Power slips back as Jarvis claims maiden DP World Tour win

Casey Jarvis wins Magical Kenya Open after final round twice suspended for storms

ON SAFARI: Casey Jarvis  poses with the trophy following victory at the Magical Kenya Open at Karen Country Club in Nairobi. Picture: Stuart Franklin/Getty Images

There was disappointment for Mark Power in the final round of the Magical Kenya Open as the Kilkenny golfer slipped back in the final round.

Power, 25, began the day in a share of 12th place after rounds of 67, 65, and 66. However, four bogeys on Sunday lead to a 73 and meant the former Walker Cup star finished the event at nine-under.

South Africa's Casey Jarvis won his first DP World Tour title after a final round twice suspended for storms.

Jarvis, 22, returned from the second stoppage on the 17th fairway to seal a three-stroke win on 25 under par with a birdie-eagle finish to his round of 62, holding off the challenge of playing partner Davis Bryant as the American birdied the last.

Hennie Du Plessis, Jarvis' compatriot, was third after also finishing birdie-eagle and going within inches of an albatross at the last, with Italy's Francesco Laporta a shot further back in fourth.

Nathan Kimsey was 19 under to share fifth with Danish left-hander Jacob Skov Olesen, while another Englishman, Matthew Jordan, shot 62 on Sunday to vault to seventh.

On the LPGA Tour, Leona Maguire had an up-and-down round of 72 to finish in a tie for 32nd place on 10-under-par at the Honda LPGA Thailand.

World No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul justified her top billing in emphatic fashion after edging Japan’s Chizzy Iwai by one stroke to capture and claim her home LPGA Thailand tournament for the first time.

Buoyed by raucous home support, the Thai star kept her composure under sweltering conditions and intense pressure to card a closing 4-under-par 68, finishing on 24-under-par.

The victory marked her eighth LPGA Tour title and her first triumph on home soil.

“I would rate it A triple-plus,” said the 23-year-old. “I know it’s not as big as the majors, but winning in my home country means so much to me — sometimes even more than a major.”