Christo Lamprecht

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Christo Lamprecht
Personal information
Born (2001-01-30) 30 January 2001 (age 23)
George, Western Cape, South Africa
Height6 ft 8 in (203 cm)
Weight220 lb (100 kg)
Sporting nationalityFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Residence Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Career
College Georgia Tech
Turned professional2024
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 2024
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T74: 2023

Christo Lamprecht (born 30 January 2001) is a South African professional golfer. In 2023, he became the third South African in six years to win The Amateur Championship, giving him exemptions to the 2023 Open Championship, 2024 Masters Tournament and 2024 U.S. Open. In September 2023, he rose to number 1 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking. [1] He is noted for his height of 6 ft 8 in. [2]

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Early life and education

On 30 January 2001, Lamprecht was born in Western Cape, South Africa the youngest of three with two older sisters. His father introduced him to golf at age 3 and he attended Outeniqua High School. [3]

Amateur career

Lamprecht had a successful amateur career and became the youngest player ever to win the South African Amateur Championship in 2017. He competed in the Junior Presidents Cup in 2017 and 2019. In 2018, he became the first international champion of the East of Ireland Amateur, tied for eighth at the St Andrews Links Trophy, and tied for 11th place at the Junior Players Championship in Jacksonville, Florida. [4] In 2019, he was runner-up at the Southern Cape Amateur Open and the All Africa Juniors Challenge, and won the Junior Golf World Cup in Japan with the South African team. [5]

He appeared four times at the South African Open Championship and was the youngest player in the field when he made his debut in 2018. [6]

Lamprecht enrolled as a business administration major at Georgia Tech in 2020 and started playing with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's golf team, where he became an All-American and Fred Haskins Award finalist. [3] With one victory and three runner-up finishes in 2022–23, he was ranked 10th nationally by Golfstat and 5th in the Golfweek/Sagarin Index, and a semifinalist for the Ben Hogan Award. [7]

In 2021, he tied for 4th at The Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship in Trinity, Texas, where he captained the South African team finishing eighth overall and fifth in the men's event. [8] Lamprecht competed at the 2022 Arnold Palmer Cup in Switzerland, where he went 3–1 in his matches to help the International team defeat Team USA. At the 2023 Arnold Palmer Cup in Pennsylvania, he lost three of his four matches. [3]

Lamprecht tied for sixth place in the 36-hole stroke-play portion at the 2022 U.S. Amateur, and tied for ninth at the European Amateur Championship in Valencia, Spain. In 2023, he won The Amateur Championship at Hillside Golf Club in England, securing a 3 and 2 victory over Ronan Kleu from Switzerland in the 36-hole final. [9] [10] Afterwards, he rose to 3rd in the World Amateur Golf Ranking.

Professional career

Lamprecht turned professional in May 2024, forfeiting his exemption into the 2024 U.S. Open. [11]

Amateur wins

Source: [4]

Results in major championships

Tournament20232024
Masters Tournament CUT
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open Championship T74LA
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = Tied
LA = Low amateur

Team appearances

Source: [4] [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Lamprecht becomes world number one". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  2. ↑ Huggan, John (24 June 2023). "It's a tall order to win British Amateur, and 6-foot-8 South African from Georgia Tech pulls it off". Golf Digest. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Roster: Christo Lamprecht". Georgia Tech Athletics. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 "Christo Lamprecht". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "GolfRSA Boys seal record World Cup win". GolfRSA. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Christo Lamprecht". European Tour. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "Lamprecht Named Semifinalist for Ben Hogan Award". Georgia Tech Athletics. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "Team SA seals top 10 in The Spirit USA". GolfRSA. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  9. ↑ Hall, Mike. "Christo Lamprecht Wins Amateur Championship After Thrilling Finale". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "Lamprecht wins The Amateur Championship in style at Hillside". The R&A. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  11. ↑ Fleming, Ben (30 May 2024). "World No.1 Amateur Gives Up US Open Exemption To Turn Pro". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
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