Jan 21, 2025

Christo Lamprecht, Davis Chatfield share lead through suspended Round 2 at The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic at The Abaco Club

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PGA TOUR Origins: South Africa’s Christo Lamprecht

PGA TOUR Origins: South Africa’s Christo Lamprecht

Preferred lies were in effect for the second round. The second round was suspended due to darkness at 5:38 p.m. ET and will resume Tuesday at 7 a.m., with 55 players needing to complete the second round.

The third round tee times will run from approximately 7:45-11:45 a.m. off of Nos. 1 and 10.

Charting the co-leaders

CategoryChristo LamprechtDavis Chatfield
Age2325
2025 Korn Ferry Tour Points ListNo. 45No. 27
Starts – Wins – Top-10s on Korn Ferry Tour in 202410-0-124-0-2
Starts – Wins – Top-10s in Korn Ferry Tour Career11-0-150-0-3
Starts – Wins – Top-10s at The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic at The Abaco Club0-0-02-0-0

Christo Lamprecht (T1/-11)

  • Poised to hold the first 36-hole lead/co-lead of his Korn Ferry Tour career in what is his 12th start on Tour; previous best 36-hole position was T3 at the 2024 Ascendant presented by Blue
  • Cards a bogey-free 7-under 65 in the second round and records the lowest 36-hole score of his Korn Ferry Tour career with an 11-under 133 (previously; 10-under/134/2024 Ascendant)
  • Making first career start at The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic at The Abaco Club
  • Finished T45 in the season opener at The Bahamas Golf Classic at Atlantis Paradise Island last week
  • Made 10 starts during the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour season with three made cuts, including a T5 finish at The Ascendant
  • Earned guaranteed starts in the first 12 events of the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour season with a T19 finish at Final Stage of 2024 PGA TOUR Q-School presented by Korn Ferry
  • Owns five career starts on the PGA TOUR, including The 2023 Open Championship (T74) and 2024 Masters Tournament (MC); best finish came at the 2024 Butterfield Bermuda Championship (T23)
  • Finished No. 2 in the 2024 PGA TOUR University Ranking after four seasons at Georgia Tech (2021-24), earning Korn Ferry Tour membership for the remainder of the 2024 season
  • Captured two collegiate victories, garnering three All-America honors (First Team in 2023 and 2024, Third Team in 2022) and three All-Atlantic Coast Conference selections (2022, 2023, 2024), along with the 2024 ACC Player of the Year award
  • Won The 128th Amateur Championship at Hillside Golf Club in England with a 3-and-2 win over Switzerland's Ronan Kleu in the championship match
  • Reached No. 1 in World Amateur Golf Ranking for the first time in September 2023, becoming the first South African to reach No. 1; held the No. 1 ranking for a total of 22 weeks prior to turning professional in June 2024
  • A George, South Africa, native

Davis Chatfield (T1/-11)

  • Matches his career-low round with a bogey-free 9-under 63 (R2/2023 Albertsons Boise Open presented by Chevron)
  • Makes second career cut at The Bahamas Great Abaco classic in what is his third start in the event; finished T11 at last season’s tournament
  • Positioned to hold second 36-hole lead/co-lead of his career (2023 Compliance Solutions Championship/finished T17)
  • Logs his 41st career made cut in what is his 51st start on Tour
  • Earned fully exempt status for the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour season with a No. 44 finish on the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour Points List
  • Made 21 cuts in 24 starts last season with six top-25 finishes and two top-10s; best finish came in the form of a T3 at the NV5 Invitational
  • Finished No. 62 on the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour Points List as a rookie to earn fully exempt status for the 2024 season
  • Played five seasons at the University of Notre Dame (2017-22), earning a 2022 All-Atlantic Coast Conference Team selection as a fifth-year senior
  • Attleboro, Massachusetts, native

Additional player notes

  • Second-year member Austin Hitt (T3/-10), who finished T11 at last season’s The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic at The Abaco Club, cards a bogey-free 7-under 65; highlighted by eagles on the par-5 14th and 18th.
  • Korn Ferry Tour rookie Brandon Berry (T3/-10), who earned guaranteed starts in the first eight events of the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour season with a T43 finish at Final Stage of 2024 PGA TOUR Q-School, holds the best 36-hole position of his career in a PGA TOUR-sanctioned event (previously; T55/2024 Corales Puntacana Championship/finished 65th).
  • 2023 Korn Ferry Tour graduate Tom Whitney (T3/-10), who finished T3 at this event during the 2023 campaign, posts a bogey-free 4-under 68 and stands inside the top five after 36 holes for the first time on Tour since 2023's The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic.
  • Seungtaek Lee (T7/-9), who is making his second career start on Tour this week, records a career-low bogey-free 7-under 65, featuring five birdies (Nos. 1, 6, 7, 12, 18) and an eagle on the par-5 eighth.
    • Secured guaranteed starts in the first 12 events of the 2025 Korn Ferry Tour season via a T14 finish at Final Stage of 2024 PGA TOUR Q-School.
  • First-round leader Luke Guthrie (T21/-7) cards an even par 72 in the second round.
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