Christo Lamprecht stands tall – literally – at Open Championship

Liverpool’s Radio City Tower, which was commissioned by Queen Elizabeth II and dates to 1969, is the most iconic building in a city with deep radio roots. At 453 feet tall, it is the second tallest structure in Liverpool, though if you count the 32-foot-tall antenna, it ekes out the 459-foot West Tower.

But venture about 12 miles south of city center and you’ll arrive in Hoylake, a quaint, seaside town devoid of skyscrapers.

Well, that is until Thursday morning.

Christo Lamprecht is a 22-year-old South African entering his senior year at Georgia Tech. He also is just weeks removed from winning the British Amateur. And at 6 feet, 8 inches tall, he currently towers over the competition early at…