Harris English hits a shot during the 2025 Farmers Insurance Open.
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Aldrich Potgieter has made a habit of joining rarified air early in his golf career.
The 20-year-old South African prodigy became the second-youngest winner of The Amateur Championship in 2022 (17 years old), and last year he broke Jason Day’s mark as the youngest player ever to win on the Korn Ferry Tour (19 years, 4 months, and 11 days).
So it wasn’t a surprise that Potgieter put himself in position this week to become the 10th player since 1970 to win on the PGA Tour before turning 21. That list includes Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, Rory McIlroy, Seve Ballesteros, and Jordan Spieth.
Following a third-round 67 at the 2025 Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in La Jolla, Calif., Potgieter found himself teeing off in the final group Saturday with a chance to make more history.
“Off the top of my head, it’s just a gift from God,” Potgieter said Friday when asked about his early career success. “I’ve definitely been given a talent, and I’ve worked hard my whole life to be here as well.
“It’s just definitely just from Him and to be in this position and compete on this level, it’s awesome.”
But unfortunately, Potgieter had a Sunday to forget at Torrey Pines, shooting a final-round 6-over-par 78 to finish in a tie for 15th place. Harris English outlasted the field to secure his fifth career PGA Tour victory at 8-under-par.
Here is the complete payout breakdown for this week’s Farmers Insurance Open. The total purse is $9.3 million.
How much every player made at the 2025 Farmers Insurance Open:
(Final payouts will be updated upon conclusion of the final round)
1 . Harris English $1,674,000
2. Sam Stevens $1,013,700
3. Andrew Novak $641,700
T4. Sungjae Im $418,500 Kris Ventura $418, 500
6. Hayden Springer $337,125
T7. Taylor Pendrith $302,250 Will Gordon $302,250
T9. Danny Willett $225,525 Joel Dahmen $225,525 Lee Hodges $225,525 Lanto Griffin $225,525 KH Lee $225,525 Greyson Sigg $225,525
T15. Beau Hossler $128,433 Aldrich Potgieter $128,433 Keegan Bradley $128,433 Luke Clanton $128,433 Kevin Streelman $128,433 Thomas Detry $128,433 Sami Valimaki $128,433 J.J. Spaun $128,433 Ryan Gerard $128,433 Ricky Castillo $128,433
T25. Adam Schenk $69,949.29 Charley Hoffman $69,949.29 Sam Ryder $69,949.29 Chris Gotterup $69,949.29 Matti Schmid $69,949.29 Matteo Manassero $69,949.29 Welsey Bryan $69,949.29
T32. Jason Day $49,755 Hideki Matsuyama $49,755 Andrew Putnam $49,755 Jake Knapp $49,755 Zac Blair $49,755 Brandt Snedeker $49,755 Vince Whaley $49,755 Aaron Baddeley $49,755
T40. Norman Xiong $39,535 Vincent Norman $39,535
T42. Ludvig Aberg $32,085 Jhonattan Vegas $32,085 Chan Kim $32,085 Garrick Higgo $32,085 Danny Walker $32,085 Isaiah Salinda $32,085
T48. Zach Johnson $24,459 Max Greyserman $24,459 Antoine Rozner $24,459 Chad Ramey $24,459
T52. Maverick McNealy $22,273.50 Sahith Theegala $22,273.50 Kevin Tway $22,273.50 Mac Meissner $22,273.50
T56. Taylor Moore $21,111 Jackson Koivun $21,111 Jackson Suber $21,111 Luke List $21,111 Patrick Rodgers $21,111 John Pak $21,111 Frankie Capan III $21,111
T63. Harry Higgs $20,181 Noah Goodwin $20,181 Steven Fisk $20,181
T66. Cristobal Del Solar $19,716 William Mouw $19,716
Josh Schrock is a writer and reporter for Golf. com. Before joining GOLF, Josh was the Chicago Bears insider for NBC Sports Chicago. He previously covered the 49ers and Warriors for NBC Sports Bay Area. A native Oregonian and UO alum, Josh spends his free time hiking with his wife and dog, thinking of how the Ducks will break his heart again, and trying to become semi-proficient at chipping. A true romantic for golf, Josh will never stop trying to break 90 and never lose faith that Rory McIlroy’s major drought will end. Josh can be reached at josh.schrock@golf.com.