Potgieter carried a two-shot lead into the final round but bogeyed two of his first five holes to allow the pack to catch up.

Potgieter, who opened the tournament with a course-record 10-under 62, was locked in as both the 18- and 54-hole leader.

The 20-year-old winner is the youngest player on the tour and its biggest hitter, averaging 326-plus yards off the tee.

Aldrich Potgeiter won a three-way playoff with Max Greyserman and Chris Kirk in Detroit for his first PGA Tour victory. See ...

The biggest jump by far was Potgieter who cleared 40 spots on the money list after his Rocket Classic victory. He leaped the ...

Aldrich Potgieter outlasted Max Greyserman and Chris Kirk to claim his first title on the PGA Tour at just 20 years old; the ...

Aldrich Potgieter won the Rocket Classic from Detroit, MI after beating Max Greyserman and Chris Kirk in a playoff. Potgieter ...

Aldrich Potgieter became the 7th-youngest PGA Tour winner since the start of 1983, and the youngest player from South Africa ...

Big things are expected of 20-year-old South African Aldrich Potgieter, and the PGA TOUR rookie is quickly delivering on his ...

As a grueling playoff unfolded in the Rocket Classic, South Africa's Aldrich Potgieter was determined to have enough pace on ...

Aldrich Potgieter is officially a PGA Tour winner as he outlasted two other players to win the Rocket Classic. How much did ...

Rocket Classic has a new champion after its third playoff in seven years, when Aldrich Potgieter defeated Max Greyserman and ...