Aldrich Potgieter

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Aldrich Potgieter
Personal information
Born (2004-09-13) 13 September 2004 (age 20)
Mossel Bay, South Africa
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight192 lb (87 kg)
Sporting nationalityFlag of South Africa.svg South Africa
Career
Turned professional2023
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Former tour(s) Korn Ferry Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 2023
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open 64th: 2023
The Open Championship CUT: 2022

Aldrich Potgieter (born 13 September 2004) is a South African professional golfer who won The Amateur Championship in 2022. He turned professional in June 2023 and became the youngest winner in Korn Ferry Tour history by winning The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic in January 2024.

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Early life and amateur career

Potgieter was born in Mossel Bay, South Africa. He started playing golf at an early age, attending the Louis Oosthuizen Junior Golf Academy in South Africa. He moved to Perth, Western Australia at a young age, where he attended Kingsway Christian College and was a part of their Golf Program. In 2020, he won the South Australian Junior Masters, winning 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 at the age of 17, becoming the second youngest winner in the history of the championship. [1]

Professional career

Potgieter turned professional in June 2023 following the U.S. Open, [2] beginning on the Korn Ferry Tour. In January 2024, he won The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic to become the youngest winner in Korn Ferry Tour history at 19 years, 133 days. [3]

Amateur wins

Source: [5]

Professional wins (1)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
124 Jan 2024 The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic −10 (72-70-71-65=278)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Quade Cummins

Results in major championships

Tournament20222023
Masters Tournament CUT
PGA Championship
U.S. Open 64
The Open Championship CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut

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References

  1. ↑ Schupak, Adam (18 June 2022). "Why teen Aldrich Potgieter can start making plans to play in the Masters, U.S. and British Opens". Golfweek. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  2. ↑ Jourdan, Cameron (5 July 2023). "This teenager aced a 403-yard par 4 during a PGA Tour Monday qualifier". Golfweek. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  3. ↑ Beall, Joel (24 January 2024). "Potgieter, 19, becomes youngest winner in Korn Ferry Tour history". Golf Digest. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Golf Club of Georgia, Elite Events".
  5. ↑ "Aldrich Potgieter". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
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