Three 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.
The 20-year-old South African did not have his best stuff at the start of his fourth round, but he did not get discouraged. A bogey on the 15th in regulation almost cost him, but Potgieter got into the playoff after he made a birdie on 17 to sign for a 3-under 69 and secure his spot in the playoff.
With his first win, the youngster will take home a $1,728,000 prize and 500 FedEx Cup points. He went from 73rd in the FedEx Cup standings to 36th.
Greyserman earned his second top 10 of the season and sixth career runner-up finish. He and Kirk fired off 67s on Sunday to get into the playoff. They share a tie for second place and each takes home $854,400.
Jake Knapp and Michael Thorbjornsen tied for fourth at 21-under overall. Knapp had a shot at the title after he set the course record earlier in the week, but a final round 68 was not enough to get the job done. He and Thorbjornsen earned $432,000 with their finishes.
How much did the rest of the players win in Detroit for the Rocket Classic? Let’s break down the field’s winnings.
Rocket Classic 2025 Payout:
1. Aldrich Potgieter (-22): $1,728,000
2. Max Greyserman (-22): $854,000
2. Chris Kirk (-22): $854,000
T4. Michael Thorbjornsen, Jake Knapp (-21): $432,000
T6. Nico Echavarria, Jackson Suber (-20): $336,000
T8. Kevin Roy, Matt Fitzpatrick, Collin Morikawa, Thriston Lawrence, Andrew Putnam (-19): $261,600
T13. Min Woo Lee, Hideki Matsuyama, Chandler Phillips, Ben Griffin, Harry Hall, Mark Hubbard (-18): $172,000
T19. Sami Valimaki, Matt McCarty, Chan Kim, Cameron Champ, Doug Ghim (-17): $117,984
T24. Harry Higgs, Nicolai Højgaard (-16): $88,800
T26. Akshay Bhatia, Michael Kim, Matthew Riedel, Jacob Bridgeman, Chris Gotterup, Chad Ramey (-15): $70,080
T32. Vince Whaley, Patrick Cantlay (-14): $58,560
T34. Kris Ventura, Joe Highsmith, Philip Knowles, Hayden Springer, Lee Hodges, William Mouw, Davis Thompson (-13): $47,932
T41. Keegan Bradley, Luke List, Thorbjørn Olesen, Ryan Gerard, Peter Malnati (-12): $36,000
T46. Matt Wallace, Takumi Kanaya, Gary Woodland, Cameron Young, Justin Lower (-11): $27,091
T51. Victor Perez, Nick Hardy, Henrik Norlander, Lanto Griffin, Aaron Wise, Webb Simpson, Thomas Rosenmueller, Will Gordon, Kurt Kitayama (-10): $22,709
T60. Byeong Hun An, Austin Eckroat, Luke Clanton, Isaiah Salinda, Ryo Hisatsune, Beau Hossler, Paul Peterson (-9): $21,024
T67. Davis Riley, David Skinns, Gordon Sargent, Camilo Villegas, Ben Silverman, Brett White (-8): $19,776
T73. James Piot, Antoine Rozner, Kaito Onishi, Emiliano Grillo, Kevin Velo (-7): $18,720
T78. Quade Cummins, Erik van Rooyen, Ben Kohles, Adam Hadwin (-6): $17,856
T82. Harrison Endycott, Zach Johnson (-5): $17,280
84. Si Woo Kim (-4): $16,992
85. Mason Andersen (-3): $16,800
86. Cristobal Del Solar (-2): $16,608
Next week, the PGA Tour will host the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Illinois. Who will come out on top?
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