Aldrich Potgieter What's In The Bag 2025
By: Derek Clements | Edited: Fri 01 Aug 2025
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Aldrich Potgieter claimed his maiden PGA Tour title at the Rocket Classic, prevailing after a marathon playoff.
The hugely gifted 20-year-old South African made an 18-foot birdie putt on the fifth extra hole to defeat Max Greyserman at Detroit Country Club.
"I finally got one to the hole," Potgieter said, after missed opportunities by Potgieter, Greyserman and Chris Kirk led to the longest playoff of the season on the tour.
Potgieter is the youngest player on the PGA Tour and its biggest hitter, averaging over 326 yards off the tee. He became the ninth player to win for the first time this season.
Who is Aldrich Potgieter?
Potgieter was born in Pretoria, South Africa on September 13, 2004. He started playing golf at an early age and moved to Perth, Western Australia at age eight with his family, where he attended Kingsway Christian College and was a part of their golf programme. He returned to South Africa aged 17 as Australia’s Covid policies hindered his ability to compete.
In 2020, Potgieter won the South Australian Junior Masters by nine shots. He continued this form into 2021, where he won the Western Australian Amateur and finished second in the Australian Boys Amateur In 2022, Potgieter won both the Nomads South African Juniors International and the Nomads SA Boys U19 Championship.
Potgieter won The Amateur Championship in June 2022 at the age of 17, becoming the second youngest winner in the history of the championship.
In February 2023, Potgieter won the African Amateur Stroke Play Championship, having previously finished tied-third at the event in 2022. Two months later, he won the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley, the top junior tournament in the United States. Potgieter shot 13-under to win by 10 strokes, which set a record for largest margin of victory at the tournament.
Due to his win at the 2022 Amateur Championship, Potgieter qualified for the 2023 Masters, where he shot rounds of 77-74 to miss the cut. He also qualified for the 2023 US Open and was the only South African to make the cut at Los Angeles Country Club.
Potgieter turned professional in June 2023 following the US Open and earned medalist honors at the second stage of PGA Tour Q-School in December 2023, which guaranteed him eight starts on the Korn Ferry Tour in the 2024 season.
Potgieter won the Bahamas Classic in January 2024 to become the youngest winner in Korn Ferry Tour history at 19 years, 133 days, breaking the record set by Jason Day in 2007 (19 years, 238 days). Two weeks later, he shot a 59 at the Astara Championship.
Entering the Korn Ferry Tour Championship in October in 27th in the points list, Potgieter shot a 77 in the third round and fell outside the projected top 30 ranking required to earn a PGA Tour card. A final-round 69 was enough to move him to 29th, securing promotion to the PGA Tour in 2025. Potgieter led the Korn Ferry Tour in driving distance during the 2024 season, averaging 336.5 yards.
In December 2024, he led by three strokes after 54 holes at the Nedbank Golf Challenge but shot a final round of 75 to finish second.
Potgieter held the 54-hole lead at the Mexico Open in February 2025. He shot a final-round 71 to enter a playoff with Brian Campbell. On the second playoff hole, Campbell hit a tee shot that was veering out of bounds, but his ball hit a tree and bounced back into play. Campbell then birdied the hole to defeat Potgieter and claim the title.
He has made 46 PGA Tour starts, missing the cut 28 times, so consistency is still an issue. Apart from his win he has one runner-up finish and three top fives.
Aldrich Potgieter - WITB
Driver: Titleist GT2 9.0
3-Wood: PING G440 Max 15.0
Irons: Titleist 2025 T250 2-Iron, 2025 T150 4-5 Iron, 2025 T100 6-9 Iron
Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM10 (46.10F, 50.12F, 54.10S), Vokey WedgeWorks 60K*
Putter: Scotty Cameron 009M Tour Prototype
Ball: Titleist 2023 Pro V1x+
Aldrich Potgieter - Stats on Tour
Driving Distance - 327.1 Yards
Driving Accuracy - 54.83%
Greens in Regulation - 65.65%
Sand Saves - 63.79%
Putts Per Round - 28.38
Scoring Average - 70.56
Aldrich Potgieter - Last 10 Results
Rocket Classic - 1st
Charles Schwab Challenge - T6th
Myrtle Beach Classic - CUT
The CJ Cup Byron Nelson - CUT
Corales Puntacana Championship - CUT
Valero Texas Open - T47th
Texas Children's Houston Open - CUT
Valspar Championship - CUT
The Players Championship - CUT
Arnold Palmer Invitational - CUT
About the author
Derek Clements is a seasoned sports journalist and regular Golfshake contributor, specialising in tour coverage, opinion pieces, and feature writing. With a long career in national newspapers and golf media, he has reported on the game across Europe, the United States and Australia. A passionate golfer, he has played and reviewed numerous renowned courses, with personal favourites including Pebble Beach, Kingsbarns, Aldeburgh, Old Thorns and the K Club. His love of the game informs his thoughtful commentary on both professional golf and the wider golfing community.
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