David Puig has commented on playing alongside Aldrich Potgieter over the first two rounds at the PGA Championship, with the South African keeping himself in the mix at Aronimink.
Both Puig and Potgieter go into the weekend at the second major of the year with a real opportunity to win.
Puig is two under par for the first two rounds after posting an extremely impressive 67 on Friday in Philadelphia.
Potgieter is one shot ahead of the LIV Golf starlet. However, it could have been even better for the 21-year-old. He, unfortunately, finished his second round with bogeys on the 17th and 18th holes to reach the halfway stage at three under par.
David Puig reacts to playing with Aldrich Potgieter at the PGA Championship
Puig and Potgieter are among the brightest talents on their respective tours.
Puig has won on the DP World Tour, while he sits seventh in the standings on LIV. Potgieter, meanwhile, won the Rocket Classic on the PGA Tour last year.
And Puig said after his second round that he was extremely impressed by what he saw from Potgieter over the first two days at the PGA Championship.
“It was awesome. He’s a really talented player. He hits it really far. I think I hit it pretty far, but he’s definitely longer than me. And, yeah, obviously the last couple holes, with a couple bogeys, but he played unbelievable golf today and yesterday,” he said.
“He’s pretty much accomplished a lot of things already, but he’s got a really, really bright future in front of him. So amazing player.”
How Potgieter has performed on the PGA Tour in 2026
It has been a rough start to the year for Potgieter, with just one top 10 so far on the PGA Tour.
He is outside the top 100 for strokes gained approach, around the green, and putting. However, he is fourth on the PGA Tour for strokes gained off the tee, and leads the way for driving distance.
Potgieter did have a point to prove this week. The youngster had missed the cut in four of his five major championship appearances before the PGA Championship.
Meanwhile, he had never finished higher than 64th at the four biggest events of the year.
You would imagine that he will register, by far, his best major finish on Sunday. In fact, he has given himself an amazing opportunity to be one of the youngest major winners of all-time.
