HOYLAKE – Amateur Christo Lamprecht made quite an impression in Liverpool and it wasn’t at 10 Mathew Street. Lamprecht – an amateur who will enter his senior year at Georgia Tech this Fall – accomplished a lot in Round 1 of The Open at Royal Liverpool. Here’s a brief go of it:
- First amateur to hold the lead/co-lead after any round on TOUR sincePaul Dunne at the 2015 Open Championship (R3)
- First amateur to hold the 18-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR since Tom Lewis at the 2011 Open Championship
- First player to hold the 18-hole lead/co-lead in his PGA TOUR debut since Sepp Straka at the 2018 Fortinet Championship
- First player to hold the 18-hole lead/co-lead in his major championship debut since Andrew Landry at the 2016 U.S. Open
- Lowest first-round score (66) by an amateur in a major championship since Lewis carded a 65 at the 2011 Open Championship
- Lowest score by an amateur in any round of a major championship since Matti Schmid carded a 65 in the second round of the 2021 Open Championship
As you’d expect in a major professional golf tournament, Lamprecht wasn’t alone. Popular Brit, Tommy Fleetwood posted his fourth 18-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR and second of the current season. Fleetwood is one of nine players with multiple 18-hole leads/co-leads this season.
- It’s Fleetwood’s second career lead/co-lead after any round in a major (2017 U.S. Open; finished fourth)
- Fleetwood’s opening-round 66 is his 11th score of 66 or better in majors
The Open | Leaderboard After 18 Holes
T1 Christo Lamprecht (a) 66 (-5)
T1 Tommy Fleetwood 66 (-5)
T1 Emiliano Grillo 66 (-5)
T4 Antoine Rozner 67 (-4)
T4 Adrian Otaegui 67 (-4)
T4 Brian Harman 67 (-4)