SA’s Aldrich Potgieter aces par-4 in PGA Tour qualifier

South Africa’s Aldrich Potgieter aced the par-4 17th hole at Pinnacle Country Club in Milan, Illinois, which measures 345 yards (315 metres).

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According to the Golf Channel website, the burly 18-year-old, who turned pro after playing the US Open as the reigning British Amateur champion, was among the several players competing in the Monday qualifier for this week’s John Deere Classic on the PGA Tour.

Potgieter posted a 6-under 66 but missed punching his ticket to TPC Deere Run by a single shot.

DIDN’T SEE IT GO IN – ALDRICH POTGIETER

However, he still left with the memory of making a hole-in-one.

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Potgieter was 3-under having carded four birdies in seven holes when he stepped on tee box at the dogleg-right 17th hole, his eighth hole of the day.

He then grabbed driver and launched a missile over the corner, onto the green and into the hole – not that Potgieter saw it.

“That was really exciting, and it was kind of a weird moment,” Potgieter told PGATour.com afterward.

“I didn’t see it go in, so I didn’t know. Kind of a blind tee shot, but … when I saw my caddie run out to the fairway, and was pumping up his arms and going wild, I thought it was probably like a foot or two. And he said, no, it was in the hole. So, it wasn’t like one you see on a par 3 and you go wild with the crowd. It was kind of a quiet moment to yourself where you’re like, ‘I still can’t believe that happened.’”

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