By Mark Ogagan

South Africa’s 20-year-old sensation, Aldrich Potgieter claimed first ever PGA Tour win at the Rocket Classic championship in Michigan on Sunday, pocketing a mouth watering $9.6million payout in prize money.

hree players were atop the Rocket Classic (formerly known as the Rocket Mortgage Classic) after regulation, as it took five extra holes to decide a winner.

Chris Kirk, Max Greyserman and Aldrich Potgieter all finished at 22-under overall. Potgieter outlasted the others to claim his first PGA Tour win and become the youngest South African to get the job done.

He made an incredible 17-footer for birdie on the fifth extra hole, the par-3 15th, to defeat Greyserman. Kirk eliminated himself on the second playoff hole after he missed a short par putt on the 15th.