Aldrich Potgieter, a 21-year-old South African known for his long drives, shares the early lead at the PGA Championship.

The 21-year-old South African, the longest hitter on the PGA Tour, is in the mix at the year's second major championship.

Potgieter posted a Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee average of 0.669 (fourth) this season, while his average Driving Distance of 326.9 yards ranked first on TOUR. In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach the Green this season, Potgieter sported a -0.222 mark that ...

Get to know Aldrich Potgieter after his strong opening round.

Somewhere around the 16th tee, just as Aldrich Potgieter was about to take a cut, a man in the gallery asked a pertinent question: “Is there anyone in this group worth watching?” At the time, Potgieter, at 5-under, was atop the leaderboard at the PGA ...

South African Aldrich Potgieter sank a birdie putt from just inside 18 feet on the fifth playoff hole to win the Rocket Classic.

The PGA Championship’s first morning at Aronimink did not belong to one flag, one pathway or one familiar major-championship storyline. It belonged to the reach of the modern game. Before many of the tournament’s biggest names had fully settled into their opening rounds,