Potgieter hits incredible 315-meter hole-in-one
The 18-year-old South African did the unthinkable at the John Deere Classic qualifiers in Illinois.
South African teenager Aldrich Potgieter hit a hole-in-one during Monday’s qualifier for the John Deere Classic.
It came at the 345-yard (315-meter), par-four 17th hole at Pinnacle Country Club in Milan, Illinois, when the 18-year-old smoked a drive on the dogleg-right that he didn’t see go in.
There has been just one par-four hole-in-one recorded in PGA Tour-sanctioned competition, Andrew Magee on the 17th hole at the 2001 WM Phoenix Open.
Potgieter’s won’t count in the record books, but for an intriguing young talent who won last year’s Amateur Championship at age 17, it’s another tale for the lore.
Hole-in-one on a 345-yard par 4! 😳
18-year-old Aldrich Potgieter did the unthinkable at the @JDClassic Monday Qualifier. pic.twitter.com/WLZdxB4mW2
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 3, 2023
The albatross moved Potgieter to six under through eight holes, after making four birdies against a bogey in his first seven.
He played his last 10 in even par to card six-under 66, ultimately missing a spot in the field by one stroke.
– Edited article from PGA Tour website
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