player | Event | Race to Dubai Points won |
|---|---|---|
| Elvis Smylie | BMW Australian PGA Championship | 500 |
| Ryggs Johnston | ISPS HANDA Australian Open | 500 |
| Johannes Veerman | Nedbank Golf Challenge | 665 |
| Shaun Norris | Alfred Dunhill Championship | 500 |
For a breakdown of how Race to Dubai points are distributed at events on the DP World Tour schedule, click here.
What are the benefits on offer in Mauritius?
The winner of the Opening Swing Rankings (OSR) will be exempt into all 'Back 9' tournaments and will receive a US$200,000 bonus.
Veerman is currently leading the OSR with 665 points.
The most immediate contenders who are participating in the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open are John Parry (281.47 points), Ryan van Velzen (271.98 points), Angel Ayora (245.45 points) and Marcus Kinhult (224 points).
- For the current Race to Dubai Rankings, which in turn mirror the Opening Swing standings, click here.
- To view the Non-Member R2D Points List following last week's Alfred Dunhill Championship, click here.
The leading available member not otherwise exempt on the OSR will also earn a place into the field for next month's Hero Dubai Desert Classic, the first Rolex Series event of the season.
This spot is determined at close of entries for that tournament, but as of today, the spot would currently go to Ryan van Velzen. The most immediate contenders who are also participating in Mauritius are Wenyi Ding (147.03 points) and Matthew Southgate (124.92 points).
At the conclusion of the OSR, the four Category 18 & 18(a) Members who have earned the most Race to Dubai Ranking Points that are eligible for the re-rank will be re-ranked to the top of Category 18.
These players would currently be Jacob Skov Olesen (27.04 eligible points), Alexander George Frances (22.80 eligible points), Daniel Gale (22.80 eligible points) and Corey Shaun (21.75 eligible points).
To view the exemption categories on the DP World Tour, click here.
