Who is Casey Jarvis? All you need to know about the 20-yo South African golfer

Modified Apr 27, 2024 19:24 GMT

Euram Bank Open - Day Four — Casey Jarvis of South Africa (Photo by Luke Walker/Getty Images)

Casey Jarvis, the 20-year-old golfer from South Africa, is making waves on the DP World Tour. Jarvis is currently competing in the ISPS Handa Championship being held at Taiheiyo Club Gotemba Course from April 25 to 28.

Jarvis is currently leading the scoreboard after the third round. On Saturday, he carded a bogey-free 64. He has a score of 13 under par. At second is German's Yannick Paul who carded 68 in third round and has a score of 12 under par. The third position is shared by five golfers.

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Casey Jarvis was born in 2002 in Boksburg, South Africa. In 2019, Jarvis won Junior Golf World Cup while representing South Africa. As per the European Tour website, Jarvis, at 17 in 2020, secured victory in South Africa's renowned 'Triple Crown' as an amateur. He has also won at the South African Amateur, SA Amateur Stroke play, and the African Amateur tournaments.

Last year, he etched his name in record books by scoring the lowest round ever recorded when he carded a 59 at Dainfairn. He earned the title of Rookie of the Year for the 2022-23 season after he finished seventh in the order of merit.

Casey Jarvis won the 2022 Altron Big Easy Tour 6 as an amateur with a margin of four strokes over Dayne Moore. He turned professional in August 2022. His first win came in 2023 Euram Bank Open when he got better of Euan Walker by one stroke.

He has finished runner up in several tournaments like 2023 Copenhagen Challenge, 2023 SDC Open, and D+D Real Czech Challenge. Because of his last year's performance he got the DP World Tour card for 2024.

Casey Jarvis is currently ranked 295th in the Official World Golf Rankings.

A look at Casey Jarvis best performances

Here's a quick recap of Casey Jarvis' best performances on different tours so far:

2023 Euram Bank Open: 1 (Challenge Tour)
2023 Copenhagen Challenge: 2 (Challenge Tour)
2023 SDC Open: 2 (Challenge Tour)
2022 Altron Big Easy Tour 6: 1 (Big Easy Tour)
2023 D+D Real Czech Challenge: 2 (Challenge Tour)
2023 Alfred Dunhill Championship: T7 (Sunshine Tour)
2023 The Tour Championship: 2 (Sunshine Tour)
2024 SDC Championship: T12 (Sunshine Tour)
2022 PGA Championship: 2 (Sunshine Tour)
2023 Stella Artois Players Championship: T2 (Sunshine Tour)
2022 Joburg Open: T9 (Sunshine Tour)
2023 Dimension Data Pro-Am: T9 (Sunshine Tour)
2023 SDC Championship: T23 (Sunshine Tour)
2023 Magical Kenya Open: T25 (DP World Tour)
2023 AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open: T25 (DP World Tour)
2023 Rolex Challenge Tour Grand Final Supported by the R&A: T7 (Challenge Tour)
2023 Italian Challenge Open: T13 (Challenge Tour)
2023 Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open: T23 (Sunshine Tour)
2023 Nelson Mandela Bay Championship: T20 (Sunshine Tour)
2024 The Tour Championship Delivered by The Courier Guy: T15 (Sunshine Tour)
2022 Sunbet Challenge Hosted by Wild Coast Sun: T13 (Sunshine Tour)
2022 Gary & Vivienne Player Challenge: T23 (Sunshine Tour)
2022 Vodacom Origins of Golf Highland Gate: T25 (Sunshine Tour)
2022 Altron Big Easy Tour 8: T16 (Big Easy Tour)
2022 Altron Big Easy Tour 1 - Blue Valley: T4 (Big Easy Tour)