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, 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.
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.
We still can’t believe that happened either, Aldrich. pic.twitter.com/NFhJfKh4wY
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 3, 2023
– Edited article from PGA Tour website
