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.
| Aldrich Potgieter | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 13 September 2004 Mossel Bay, South Africa |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg) |
| Sporting nationality |  South Africa |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 2023 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Korn Ferry Tour |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 2023 |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | 64th: 2023 |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2022 |
Early life and amateur career
editPotgieter 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
editPotgieter 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
edit- 2020 South Australian Junior Masters
- 2021 Western Australian Amateur
- 2022 Nomads South African Juniors International, Nomads SA Boys U19 Championship, Western Province Amateur, The Amateur Championship
- 2023 African Amateur Stroke Play Championship, unior Invitational at Sage Valley, Georgia Cup (match between the reigning U.S. Amateur champion and British Amateur champion)[4]
Source:[5]
Professional wins (1)
editKorn Ferry Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 Jan 2024 | The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic | −10 (72-70-71-65=278) | 2 strokes |  Quade Cummins
|
Results in major championships
edit| Tournament | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | |
| PGA Championship | ||
| U.S. Open | 64 | |
| The Open Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Jourdan, Cameron (5 July 2023). "This teenager aced a 403-yard par 4 during a PGA Tour Monday qualifier". Golfweek. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ Beall, Joel (24 January 2024). "Potgieter, 19, becomes youngest winner in Korn Ferry Tour history". Golf Digest. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
- ^ "Golf Club of Georgia, Elite Events".
- ^ "Aldrich Potgieter". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
External links
edit- Aldrich Potgieter at the PGA Tour official site
- Aldrich Potgieter at the European Tour official site
- Aldrich Potgieter at the Official World Golf Ranking official site