The 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Membership in Newtown Sq., Pa., options lots of the sport’s greatest stars. South African Aldrich Potgieter outplayed them on Thursday.
Unheralded Potgieter, 21, has gained only one occasion in two seasons on the PGA Tour and thus wasn’t considered a favorite to win the event. That ought to change after his terrific outing on the primary day of the four-day occasion.
Aldrich Potgieter stunned on the primary day of PGA Championship
Potgieter shot a 67 (3-under-par) on Thursday. It marks the seventh time he has shot a 67 or decrease this season. He final did so in the course of the first three rounds of the RBC Heritage in April.
Attribute that to wonderful placing, which is not usually his sturdy go well with. The 2026 PGA Tour Driving Distance chief (326.9 ft per drive) made 16-of-16 putts inside 15 ft on Thursday.
