2023 Amateur Championship: Christo Lamprecht wins at Hillside Golf Club
Christo Lamprecht won the 2023 Amateur Championship at Hillside Golf Club in Southport, Merseyside, beating Ronan Kleu 3 & 2 in the final.
Updated 23 October 2026
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- Edition
- 128th
- Dates
- 19 June 2023 to 24 June 2023
- Course
- Hillside Golf Club, Southport, Merseyside
- Stroke-play co-host
- Southport & Ainsdale Golf Club
- Format
- stroke-play qualifying (36 holes) + match play
- Champion
- Christo Lamprecht · age 22 · South Africa · Georgia Tech
- Champion's title
- 1st Amateur Championship title
- Runner-up
- Ronan Kleu · Switzerland
- Final
- 3 & 2 (36-hole final)
- Match-play field
- 85
- Losing semifinalists
- Ratchanon Chantananuwat and Frank Kennedy
- Stroke-play medalist
- Ben van Wyk (132)
- Defending champion
- Aldrich Potgieter · did not play
- What winning earned
- The 151st Open (2023) exemption; U.S. Open exemption; 2024 Masters invitation (by tradition)
What happened at the 2023 Amateur Championship
Final: Lamprecht birdied five of the last seven morning holes, including four in a row from the 15th, to lead by two at lunch.
Final: Kleu birdied the 30th, 31st and 32nd, but Lamprecht matched him at the 32nd, birdied the 33rd and closed out a 3 & 2 win on the 34th.
Round of 64, Clément Charmasson v Billy Dowling, won on 22nd hole. Clément Charmasson beat Billy Dowling in a match that went 22 holes
Round of 64, Mats Ege v Nicola Gerhardsen, won on 27th hole. Mats Ege beat Nicola Gerhardsen in a match that went 27 holes
Round of 16, Alex Maguire v Daniel Rodrigues, won on 23rd hole. Alex Maguire beat Daniel Rodrigues in a match that went 23 holes
Round of 64, Caolan Burford v Ben van Wyk, 2 up. Stroke-play medalist Ben van Wyk lost his opening match to Caolan Burford
The draw
Every match is recorded through the first round.
The final, 2023 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christo Lamprecht | def. | Ronan Kleu | 3 & 2 |
Semifinals, 2023 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ronan Kleu | def. | Ratchanon Chantananuwat | 8 & 6 |
| Christo Lamprecht | def. | Frank Kennedy | 1 up |
Quarterfinals, 2023 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ratchanon Chantananuwat | def. | Max Schliesing | 2 up |
| Ronan Kleu | def. | Tobias Jonsson | 5 & 4 |
| Frank Kennedy | def. | Alex Maguire | 3 & 2 |
| Christo Lamprecht | def. | Richard Teder | 6 & 5 |
Round of 16, 2023 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Max Schliesing | def. | Caolan Burford | 3 & 2 |
| Ratchanon Chantananuwat | def. | William Hopkins | 3 & 2 |
| Ronan Kleu | def. | Clément Charmasson | 5 & 3 |
| Tobias Jonsson | def. | Joshua Greer | 2 & 1 |
| Alex Maguire | def. | Daniel Rodrigues | won on 23rd hole |
| Frank Kennedy | def. | Marc Boucher | 1 up |
| Christo Lamprecht | def. | Adam Wallin | 2 & 1 |
| Richard Teder | def. | Tommy Morrison | won on 19th hole |
Round of 32, 2023 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caolan Burford | def. | Gregory Lim Solhaug | 3 & 1 |
| Max Schliesing | def. | Alberto Dominguez | 2 & 1 |
| Ratchanon Chantananuwat | def. | Caolan Rafferty | 2 & 1 |
| William Hopkins | def. | Altin van der Merwe | 3 & 1 |
| Ronan Kleu | def. | Riccardo Fantinelli | 1 up |
| Clément Charmasson | def. | Samuel Espinosa-Trueba | 2 & 1 |
| Joshua Greer | def. | Jasper Stubbs | 1 up |
| Tobias Jonsson | def. | Kristian Hjort Bressum | 1 up |
| Alex Maguire | def. | Jarno Tollenaire | 2 & 1 |
| Daniel Rodrigues | def. | James Claridge | 3 & 2 |
