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
T68. Mark Hubbard $19,344
Eric Cole $19,344
70. Chandler Phillips $19,065
