South African Potgieter grabs early PGA clubhouse lead

Aldrich Potgieter, a 21-year-old South African making his sixth major start, fired a three-under par 67 on Thursday to seize the early clubhouse lead at the PGA Championship at Aronimink.

Potgieter, who won his first PGA Tour title last June at Detroit, made six birdies, including a 43-foot birdie putt at 11, in his PGA Championship debut.

"I hit it on the right spots on the golf course, especially on the greens," Potgieter said. "I didn't feel like I had to putt over some of these big slopes we had.

"I definitely left myself in really good positions on the green, made some long putts, so it was nice the putter was warm."

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