| Marc Boucher | def. | Tyran Snyders | 2 & 1 |
| Frank Kennedy | def. | Eliot Baker | 4 & 2 |
| Adam Wallin | def. | Markus Luoma | 4 & 3 |
| Christo Lamprecht | def. | Mats Ege | 3 & 2 |
| Tommy Morrison | def. | Jon Hopkins | 1 up |
| Richard Teder | def. | John Gough | 1 up |
Round of 64, 2023 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caolan Burford | def. | Ben van Wyk | 2 up |
| Gregory Lim Solhaug | def. | Jaime Montojo Fernández | 1 up |
| Max Schliesing | def. | Oliver Lewis-Perkins | 2 & 1 |
| Alberto Dominguez | def. | Michael Alexander Mjaaseth | 1 up |
| Caolan Rafferty | def. | Thom Linssen | 4 & 3 |
| Ratchanon Chantananuwat | def. | Jordan Burnand | 2 & 1 |
| Altin van der Merwe | def. | Rick Hessing | 2 & 1 |
| William Hopkins | def. | Markus Varjun | 1 up |
| Ronan Kleu | def. | Tom Gueant | 1 up |
| Riccardo Fantinelli | def. | James Skeet | 3 & 2 |
| Clément Charmasson | def. | Billy Dowling | won on 22nd hole |
| Samuel Espinosa-Trueba | def. | Rune Bøkeid | 3 & 2 |
| Joshua Greer | def. | Matteo Cristoni | 2 & 1 |
| Jasper Stubbs | def. | Minato Oshima | 1 up |
| Tobias Jonsson | def. | Angel Ayora Fanegas | won on 20th hole |
| Kristian Hjort Bressum | def. | Liam Nolan | 1 up |
| Alex Maguire | def. | Jakob Melin | 1 up |
| Jarno Tollenaire | def. | Maximilian Klaus | 4 & 3 |
| Daniel Rodrigues | def. | Simon Hovdal | 3 & 2 |
| James Claridge | def. | Albert Hansson | 5 & 4 |
| Marc Boucher | def. | Maxime Legros | 4 & 3 |
| Tyran Snyders | def. | Alejandro Pedryc | 3 & 2 |
| Frank Kennedy | def. | Mark Stockdale | 4 & 2 |
| Eliot Baker | def. | James Ashfield | 3 & 2 |
| Adam Wallin | def. | Matthew Dodd-Berry | 3 & 2 |
| Markus Luoma | def. | Calum Scott | 3 & 2 |
| Mats Ege | def. | Nicola Gerhardsen | won on 27th hole |
| Christo Lamprecht | def. | George Duangmanee | 3 & 2 |
| Jon Hopkins | def. | Paul Beauvy | won on 20th hole |
| Tommy Morrison | def. | Gustav Andersson | 5 & 4 |
| John Gough | def. | Oliver Mukherjee | 2 & 1 |
| Richard Teder | def. | Charlie Crockett | 2 & 1 |
Round of 128, 2023 Amateur Championship
| Winner | Beaten | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caolan Burford | def. | Herman Huus | 1 up |
| Charlie Crockett | def. | Ralf Johan Kivi | 4 & 3 |
| James Ashfield | def. | Mark Power | 3 & 2 |
| Tom Gueant | def. | Valentin Peugnet | won on 19th hole |
| Matteo Cristoni | def. | Calum Fitzgerald | 4 & 3 |
| James Claridge | def. | Kevin Christopher Jegers | won on 20th hole |
| Christo Lamprecht | def. | Jack Ingham | 1 up |
| Thom Linssen | def. | Bob van der Voort | 4 & 2 |
| Rick Hessing | def. | Tiger Christensen | 3 & 2 |
| Calum Scott | def. | Maxence Giboudot | 5 & 4 |
| Maximilian Klaus | def. | Theo Boulet | 2 & 1 |
| Tobias Jonsson | def. | Pascal Gunther | 3 & 1 |
| Billy Dowling | def. | Kristoffer Max | 2 up |
| Alejandro Pedryc | def. | Jose Luis Ballester Barrio | 1 up |
| Gustav Andersson | def. | Matthew Wilson | won on 19th hole |
| Max Schliesing | def. | Arron Edwards-Hill | 4 & 2 |
| Michael Alexander Mjaaseth | def. | Luke O'Neill | 1 up |
| Paul Beauvy | def. | David Lundgren | 3 & 2 |
| Marc Boucher | def. | Jack Bigham | 2 up |
| Samuel Espinosa-Trueba | def. | Andrew Haswell | won on 20th hole |
| Liam Nolan | def. | Kris Kim | 2 & 1 |
How this was built
Every value is shown as recorded in GNN's Amateur Championship data set (research collected through 20 October 2026). "unknown" means no source confirmed it; nothing is estimated. Where sources disagree, the R&A's own record is used.
Data: the-amateur.json.