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Thriston Lawrence
Personal information
Born (1996-12-03) 3 December 1996 (age 27)
Sir Henry Cotton
Rookie of the Year
2022

Thriston Lawrence (born 3 December 1996) is a South African

European Tour and the Sunshine Tour
. He has won four times on the European Tour.

Professional career

Lawrence turned professional in 2014. He played on the MENA Tour in 2015 and the Challenge Tour in 2016. He won the MENA Tour Order of Merit in 2015.[2] He played on the Big Easy Tour in 2018, gaining his card for the 2019–20 Sunshine Tour season. He won his first Sunshine Tour event in 2019 at the Vodacom Origins of Golf at Stellenbosch.[3]

Lawrence claimed the biggest victory of his career (at that time) at the 2021

Investec South African Open Championship, one shot ahead of Clément Sordet and climbing to a career best 64th in the Official World Golf Ranking.[8]

In June 2023, Lawrence claimed his fourth win on the European Tour at the BMW International Open in Germany. Starting the final round four shots back, he recorded a 69 to win by one shot ahead of Joost Luiten.[9]

Amateur wins

Professional wins (8)

European Tour wins (4)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 27 Nov 2021
(2022 season) 		Joburg Open1 −12 (65-65=130)* 4 strokes South Africa Zander Lombard
2 28 Aug 2022 Omega European Masters −18 (62-64-67-69=262) Playoff England Matt Wallace
3 4 Dec 2022
(2023 season)
Investec South African Open Championship
1 		−16 (64-67-67-74=272) 1 stroke France Clément Sordet
4 25 Jun 2023 BMW International Open −13 (71-69-66-69=275) 1 stroke Netherlands Joost Luiten

*Note: The 2021 Joburg Open was shortened to 36 holes due to weather.
1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2022 Omega European Masters England Matt Wallace Won with par on first extra hole

Sunshine Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 5 Oct 2019 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Stellenbosch −15 (68-68-65=201) 1 stroke South Africa Deon Germishuys, South Africa Riekus Nortje,
South Africa J. J. Senekal, South Africa Jean-Paul Strydom
2 27 Nov 2021 Joburg Open1 −12 (65-65=130)* 4 strokes South Africa Zander Lombard
3 4 Dec 2022
Investec South African Open Championship
1 		−16 (64-67-67-74=272) 1 stroke France Clément Sordet

*Note: The 2021 Joburg Open was shortened to 36 holes due to weather.
1Co-sanctioned by the

European Tour

MENA Golf Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 4 Nov 2015 Ras Al Khaimah Classic −12 (69-66-69=204) 4 strokes Spain Gabriel Cañizares, Northern Ireland Darren Clarke,
South Africa Michael Downes, Republic of Ireland Tyler Hogarty

Big Easy Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 28 Nov 2018 Big Easy Challenge 15 −15 (65-69-67=201) 5 strokes South Africa Albert Venter

IGT Pro Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 1 Mar 2017 Centurion Race to Q-School #18 −16 (65-70-65=200) 3 strokes South Africa Coert Groenewald

Results in major championships

Tournament 2022 2023
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship T62
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship T42 T74
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

References

  1. OWGR
    . Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Young South African prodigy Thriston Lawrence walks away with 2015 Mena Golf Tour Order of Merit title". UAE Golf Online. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Thriston Lawrence from Mbombela shines in Stellenbosch". Low Velder. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Lawrence wins maiden title at shortened Joburg Open". European Tour. 27 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Thriston Lawrence crowned King of the Mountains in Switzerland". European Tour. 28 August 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  6. ^ Livie, Alex (28 August 2022). "'To achieve it is quite emotional' - Thriston Lawrence beats Matt Wallace in play-off to win European Masters". Eurosport. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  7. ^ Kilvington, Ross (24 November 2022). "Thriston Lawrence Named DP World Tour Rookie Of The Year". Golf Monthly. Retrieved 25 November 2022 – via MSN.
  8. ^ "DP World Tour news: Thriston Lawrence avoids disaster to win South African Open". PlanetSport. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  9. ^ "DP World Tour: Thriston Lawrence seals one-shot victory at BMW International Open". Sky Sports. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.

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