Powerful Potgieter becoming a household name - Global Golf Post
South Africa's Aldrich Potgieter, 20, the PGA Tour's driving distance leader and one of only a handful of international players to win on the circuit before turning 21, is out to prove he's more than just a one-dimensional player. Born on the high veldt in Pretoria, his family first moved to Mossel Bay on the Garden Route between Cape Town and Durban. It was there that he was introduced to golf and joined Louis Oosthuizen’s junior golf academy.Royal Lytham is famed for its difficulty from the tee. It demands accuracy, a smart game plan to avoid the many pot bunkers, and the ability to withstand capricious winds. As with all links golf, the short game needs more options than a lob shot.South African golf experienced a golden period between 1994 and 2012 with sustained major championship success for Ernie Els and Retief Goosen, and one-off triumphs for Trevor Immelman, Louis Oosthuizen and Charl Schwartzel.The curiosity of all these complications is that they appear at such odds with the apparent simplicity of the golf he produces.
