Jayden Schaper is making waves on the DP World Tour. He had to wait until his 95th start to clinch his first professional title on the Tour, but he now has two in just two weeks. While many South African professional golfers have made their names on the DP World Tour, Schaper has emerged as one of the country’s brightest talents.

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Jayden Schaper’s childhood

Jayden Schaper is a 24-year-old South African professional golfer from Benoni, near Johannesburg. He was born on March 14, 2001, to Ryan and Yolanda Schaper. While there is no public record of which school he went to, he went to St Dunstan’s College in South Africa.

St Dunstan’s College congratulated the South African on his maiden DP World Tour title at the Alfred Dunhill Championship. The college shared an Instagram post featuring him along with two aspiring golfers from St Dunstan’s Preparatory.

Jayden Schaper’s amateur and professional career

Jayden Schaper dominated South African junior golf. He became the first South African junior to win the “Grand Slam” of boys’ titles by age 16 in 2017. The 2x DP World Tour winner had conquered U13, U15, U17 stroke play, and U19 to complete the Grand Slam. This helped him earn the nickname ‘Clutch.’

He added international amateur wins, including the 2019 Junior Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass and the All-Africa Team Championship. Additionally, he represented South Africa at the Junior Golf World Cup and the International Team at the Junior Presidents’ Cup. In 2020, Schaper tied for sixth at the South African Open as the top amateur. He was the first to do this since Ernie Els, who had set the benchmark in 1989.

After making his mark on the amateur circuit, Schaper turned pro in early 2020 at the age of 18. Schaper made an immediate impact with the Sunshine Tour Rookie of the Year honors in consecutive seasons. His rise continued through the Challenge Tour and onto the DP World Tour.

Schaper posted a T16 at the PGA Tour co-sanctioned Barbasol Championship. In 2024, he notched top-10s in all four co-sanctioned Sunshine/DP World events. This also included a T5 finish at the South African Open. And from there, his performance has only improved, as reflected in the 2025 campaign.

In the 27 starts he had in 2025, he made it to the top-10 in eight of them. His best performance came at the 2025 KLM Open, where he finished with a solo 3. Apart from that, he finished solo 4th at the Magical Kenya Open and T5 at the Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, the Austrian Alpine Open, and the Spanish Open.

While Jayden Schaper had many close finishes in the 2025 season, 2026 could be his breakthrough season. Of the five events on the Opening Swing of the DP World Tour schedule, he didn’t play in the first two in Australia. But when the tour came to his home country, things were different.

The South African finished as runner-up, tied with England’s Dan Bradbury. With a score of 16 under par, he was only behind Norwegian Kristoffer Reitan. But then came his maiden title at the Alfred Dunhill Championship. The weather-affected event was reduced to three rounds. Carding rounds of 67-64-67, he was tied with fellow South African Shaun Norris at the end of the regulation rounds. However, he clinched the win with an eagle in the first round of the playoffs.

He repeated the same performance at the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open. Schaper was again tied with Ryan Gerard after finishing 22 under par in four rounds. The first playoff on the 18th hole was a tie. But Jayden Schaper won the second with a chip-in eagle. Now he is inside the world’s top-100 in the OWGR.

Jayden Schaper’s career earnings and net worth in 2025

Jayden Schaper has played 96 events on the DP World Tour and won €3,061,412.57 in career earnings. However, a large part of this comes from his last three events from the 2026 campaign. He won €448,546.77 after finishing as a joint runner-up at the Nedbank Golf Challenge. Then he collected the winner’s payout of €255,000.00 and €174,065.24 at the Alfred Dunhill Championship and the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, respectively.

Schaper has also collected $14,235,336.11 on the Sunshine Tour and $128,345 on the PGA Tour. The prize money from the PGA Tour comes from two of the three events he played.

Besides that, he has multiple sponsorships and ambassador deals. The 2x DP World Tour winner joined the TaylorMade family when he turned professional. At the start of 2025, he moved from the TaylorMade TP Reserve to a TaylorMade Spider Tour Z for his putter. This switch has really shaped his career. Jayden Schaper also has deals with Adidas Golf, Modest Golf, Scottsdale Golf, and Kinetica Sports.

However, his total net worth in 2025 is not publicly known.

Jayden Schaper’s family and girlfriend

Jayden Schaper was born to Yolanda and Ryan Schaper. Both his parents have played a significant role throughout his career, especially his father. When he won the Alfred Dunhill Championship last week, his father was present outside the ropes and got emotional after his win. Ryan Schaper revealed that his son started playing golf as soon as he could walk.

“It’s amazing. Everybody always asks me when this dream with Jayden started, and it started as soon as he could walk, and it hasn’t stopped,” Ryan Schaper said while holding back his tears.

He also revealed that the entire family has backed Jayden Schaper throughout his career. After winning his maiden title on the DP World Tour, Jayden Schaper shared an Instagram post featuring his parents and wrote, “Winning means more in front of family 💙.”

Ryan Schaper also accompanies his son as his caddie in many events on the HotelPlanner/Challenge Tour.

The AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open champion has reciprocated the same feelings. He credited his dad with putting a golf club in his hands when he started walking. And while many dads might try to pressure their children to focus solely on the game and excel quickly, Ryan Schaper tried to make it as fun as possible.

It’s not just his immediate family that has helped him. His cousin Breidyn Schaper is a talented cricketer who earned an opportunity to develop in the UK. Their family members recall that the two boys used to play golf together. Jayden Schaper even mocked his cousin, saying if he can’t make it in cricket, he could join him as his caddie. Jayden has also spoken about his autistic cousin, Tristin Dall, as a major personal inspiration and biggest fan.

While Jayden Schapper is very close to his family, there’s not much known about his romantic life. He has done a tremendous job of keeping his personal life private. Whether he has a girlfriend or not is not publickly known.