Tech’s Lamprecht is a Hogan Award finalist

Tech’s Christo Lamprecht, the world’s top-ranked amateur player, has been named one of three finalists for the 2024 Ben Hogan Award, determined by voting from the award’s selection committee. It is composed of more than 30 leaders in collegiate, amateur and professional golf.

Auburn freshman Jackson Koivun and Vanderbilt junior Gordon Sargent also were named finalists.

Lamprecht sits atop the World Amateur Golf Ranking, is second in the PGA Tour University rankings and is sixth in the National Collegiate Golf Ranking System. He won the 2023 Amateur Championship and claimed the silver medal as the low amateur at the 151st Open Championship (T-74). The South African competed in 2024 Masters Tournament, was a member of the International Team at the 2023 Arnold Palmer Cup and competed at the 2023 World Amateur Team Championship, placing eighth.

Last week, Lamprecht was named the winner of the 2024 Byron Nelson Award, which is awarded to the nation’s top senior golfer based on four years of accomplishment on the golf course, academic performance and service to the community. He also is a semifinalist for the Fred Haskins Award.

The Ben Hogan Award winner will be announced May 20 at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.