Lamprecht after making history at Open: 'I've seen the next level and I really want to get there'

Amateur Christo Lamprecht on Sunday became the first South African to win the Silver Medal at the 151st Open Championship.

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Lamprecht was a surprise co-leader after shooting five-under 66 on the opening day. He couldn't quite match his Day 1 heroics as he finished 11-over par in a share of 74th position.

But the 22-year-old was the sole amateur to make the cut which meant he scooped the prestigious Silver Medal on Sunday.

Lamprecht was one of six amateurs in the field, the others being Spaniard Jose Luis Ballester Barrio, Argentina's Mateo Fernandez de Oliveira, German Tiger Christensen, Ireland's Alex Maguire and Australia's Harrison Crowe.

The summer of Christo Lamprecht's life.The Amateur Champion. The Silver Medal winner at The 151st Open. pic.twitter.com/i1Ap67SvRZ

Lamprecht is no stranger to setting records, having been just 16 when became the youngest-ever winner of the South African Amateur Championship at the Humewood Links in 2017.

In 2018, he became the first foreign winner in the 76-year history of the East of Ireland Amateur Open Championship.

In 2019, Lamprecht and his fellow GolfRSA National Squad members Martin Vorster, Casey Jarvis and Sam Simpson fired a record-setting 41-under par winning total to win the Junior Golf World Cup in Japan.

Lamprecht qualified for this year's Open Championship after winning the Amateur Championship at Hillside Golf club where he became the fourth South African to do so. 

A summer to remember for Christo Lamprecht ??????Amateur Champion ?? Silver Medallist at @TheOpen pic.twitter.com/qWXTOE09QZ

According to GolfRSA, only 53 golfers have distinguished themselves as the Leading Amateur in the Open since the Silver Medal