About Thriston Lawrence
Born 1996. Thriston Lawrence is a South African golfer.
Thriston Lawrence (born 3 December 1996) is a South African professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour, European Tour and the Sunshine Tour. He has won five 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. 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.
Lawrence claimed the biggest victory of his career (at that time) at the 2021 Joburg Open. It was a co-sanctioned European Tour and Sunshine Tour event. The event was shortened to 36 holes due to inclement weather. Lawrence shot two rounds of 65 to win by four shots over Zander Lombard. In August 2022, Lawrence won the Omega European Masters, beating Matt Wallace in a playoff. He was named Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year for the 2022 European Tour season. In December 2022, Lawrence won the Investec South African Open Championship, one shot ahead of Clément Sordet and climbing to a career best 64th in the Official World Golf Ranking.
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.
At the 2024 Open Championship in July, Lawrence finished solo-fourth, three shots behind winner Xander Schauffele to record his best finish in a major championship. With five other runner-up finishes during the 2024 European Tour season, Lawrence finished third on the Race to Dubai, claiming a PGA Tour card for the 2025 season. In August 2025, Lawrence claimed his second Omega European Masters title, and his 5th overall on the DP World Tour.
Amateur wins 2013 South African Amateur Championship 2014 Lytham Trophy, South African Amateur Championship
Professional wins (10) European Tour wins (5) 1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour
European Tour playoff record (1–1)
Sunshine Tour wins (4) 1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
MENA Golf Tour wins (1)
Big Easy Tour wins (1)
IGT Pro Tour wins (1)
Results in major championships
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
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Who is Thriston Lawrence?
South African professional golfer
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Thriston Lawrence was born on 3 December 1996.
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Thriston Lawrence is South African.
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