Aldrich Potgieter | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Mossel Bay, South Africa | 13 September 2004
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Weight | 192 lb (87 kg) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Career | |
Turned professional | 2023 |
Current 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 |
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.
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]
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 19 years, 133 days. [3]
Source: [5]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 24 Jan 2024 | The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic | −10 (72-70-71-65=278) | 2 strokes |
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Tournament | 2022 | 2023 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | |
PGA Championship | ||
U.S. Open | 64 | |
The Open Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Aldrich Potgieter | |
---|---|
Personal information | |
Born | Mossel Bay, South Africa | 13 September 2004
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Weight | 192 lb (87 kg) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Career | |
Turned professional | 2023 |
Current 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 |
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.
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]
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 19 years, 133 days. [3]
Source: [5]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 24 Jan 2024 | The Bahamas Great Abaco Classic | −10 (72-70-71-65=278) | 2 strokes |
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Tournament | 2022 | 2023 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | |
PGA Championship | ||
U.S. Open | 64 | |
The Open Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut