South Africa’s Aldrich Potgieter on Sunday became the second youngest-ever to earn a US PGA Tour card, via the Korn Ferry Tour (KFT) moneylist.
The 20-year-old Potgieter finished 29th on the KFT moneylist, with the top-30 earning playing privileges for next season on the PGA Tour. The KFT is the secondary golf tour in the USA.
Former world number one, Jason Day of Australia remains the youngest player to earn his PGA Tour card through the KFT who was 19 when he achieved the feat.
Having turned 20 last month, Potgieter already made headlines on the KFT when he became the youngest winner in the tour’s history at 19 years, four months and 11 days when he won the Bahamas Great Abaco Classic.
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Insight from No. 1 in driving distance Aldrich Potgieter as he discusses how he approaches the course off the tee and how he plays against his group since they are paired based on the Points List. pic.twitter.com/r9J24AI9tD
Big hitter
The powerfully-built Potgieter led the driving distance on the KFT this season, with his average driving distance standing at a staggering 336.5 yards (307.69m).
Also among his growing list of achievements is the 59 he shot in the Astara Golf Championship earlier this season while still a teenager.
Like fellow SA golf star Louis Oosthuizen who won The Open Championship in 2010, Potgieter also hails from Mossel Bay.
He is also no stranger to making headlines, as he won the 127th Amateur Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes in 2022. This is an incredible feat for any amateur golfer, but the fact that Potgieter was 17 at the time made it even more incredible.
Courtesy of that win in the Amateur Championship, Potgieter earned invites to the 2022 Open Championship, 2023 Masters and 2023 US Open.
Looking ahead to the 2024/2025 season on the PGA Tour, SA fans now have another reason to stay glued to their TV screens in the early hours of the morning every weekend as Potgieter promises to make more headlines.