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Aldrich Potgieter has made a behavior of becoming a member of rarified air early in his golf profession.
The 20-year-old South African prodigy grew to become the second-youngest winner of The Novice Championship in 2022 (17 years previous), and final yr he broke Jason Day’s mark because the youngest participant ever to win on the Korn Ferry Tour (19 years, 4 months, and 11 days).
So it wasn’t a shock that Potgieter put himself in place this week to turn into the tenth participant since 1970 to win on the PGA Tour earlier than turning 21. That listing contains Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, Seve Ballesteros, and Jordan Spieth.
Following a third-round 67 on the 2025 Farmers Insurance coverage Open at Torrey Pines in La Jolla, Calif., Potgieter discovered himself teeing off within the ultimate group Saturday with an opportunity to make extra historical past.
“Off the highest of my head, it’s only a present from God,” Potgieter stated Friday when requested about his early profession success. “I’ve undoubtedly been given a expertise, and I’ve labored laborious my complete life to be right here as properly.
“It’s simply undoubtedly simply from Him and to be on this place and compete on this degree, it’s superior.”
Right here is the entire payout breakdown for this week’s Farmers Insurance coverage Open. The full purse is $9.3 million.
How a lot each participant made on the 2025 Farmers Insurance coverage Open:
(Remaining payouts can be up to date upon conclusion of the ultimate spherical)
1 . Harris English $1,674,000
2. Sam Stevens $1,013,700
3. Andrew Novak $641,700
T4. Sungjae Im $418,500
Kris Ventura $418, 500
6. Hayden Springer $337,125
T7. Taylor Pendrith $302,250
Will Gordon $302,250
T9. Danny Willett $225,525
Joe Dahmen $225,525
Lee Hodges $225,525
Lanto Griffin $225,525
KH Lee $225,525
Greyson Sigg $225,525
T15. Beau Hossler $128,433
Aldrich Potgieter $128,433
Keegan Bradley $128,433
Luke Clanton $128,433
Kevin Streelman $128,433
Thomas Detry $128,433
Sami Valimaki $128,433
J.J. Spaun $128,433
Ryan Gerard $128,433
Ricky Castillo $128,433
T25. Adam Schenk $69,949.29
Charley Hoffman $69,949.29
Sam Ryder $69,949.29
Chris Gotterup $69,949.29
Matti Schmid $69,949.29
Matteo Manassero $69,949.29
Welsey Bryan $69,949.29
T32. Jason Day $49,755
Hideki Matsuyama $49,755
Andrew Putnam $49,755
Jake Knapp $49,755
Zac Blair $49,755
Brandt Snedeker $49,755
Vince Whaley $49,755
Aaron Baddeley $49,755
T40. Norman Xiong $39,535
Vincent Norman $39,535
T42. Ludvig Aberg $32,085
Jhonattan Vegas $32,085
Chan Kim $32,085
Garrick Higgo $32,085
Danny Walker $32,085
Isaiah Salinda $32,085
T48. Zach Johnson $24,459
Max Greyserman $24,459
Antoine Rozner $24,459
Chad Ramey $24,459
T52. Maverick McNealy $22,273.50
Sahith Theegala $22,273.50
Kevin Tway $22,273.50
Mac Meissner $22,273.50
T56. Taylor Moore $21,111
Jackson Koivun $21,111
Jackson Suber $21,111
Luke Checklist $21,111
Patrick Rodgers $21,111
John Pak $21,111
Frankie Capan III $21,111
T63. Harry Higgs $20,181
Noah Goodwin $20,181
Steven Fisk $20,181
T66. Cristobal Del Photo voltaic $19,716
William Mouw $19,716
T68. Mark Hubbard $19,344
Eric Cole $19,344
70. Chandler Phillips $19,065
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