Thriston Lawrence added to Nedbank Golf Challenge field
Thriston Lawrence, who this past weekend won his second DP World Tour title, will make his debut in this year’s Nedbank Golf Challenge at Sun City in November.
Lawrence broke through with his maiden DP World Tour victory in the Joburg Open at Randpark Golf Club in November 2021.
He then added a second triumph in the Omega European Masters at Crans-sur-Sierre in Switzerland this past Sunday, where he beat Matt Wallace in a playoff.
The Joburg Open also forms part of The Open Qualifying Series, and Lawrence’s victory there earned him a place in his first Major at this year’s 150th Open in St Andrews where he finished tied 42nd.
The 25-year-old South African will now take up his place in “Africa’s Major” for the first time in his career.
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Lawrence adds to a field which already includes defending champion and European Ryder Cup star Tommy Fleetwood, PGA Tour winner Will Zalatoris, and fellow South African Dean Burmester.
“I’m absolutely delighted to be joining such a quality field for the 40th anniversary of the Nedbank Golf Challenge. My breakthrough DP World Tour victory in the Joburg Open opened so many doors for me this season, and to follow that up with a second victory in the Omega European Masters is very pleasing,” said Lawrence.
“I also played in my first Major, which was an historic one with it being the 150th Open in St Andrews. I feel just as privileged to be teeing it up in the historic 40th edition of ‘Africa’s Major’ at Sun City this November.”
