A PGA Tour newcomer rarely shakes up the sport’s power hierarchy, yet Aldrich Potgieter has done precisely that. The 21-year-old has surged past Rory McIlroy in driving distance this season. He has posted eye-opening numbers that place him on track for a historic mark. However, he never intended to do so.

“When I was 16, I grew three inches and started outrunning everyone. Chasing big distance had never been my intention,” Aldrich Potgieter told Golf Digest.

He doesn’t focus on driving every shot to the farthest part of the fairway. Instead, the Rocket Classic winner aims to ensure accuracy and consistency. But thanks to his powerful drives, he won the South Australian Junior Master in 2020, when he was 16. He won the event by a substantial 9-stroke margin. He continued with the powe

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