HOYLAKE, ENGLAND – JULY 20: Amateur, Christo Lamprecht of South Africa tees off the 1st during Day One of The 151st Open at Royal Liverpool Golf Club on July 20, 2023 in Hoylake, England. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/R&A/R&A via Getty Images)
20 July 2023 – As Christo Lamprecht stood over the ball on the 18th tee on the opening day of the 151st Open Championship, his face was a canvas painted with intent, focus and a smidgen of joy.
He cranked his last driver of the day, watched it run out past the 320m mark, flashed a toothy smile at the spectators and set off with that signature...
Reigning Amateur champion Christo Lamprecht and his caddie Devin Stanton at the 151st Open Championship at Royal Liverpool (Hoylake) in England; credit The R&A.
21 July 2023 – After the first two rounds of the 151st Open Championship, reigning Amateur champion Christo Lamprecht must have walked off the Royal Liverpool course thinking “what the heck just happened?”
Co-leader on day one, then fighting for survival on day two. Talk about a baptism of fire.
After dropping five shots in his first seven holes, back-to-back bogeys on the 11th and 12th left him with his back against the wall and...
Reigning Amateur champion Christo Lamprecht became the first South African to win the Silver Medal as the leading amateur in the 151st Open Championship at Royal Liverpool in England; credit The R&A | Getty Images | Warren Little.
23 July 2023 – Reigning Amateur Champion Christo Lamprecht added to South Africa’s illustrious history in The Open Championship when he became the country’s first Silver Medal winner in the 151st edition on Sunday.
Setting records and making history is becoming something of a habit for Lamprecht.
He was just 16 years and 25 days old when became the youngest-ever...
