For a nation steeped in golfing heritage, they have hugely underachieved in this event with just three podium finishes with the most recent of those coming in 1980. “Hopefully I get more exposure and more learning experiences coming in April at the Masters.” – Lamprechtīefore driving down Magnolia Lane next spring, the youngster has the task of elevating South Africa’s status in the prestigious Eisenhower Trophy. If you want to be that successful, it’s not just talent, it’s hard work and there was a lot of motivation taken from that.” Going in the weights room in the morning before the tournament and seeing all the top 20 guys in the world throwing around weights was a real eye opener. “I was just surprised by how good every single player that I played with that week was. It can make you into a good, competitive college player but once you get on Tour and playing in an Open like that, it’s different. “My whole perspective on where hard work and talent falls in stood out as I’ve learnt over the years that talent only gets you so far. “What I learnt from that was my good golf is good enough to compete with anyone in the world, I just need to get my bad golf to be better,” continued Lamprecht. His victory at the Amateur Championship in June – which gained him his spot in the Open – also means he’ll be teeing it up at Augusta National next year. It was memorable week for the youngster, and the fun hasn’t finished just yet. The big hitter closed out his week with respectable weekend rounds of 76 and 74 to finish in a share of 74 th place alongside fellow countryman and four-time DP World Tour winner Thriston Lawrence. One day you can play so well and the next you’re back down.” – Lamprecht “I think golf is one of the most delusional sports in the world. He pretty much just told me, ‘hey, your round on Thursday was enough to prove you can compete with anyone in the world’.” “He told me there’s nothing to be ashamed of as I was playing the weekend as an amateur and there are not a lot of guys who can say that. “Louis Oosthuizen was there that week and he spoke to me after that Friday round,” he says. Despite being 13 shots worse in his second outing around Royal Liverpool, he still managed to cling on to make the cut – the only amateur to do so. The South African understandably felt the pressure in round two and carded a birdie-less 79 after struggling off the tee. I was just focused on playing another good round of golf, that was my mentality going into that round.” “But I think and I guess that’s a lesson of how I did let them creep in a little bit, maybe. “Obviously those thoughts creep into your head at night when you’re dreaming, it’s natural. “On that Friday morning ahead of the second round, I was really just focused on what I could control and not getting ahead of myself and thinking ‘hey, I can win a Major here’,” said the 22-year-old. However, on July 14 of this year, Lamprecht carded an opening-round 66 to tie the lead after 18 holes. Players often crumble within the pressure-packed caldrons that surround the sport’s biggest tournaments. Leading a Major championship isn’t something many professional golfers can put on their CV. Worldwide Golf caught up with the South African ahead of representing his nation at Abu Dhabi Golf Club, while also uncovering what exactly was going through his mind after his storming start at Royal Liverpool. This month’s Eisenhower Trophy is set to welcome some of the game’s most exciting amateur prospects, including 2023 Open Championship first-round leader Christo Lamprecht. 1 Christo Lamprecht exclusive: ‘Royal Liverpool was a real eye opener’
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