Among the early leaders at the 2023 British Open on Thursday was a name you may not know as well as some of the other big stars playing the links: Christo Lamprecht.
If you woke up on the East coast, you saw his name on top of the leaderboard, and yes, with that (a) next to his name, he’s an amateur playing at Royal Liverpool. How cool is that?
The Open Championship: Live leaderboard, Schedule, Tee times
So it’s a good time to get to know him as the tournament continues — as we see if his name stays near the top throughout, let’s run through some facts about him: