Aldrich Potgieter Explained

Aldrich Potgieter
Birth Date:13 September 2004
Birth Place:Mossel Bay, South Africa
Height:6 ft 0 in
Weight:192 lbs
Yearpro:2023
Tour:Korn Ferry Tour
Prowins:1
Nwidewins:1
Masters:CUT: 2023
Pga:DNP
Usopen:64th: 2023
Open: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.

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 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 .[3]

Amateur wins

Source:[5]

Professional wins (1)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament20222023
Masters TournamentCUT
PGA Championship
U.S. Open64
The Open ChampionshipCUT
CUT = missed the halfway cut

See also

Notes and References

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