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Sunday 22 February 2026DP World TourYear in Review
Jarvis wins Magical Kenya Open
Karen Country Club, Nairobi, Kenya · Thursday 19 to Sunday 22 February 2026 · Casey Jarvis’s win no. 1 on the DP World Tour · purse $2,700,000 USD · final round twice interrupted by weather delays, completed Sunday
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 02 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 80° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R127°/14°C · wind 16 km/h ENE, gusts 37 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R227°/14°C · wind 12 km/h ENE, gusts 30 · 0.3 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R325°/16°C · wind 12 km/h E, gusts 35 · 5.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R424°/15°C · wind 7 km/h ENE, gusts 28 · 18.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Davis Bryant USA · 258playing partner; closed with 64 and got within one during the weather delays, but Jarvis birdied 17 and eagled 18 Casey Jarvis wins first DP World Tour title at Kenya Open as England's Nathan Kimsey finishes tied fifth (Sky Sports)
144 started · cut -4, 68 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Magical Kenya Open
Karen Country Club, Karen Country Club, Nairobi, Kenya
5 of 5 researched
Winner
Casey Jarvis
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Sky Sports
22 February 2026
It's amazing, I've actually never won in front of my dad before, I've wanted to win in front of him so badly, and to finally do it when he's here, I can't explain to you the emotions
Sky Sports
22 February 2026
But I just tried to stay in the moment, play one golf shot at a time, and it seems to have worked pretty well.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casey Jarvis | 62 · 65 · 66 · 62 | 255 | −25 |
| 2 | Davis Bryant | 67 · 63 · 64 · 64 | 258 | −22 |
| 3 | Hennie Du Plessis | 68 · 61 · 65 · 65 | 259 | −21 |
| 4 | Francesco Laporta | 66 · 64 · 65 · 65 | 260 | −20 |
| T5 | Nathan Kimsey | 66 · 66 · 64 · 65 | 261 | −19 |
| T5 | Jacob Skov Olesen | 67 · 64 · 65 · 65 | 261 | −19 |
| 7 | Matthew Jordan | 68 · 66 · 66 · 62 | 262 | −18 |
| 8 | Angel Ayora | 64 · 65 · 64 · 70 | 263 | −17 |
| T9 | Romain Langasque | 68 · 66 · 67 · 63 | 264 | −16 |
| T9 | Sebastian Söderberg | 66 · 68 · 66 · 64 | 264 | −16 |
| T9 | Frederic LaCroix | 65 · 62 · 72 · 65 | 264 | −16 |
| T9 | Cameron Adam | 69 · 63 · 66 · 66 | 264 | −16 |
| T9 | Ricardo Gouveia | 64 · 65 · 67 · 68 | 264 | −16 |
The golfer
born 2003-07-28, Boksburg, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2022; age 22 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 195 that week (OWGR rank before the event (195 -> 128) per OWGR player profile; matches 195 stated in press).
What’s in the bag
- Driver TaylorMade Qi4D LS 10.5°, Project X HZRDUS Titan 60 TX
- Driver TaylorMade R7 Quad 13.5°, Fujikura Ventus Blue 6 X
- Fairway Wood TaylorMade Qi35 16.5°, Fujikura Ventus Blue 7 X
- Fairway Wood TaylorMade Qi35 21°, Fujikura Ventus Blue 7 X
- Irons TaylorMade P7MB 5-PW, True Temper Project X 6.5
- Wedge TaylorMade MG5 52°, 56°, 60°, True Temper Project X 6.5
- Putter TaylorMade Spider Tour
- Ball TaylorMade TP5x
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