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European Tour: 2019 AFRASIA BANK Mauritius Open Power Rankings

By Matt Coles

POSTE DE FLACQ, MAURITIUS - DECEMBER 02: Kurt Kitayama of the USA walks down the 15th green during the final round of the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open at the Four Seasons Golf Club on December 02, 2018 in Poste de Flacq, Mauritius. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)
POSTE DE FLACQ, MAURITIUS - DECEMBER 02: Kurt Kitayama of the USA walks down the 15th green during the final round of the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open at the Four Seasons Golf Club on December 02, 2018 in Poste de Flacq, Mauritius. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images) /
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MALELANE, SOUTH AFRICA – DECEMBER 01: Joel Sjoholm of Swedenlines up his putt on on the 18th hole during Day Four of the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek Country Golf Club on December 01, 2019 in Malelane, South Africa. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)
MALELANE, SOUTH AFRICA – DECEMBER 01: Joel Sjoholm of Swedenlines up his putt on on the 18th hole during Day Four of the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek Country Golf Club on December 01, 2019 in Malelane, South Africa. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images) /

Leading the way on the Pro Golf Now Power Rankings ahead of the AFRASIA BANK Mauritius Open is a new name, and not one that will be familiar to most.

That man is Sweden’s Joel Sjoholm, who came ever so close to winning on the European Tour for the first time in his career last week at the Alfred Dunhill Championship in South Africa.

The Swede held the clubhouse lead at -7, until Pablo Larrazabal birdied the final hole in Malelane to take the victory by a single shot. However, Sjoholm comes to this event as the highest-ranked player on the new Race to Dubai standings following his runner-up finish, and that will give him confidence in Mauritius this week.

With the result, he made the move from World No.393 to World No.259, and he is ready to make the most of his first season on the European Tour since 2011, having finished inside the top 25 at the Qualifying School’s Final Stage last month.

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He has not featured at this event before, but that could be a help for the Swede, who will be aiming to take home his first victory on the European Tour come Sunday afternoon.

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