Sunday December 2, 2018 - Afrasia Bank Mauritius Open at Anahita.
Kurt Kitayama
- His first European Tour victory in his third appearance, and his first appearance at this event
- Won Qualifying School First Stage Europe Section D at Golf d’Hardelot and secured his European Tour card for 2019 after finishing tied third at the Final Stage
- A graduate of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas, has played on the Web.com Tour in the United States and on the Asian Tour
- Finished tied 45th last week at the Honma Hong Kong Open presented by Amundi, the first event on the 2019 Race to Dubai
- Could move as high as 196th in the Official World Golf Ranking, up from 362nd
- Moves to 347.9 Race to Dubai points and up to second place
- The 223rd European Tour win for a player from the United States
