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.
This Pro Pick was released to clients on July 29, 2026 at 2:38PM ET.
Aldrich Potgieter vs. Michael Kim
2026 Rocket Classic
August 2, 2026
1.5 units on Aldrich Potgieter +113 (moneyline) (risk 1.5 to return 3.2)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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