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Sunday 29 June 2025PGA TourYear in Review
Potgieter wins Rocket Classic
Detroit Golf Club, Detroit, Michigan · Thursday 26 to Sunday 29 June 2025 · Aldrich Potgieter’s win no. 1 on the PGA Tour · purse $9,600,000 USD · Rocket
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
15 h 05 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 71° up at noon, and that night a waxing crescent moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R129°/20°C · wind 14 km/h SSW, gusts 37 · 6 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R232°/21°C · wind 22 km/h S, gusts 49 · 4.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R327°/22°C · wind 16 km/h WNW, gusts 35 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R430°/18°C · wind 11 km/h SSE, gusts 26 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Max Greyserman USA · 266missed a 12-footer to win on the 72nd hole and a 16-footer on the fourth extra hole; lost to Potgieter's birdie on the fifth playoff hole Aldrich Potgieter wins Rocket Classic on fifth playoff hole for first PGA Tour title (AP via CBS Sports recap)
- Chris Kirk USA · 266pushed a 9-foot winning putt on the first extra hole, eliminated by a missed 4-footer on the second Aldrich Potgieter wins Rocket Classic on fifth playoff hole for first PGA Tour title (AP via CBS Sports recap)
156 started · cut -6, 86 made it
Same week
PGA Tour event
Rocket Classic
Detroit Golf Club, Detroit Golf Club, Detroit, Michigan
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Aldrich Potgieter
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
AP (via CBS Sports recap)
29 June 2025
I finally got one to the hole
AP (via CBS Sports recap)
29 June 2025
We had to give up a lot, moving to Australia, moving back. Emigrating is definitely not the easiest thing.
AP (via CBS Sports recap)
29 June 2025
This one’s going to sting for a little bit
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aldrich Potgieter | 62 · 70 · 65 · 69 | 266 | −22 |
| T2 | Max Greyserman | 63 · 70 · 66 · 67 | 266 | −22 |
| T2 | Chris Kirk | 65 · 65 · 69 · 67 | 266 | −22 |
| T4 | Michael Thorbjornsen | 65 · 67 · 68 · 67 | 267 | −21 |
| T4 | Jake Knapp | 72 · 61 · 66 · 68 | 267 | −21 |
| T6 | Nico Echavarria | 66 · 67 · 69 · 66 | 268 | −20 |
| T6 | Jackson Suber | 66 · 65 · 69 · 68 | 268 | −20 |
| T8 | Matt Fitzpatrick | 67 · 67 · 68 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| T8 | Kevin Roy | 62 · 71 · 69 · 67 | 269 | −19 |
| T8 | Collin Morikawa | 69 · 64 · 68 · 68 | 269 | −19 |
| T8 | Thriston Lawrence | 67 · 66 · 67 · 69 | 269 | −19 |
| T8 | Andrew Putnam | 64 · 66 · 69 · 70 | 269 | −19 |
The golfer
born 2004-09-13, Pretoria, South Africa; RSA; turned pro 2023; age 20 that week; tour wins to date: 1; majors to date: 0; world No. 123 that week (OWGR rankBefore for the Rocket Classic (week 26, 2025), OWGR player profile API).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet