Nick Dunlap was a 20-year-old sensation who broke out on the PGA Tour in 2024. Aldrich Potgieter may be up next in 2025.
Potgieter became the second-youngest player ever to earn a PGA Tour card via the Korn Ferry Tour on Sunday, finishing 29th in the points after the KFT Championship to earn a promotion. At 20 years and 23 days, he trails only Jason Day, who was 19 years, 11 months, and 23 days at graduation in 2007.
He became the youngest winner in Korn Ferry Tour history when he won the Bahamas Great Abaco Classic at 19 years, 4 months and 11 days. He became the first teenager to win on KFT since Akshay Bhatia.
In 2022, Potgieter won the Amateur Championship in Europe when he was 17, making him the second-youngest winner in that event’s history.
Potgieter led the KFT in driving distance this year at 336.5 yards, more than eight yards longer than the next closest player. He also shot 59 at the Astara Golf Championship, eventually finishing T-20.
Consistency is something the youngster has to work on. He missed more cuts (13) than he made (11) on the season, but the power and skill is clearly there.
And next year, he’ll get to put it on display against the best players in the world, week in and week out.