Thriston Lawrence

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.

Thriston Lawrence
Personal information
Born	(1996-12-03) 3 December 1996 (age 29) Nelspruit, South Africa
Sporting nationality	South Africa
Residence	Nelspruit, South Africa
Career
Turned professional	2014
Current tours	European Tour Sunshine Tour
Former tours	PGA Tour Challenge Tour MENA Tour Big Easy Tour
Professional wins	10
Highest ranking	45 (15 December 2024)[1] (as of 7 December 2025)
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	5
Sunshine Tour	4
Other	3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	CUT: 2025
PGA Championship	T62: 2023
U.S. Open	T12: 2025
The Open Championship	4th: 2024
Achievements and awards
MENA Golf Tour Order of Merit winner 2015 Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year 2022

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 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.^[4] In August 2022, Lawrence won the Omega European Masters, beating Matt Wallace in a playoff.^[5][6] He was named Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year for the 2022 European Tour season.^[7] 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.^[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]

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.^[10] 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.^[11] In August 2025, Lawrence claimed his second Omega European Masters title, and his 5th overall on the DP World Tour.^[12]

Amateur wins

• 2013 South African Amateur Championship
• 2014 Lytham Trophy, South African Amateur Championship

Professional wins (10)

European Tour wins (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	27 Nov 2021 (2022 season)	Joburg Open1	−12 (65-65=130)[a]	4 strokes	Zander Lombard
2	28 Aug 2022	Omega European Masters	−18 (62-64-67-69=262)	Playoff	Matt Wallace
3	4 Dec 2022 (2023 season)	Investec South African Open Championship1	−16 (64-67-67-74=272)	1 stroke	Clément Sordet
4	25 Jun 2023	BMW International Open	−13 (71-69-66-69=275)	1 stroke	Joost Luiten
5	31 Aug 2025	Omega European Masters (2)	−22 (63-66-63-66=258)	2 strokes	Rasmus Højgaard, Sami Välimäki, Matt Wallace

¹Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

European Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2022	Omega European Masters	Matt Wallace	Won with par on first extra hole
2	2024	BMW PGA Championship	Billy Horschel, Rory McIlroy	Horschel won with eagle on second extra hole Lawrence eliminated by birdie on first hole

Sunshine Tour wins (4)

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	Deon Germishuys, Riekus Nortje, J. J. Senekal, Jean-Paul Strydom
2	27 Nov 2021	Joburg Open1	−12 (65-65=130)[a]	4 strokes	Zander Lombard
3	4 Dec 2022	Investec South African Open Championship1	−16 (64-67-67-74=272)	1 stroke	Clément Sordet
4	23 Aug 2024	SunBet Challenge (Time Square Casino)	−20 (62-67-67=196)	5 strokes	Dylan Naidoo

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	Gabriel Cañizares, Darren Clarke, Michael Downes, 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	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	Coert Groenewald

Results in major championships

Tournament	2022	2023	2024	2025
Masters Tournament				CUT
PGA Championship		T62	CUT	CUT
U.S. Open		CUT		T12
The Open Championship	T42	T74	4	T45

  Top 10

  Did not play

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

See also

• 2024 Race to Dubai dual card winners

Notes

1. Shortened to 36 holes due to weather.