2025 Rocket Classic highights: Aldrich Potgieter, 20, gets first win after 5 playoff holes
Cameron JourdanSouth Africa's Aldrich Potgieter wasn't alive to witness the first eight major victories of the legendary Tiger Woods' career.
He's 20 years old, born in September 2004. He's also the longest hitter on the PGA Tour and enters Sunday at the 2025 Rocket Classic with a two-stroke lead. But right behind him is a six-way tie for second, featuring the likes of Jake Knapp and Chris Kirk. Scoring conditions look to be perfect, so expect another birdie party in Detroit on Sunday.
Follow along for live updates, scores, highlights, tee times and more from Sunday's final round of the 2025 Rocket Classic.
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Hole 5 updates
Potgieter finds the green this time around and will have about 20 feet for birdie. Greyserman hits next but it comes up well short, about 15 feet further from Potgieter.
Greyserman just misses his birdie attempt, and Potgieter steps in with a chance to win.
He buries it, and the 20-year-old is a PGA Tour winner for the first time.
Hole 4 updates
Both players find the fairway on the par 5. Can we get our first birdie of the playoff?
Potgieter and Greyserman both find the dance floor in two, with Potgieter inside Greyserman. Eagle tries upcoming.
Greyserman hits first and just misses, leaving about 4 feet for birdie. Potgieter burns the left edge for eagle then taps in the birdie. Greyserman makes his, and back to the par-3 15th.
Playoff Hole 3 updates
Potgieter finds the right fairway bunker off the tee, and Greyserman takes 3 wood to stay short of said bunkers and finds the middle of the short grass.
Greyserman find the green and is short of the hole while Potgieter lands at the bole and takes a big bounce before stopping. Both players will have a birdie look.
Greyserman burns another edge on the putt but taps in for par. Potgieter next. And nope, never had a chance. On to the fourth playoff hole, the par-5 14th.
Playoff Hole 2 updates
No winner decided yet, so on to the next hole. Kirk hits first and finds the green. Potgieter is next, and he flushes hit shot long of the green. Greyserman is third, and his tee shot winds up closest of the group, about 10 feet away.
Kirk hits a great lag to a couple feet. From a bad lie, Potgieter does find the green but will have a lengthy par putt. Greyserman with a chance to win it, and his putt slides across the front of the hole and just misses.
Potgieter makes his par look from 6 feet. Then Kirk from 4 feet away, he misses. Down to two players.
Playoff Hole 1 updates
Well, a little bit of a delay as Max Greyserman had to replace a spike in his shoe, but all three players find the fairway with their tee shots.
Advantage Chris Kirk after the tee shots. He had 9 feet for birdie. Porgieter has 20 feet and Greyserman has almost 40 feet and is on the front tier.
Greyserman left his attempt short, and Potgieter's putt missed by about a ball to the left. Kirk then had a putt to win but it never sniffed the hole. Greyserman makes his 4 footer, and they move to the par-3 15th for the second playoff hole.
Playoff coming
Aldrich Potgieter and Max Greyserman couldn't make birdie on the closing hole, and they finish at 22 under and will go to a playoff with Chris Kirk.
Potgieter, Greyserman tie lead
There's a three-way tie for the lead now, as Aldrich Potgieter and Max Greyserman birdie 17 to tie Chris Kirk. Potgieter left an eagle putt short.
Chris Kirk posts at -22
Time to sweat it out for Chris Kirk, who is the solo leader and in the clubhouse after a closing 5-under 67 on Sunday. Jake Knapp, Aldrich Potgieter and Max Greyserman are all one shot back. Knapp is on 18 while Potgieter and Greyserman are on 17.
Three tied for lead with 3 to go
Buckle up! Aldrich Potgieter retook the solo lead, but only for a hole. He birdies the par-5 14th then bogeys the par-3 15th. Now he, Chris Kirk and Michael Thorbjornsen are tied at 21 under.
Aldrich Potgieter ties lead
The 20-year-old is back on top. He ties Chris Kirk with a birdie on the par-4 13th to get to 21 under.
At the turn
Chris Kirk is the solo leader at 21 under thru 11 holes. He's one shot ahead of Max Greyserman and Aldrich Potgieter. Jake Knapp also birdied No. 10 to get to 20 under.
26 within 3 shots
After a Thorbjornsen bogey, there are now four people tied for the lead and 26 within three shot of the leaders. The shifting isn't done, either.
Michael Thorbjornsen takes solo lead
This is going to be a wild afternoon. There are so many names near the lead, but Michael Thorbjornsen birdies the seventh to reach 20 under and take the solo lead with the final group a hole behind.
Chris Kirk ties lead
Just like that, we have a tie on top. Potgieter birdied his opening hole but then makes bogey after his tee shot comes up against the driving range fence on 2, forcing him to take an unplayable. He is back to 19 under, but Kirk has a birdie putt upcoming.
Packed leaderboard
As Aldrich Potgieter tees off, there are 13 people within two shots of the lead. Buckle up for a fun afternoon.
Hideki Matsuyama joins group at T-2
Hideki has four birdies in his past five holes and has moved to 17 under thru 7, two behind Potgieter. There are a lot of low scores out there this afternoon, so it shouldn't be a surprise to see one of the leaders go deep.
Akshay Bhatia birdies 9 of 11 holes
He's not in contention like he was last year, but Akshay Bhatia is proving birdies are out there Sunday. He has birdied nine of 11 holes, including four straight in two separate stretches, and it at 7 under for the day with a hole to play.
What's the weather forecast for Sunday at the Rocket Classic?
Sunday looks like another perfect day for golf, much like Saturday. High temperatures in the mid-80s are expected with sunny conditions and light winds at 5-10 mph from the south. No rain is in the forecast. Expect some more low scores today.
Rocket Classic 2025 betting odds
Here's a look at the betting odds heading into Sunday's final round, courtesy of BetMGM.
- Aldrich Potgieter (+275)
- Max Greyserman (+600)
- Chris Kirk (+800)
- Jake Knapp (+800)
- Mark Hubbard (+900)
- Andrew Putnam (+1100)
- Collin Morikawa (+1400)
How to watch the final round of the 2025 Rocket Classic
- 7 a.m.-6 p.m., PGA Tour Live on ESPN+
- 1-6 p.m., SiriusXM PGA Tour radio
- 1-3 p.m., Golf Channel, NBC Sports app
- 3-6 p.m., CBS, Paramount+
How much money does the winner get at the 2025 Rocket Classic?
The total purse for the 2025 Rocket Classic is $9.6 million, with $1.728 million going to the winner addition to 500 FedEx Cup points.
Who won the Rocket Classic last year?
Australia's Cam Davis was the champion at Detroit Country Club in 2024 with a finish score of 18 under. Davis also won this event in 2021. Other past champions include Rickie Fowler (2023), Tony Finau (2022) and Bryson DeChambeau (2020).