The days of a traditional bag set-up seem to be disappearing fast in the world of professional golf.
Once upon a time a player might have a driver, 3-wood, 5-wood/2-iron (depending on the course) and then they’re into their irons which would generally start with a 3. Then there would be wedges at 4/5˚ intervals and a putter.
Christo Lamprecht isn’t your usual golfer.
For a start he’s 6′ 8 and he hits the ball colossal distances. On the Korn Ferry Tour this season he leads the way, averaging over 322 yards with Cameron Champ (remember him?) over five yards back. But he can also play; he won The Amateur Championship at Hillside in 2023, added the Silver Medal at The Open at nearby Royal Liverpool and he’s been the World No. 1 amateur.
Having witnessed his skills at Royal Liverpool it’s like watching a very different game. Par 4s were taken on and par 5s were reduced to very short irons and, by the end of the opening round, he shared the lead.
As such the 24-year-old’s bag set-up is also something else. At the UNC Health Championship Lamprecht went with a fairly bizarre mix of clubs to tackle the course – and finished the week with four rounds in the 60s and a tie for 34th.
“Since we started playing on the Korn Ferry Tour I’ve had five wedges,” explained the 24-year-old. “That has been the norm for the last year and a half. I obviously have the driver and, because I have five wedges, I have to give some club up. I did have a driver and 3-iron in the bag for the year-and-a-half, until now.
“I’ve now got a semi-mini-driver. It’s 14˚ loft, shorter shaft and it goes a really good number out here. From there, we weakened the 3-iron a little bit and I now don’t have a 4-iron in the bag. It’s certainly different to most guys and I’d say it’s the weirdest bag out here. It just suits the golf course perfectly.”
At the bottom end of the bag he’s also sneaked in an extra wedge, which is nothing out of the ordinary given his length, but speaks volumes about the modern game and the emphasis on shifting the ball as far as possible.
“I love the five wedges in the bag and it’s really helped me a lot out here. I now have that extra stock number to hit. I feel like, on the Korn Ferry Tour, a lot of courses tighten up around 330 yards. I feel like my super power is having a lot less club into greens than other guys, so I felt that, on holes where I couldn’t hit driver, I was forced to hit 3-iron, and that left me way too far back again.
“Therefore, I needed something where, if I can’t hit driver, I can still be aggressive with something.”
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