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Aldrich Potgieter

South Africa · born , Pretoria, South Africa

2championship wins

Summary

  • Titles 2022 The Amateur
  • PGA Tour wins, 2024–26 1
  • 2026 PGA Tour (in progress) 23 events · 2 top 10s · FedEx Cup No. 68

Wins

  1. 2022 The Amateur Championship Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · 3 & 2
  2. 2025 Rocket Classic PGA Tour win · 266 (-22) · Playoff

Near misses

  1. 2025 Mexico Open PGA Tour · runner-up to Brian Campbell · margin Playoff

Results by championship

    Best day

    2022 The Amateur

    Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · won 3 & 2

    South African Aldrich Potgieter, 17, beat Sam Bairstow 3 & 2 at Royal Lytham to become the second-youngest champion.

    Chosen by rule: the first championship title. Year page: 2022.

    Career line, 2022–2026

    The Amateur
    2022 The Amateur: won
    PGA Tour 2024–26
    2025 Rocket Classic: won2025 Mexico Open: runner-up2026 PGA Tour season: 23 events
    202220242026

    4 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

    • Other win
    • Runner-up
    • Tour season

    Aldrich Potgieter was born on September 13, 2004, in Pretoria, South Africa. Potgieter won the 2022 The Amateur. From 2024 to 2026 Potgieter won 1 PGA Tour event: the 2025 Rocket Classic. In the 2026 PGA Tour season (in progress; data through October 11, 2026), Potgieter played 23 events, had 2 top-10 finishes and stood No. 68 in the FedEx Cup standings.

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    The record

    Wins

    1. 2022 The Amateur Championship Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · 3 & 2
    2. 2025 Rocket Classic PGA Tour win · 266 (-22) · Playoff

    Near misses

    1. 2025 Mexico Open PGA Tour · runner-up to Brian Campbell · margin Playoff

    PGA Tour seasons, 2024–2026

    1. 2025 Season 20 events · 1 wins · 3 top 10s · 7 cuts made · $3,038,146 official money (No. 55) · strokes gained total 0.181 · driving distance 325.0 (No. 1)
    2. 2026 In progress 23 events · 0 wins · 2 top 10s · 11 cuts made · $1,984,206 official money (No. 75) · FedEx Cup No. 68 · scoring average (adjusted) 71.788 (No. 149) · strokes gained total -0.5 (No. 136) · driving distance 330.7 (No. 1)

    2026 runs through the Baycurrent Classic (ended October 11, 2026).

    Wins (1)

    1. 2025 Rocket Classic final day 2025-06-29 · 266 (-22) · Playoff (Won with birdie on fifth extra hole Kirk eliminated by par on second hole)

    Season awards: Rookie of the Year (Arnold Palmer Award) (2025); Rookie of the Year (2025).

    Other wins in championships we cover

    1. 2022 The Amateur Championship Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club · 3 & 2

    Sources

    Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

    Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.

    1. Wikipedia: Aldrich Potgieter
    2. Wikidata: Q120378460
    3. ESPN statistics API
    4. github.com: strokes gained.rds
    5. raw.githubusercontent.com: pga season stats.csv
    6. pgatour.com: stats
    7. Wikipedia: 2025 PGA Tour
    8. Wikipedia: 2025 PGA Tour
    9. Wikipedia: Rocket Classic
    10. Wikipedia: Aldrich Potgieter
    11. Wikipedia: PGA Tour
    12. Wikipedia: The Amateur Championship
    13. golfbible.co.uk: amateur championship
    14. golfcompendium.com: british amateur championship winners
    15. Wikipedia: Mexican Open (golf)
    16. Wikipedia: Brian Campbell (golfer)