Here is all you need to know about amateur Christo Lamprecht as he sets the pace at The Open Championship and know who his parents are
The 151st Open was given a fantastic start. Christo Lamprecht, the Amateur Champion, started out well and set the tone for an exciting first day at Hoylake.
Who is golfer Christo Lamprecht, bio, age, family, parents, nationality, swing speed
After Thursday’s opening round of the 151st Open Championship, amateur Christo Lamprecht may be the only person at Royal Liverpool Golf Club who isn’t shocked that his name is at the top of the leaderboard alongside Englishman Tommy Fleetwood and Argentinean Emiliano Grillo.
At the Royal Liverpool Golf Club, the 22-year-old Georgia Tech senior took the early lead after shooting a remarkable five-under 66. He had finalised his spot at the Open by winning the British Amateur at the adjacent Hillside Golf Club in June.
Lamprecht is thought to be the tallest player to have ever participated in The Open, standing at 6 feet, 8 inches. He claimed that his great-grandfather was 7 feet tall, his father is 6-4, and his grandfather is 6-8. According to Lamprecht, his growth surge began just before he started high school.
What a shot. What a day for Christo Lamprecht. pic.twitter.com/RdWODgk8Dl
— The Open (@TheOpen) July 20, 2023
Who is Christo Lamprecht?
Christo Lamprecht, a South African amateur golfer, was born on January 30, 2001, in George, Western Cape, South Africa. He is just 22 years old and is the youngest of three with two older sisters.
A look at Christo Lamprecht’s family parents, siblings
2001 saw the birth of Christo Lamprecht in the Western Cape. His mother is a housewife, and his father an accountant. He has two sister who are older than him. His father, Christo Senior, was the one who originally introduced him to golf. He is the shortest male in the Lamprecht family, spanning five generations, measuring 6-foot-8.
The 2023 Amateur Championship winner can max out at 141 mph swing speed and 210 mph ball speed.
Christo Lamprecht’s career so far
At the age of 3, his father introduced him to golf, and he went to Outeniqua High School. His passion for the sport grew throughout high school, and in 2017 he broke the record for the youngest winner of the South African Amateur Championship. His amateur career culminated with a triumph at the 2023 Amateur Championship back in June, the second of six championships he won.
Lamprecht has thus far in his amateur golfing career won six competitions. The Dimension Data Junior Open was his first victory, and a year later, he became the youngest person to ever win the South African Amateur Championship.
Later, he won three additional championships, was named an all-American collegiate player, and competed in the Arnold Palmer Cup and Eisenhower Trophy. In both 2017 and 2019, he participated in the Junior Presidents Cup on behalf of South Africa.
He began the 2023 Amateur Championship as the player with the highest ranking among the 288-strongfield, and that victory remains his biggest to date. Lamprecht was officially invited to the 2023 Open Championship, 2024 U.S. Open, and, per custom, the 2024 Masters at Augusta National after being the 128th champion of the famous competition.