Aldrich Potgieter is not the first to do so, and he will certainly not be the last.
The leader of the PGA Tour at a distance of driving had an unhappy mishap early during his first round Thursday at the Arnold Palmer Invitational 2025. The 20-year-old South African arrived on the FEE of the famous Bay Hill Club that the curves that are left around a lake. It’s the same hole Bryson Dechambeau led him near green in 2021 On the way to victory.
While a shot like this was perhaps not Thursday because the starting blow played in a steep wind, it was always shocking to see what Potgieter did with the driver in his hands. He took a tear with the big stick, and shortly after, his tank exceeded the water before jumping a little further on his disappearance. An overcome t-shirt fired from the player who has an average of 326.9 meters from the tee, and it’s difficult to look at.
Potgieter took the guard away from the wind at a new level. A cold stone summit and a difficult day has still worsened.
He doubled the hole, and through 11 holes, Potgieter had more Bogeys (6) than Pars (4) during his first trip to Bay Hill.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Aldrich Potgieter Tops Tee Tee in the lake at Arnold Palmer 2025
