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Aldrich Potgieter vs. Michael Kim

2026 Rocket Classic

August 2, 2026
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Michael Kim showed up in Minnesota and shredded the record book, carding a 59 on Friday and closing with a top-10 finish at last week's 3M Open. That's the kind of form that makes a plus-money underdog look reckless on paper. But TPC Twin Cities and Detroit Golf Club aren't the same test. Kim's heater came on a wide-open, reachable track built for low numbers; Detroit's composite layout got a real overhaul for its final playing, with rebuilt greens, repositioned bunkers, and a new irrigation system that's turned the Ross design tighter and more demanding off the tee. That's exactly the kind of setup Aldrich Potgieter has already solved. He won here in a five-hole playoff last year at 20 years old, and the power game that carried him through that week hasn't gone anywhere. A hot putter in Minnesota is one thing; closing out Detroit's remade green complexes under pressure is another, and Potgieter's already done it. Potgieter is the right side on the moneyline.

1.5 units on Aldrich Potgieter +113 (moneyline) (risk 1.5 to return 3.2)
Result:
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Aldrich Potgieter
76
67
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67
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69
-12
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