It was already easy to spot 6-foot-8 amateur Christo Lamprecht on the golf course. Now it's easy to spot him on the Open Championship leaderboard. In both cases, you just keep looking up.
Lamprecht, a rising senior at Georgia Tech, crafted a magnificent 5-under round to hold the clubhouse lead early on Thursday. The South African played his way into the tournament by winning the Amateur Championship, and immediately proved he belonged with his seven-birdie, two-bogey performance.
"I'm very hard on myself, and I think I earned my spot to be here," he said after the round."I think the way I played today I earned to be on the top of the leaderboard, as of now. It's not a cocky thing to say. I just personally think I believe in myself, and I guess stepping on to the first tee box if you're a professional or a competitor, you should be believing that you should be the best standing there."What a shot. What a day for Christo Lamprecht.
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