{"id":50367,"date":"2025-06-29T01:15:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T05:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/rocket-classic-collin-morikawa-and-matthew-fitzpatrick-in-chasing-pack-as-aldrich-potgieter-leads-by-two-ahead-of-final-round-golf-news\/29\/06\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-06-29T01:15:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T05:15:37","slug":"rocket-classic-collin-morikawa-and-matthew-fitzpatrick-in-chasing-pack-as-aldrich-potgieter-leads-by-two-ahead-of-final-round-golf-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/rocket-classic-collin-morikawa-and-matthew-fitzpatrick-in-chasing-pack-as-aldrich-potgieter-leads-by-two-ahead-of-final-round-golf-news\/29\/06\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Rocket Classic: Collin Morikawa and Matthew Fitzpatrick in chasing pack as Aldrich Potgieter leads by two ahead of final round | Golf News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component-name=\"ui-article-body\" data-highlight-intro=\"true\">\n<p>Aldrich Potgieter will take a two-shot lead into the final round of the Rocket Classic with major champions Collin Morikawa and Matthew Fitzpatrick among the chasing pack<\/p>\n<p>Potgieter &#8211; eyeing a first PGA Tour title after losing to Brian Campbell in a play-off at the Mexico Open in February &#8211; carded a seven-under 65 in his third round at Detroit Golf Club.<\/p>\n<p>The South African, 20, birdied six of his first eight holes, including five in a row.<\/p>\n<p>Potgieter sits at 19 under for the event with his nearest challengers five Americans on 17 under &#8211; Max Greyserman, Andrew Putnam, Jake Knapp, Mark Hubbard and Chris Kirk.<\/p>\n<p>Knapp birdied his final three holes to sign for a 66, having snatched the course record from Potgieter on Friday with an 11-under 61, a day after the South African youngster had registered a 10-under 62.<\/p>\n<p>Morikawa is four shots adrift of Potgieter on 15 under &#8211; the same mark as England&#8217;s Harry Hall &#8211; after shooting four under on Saturday, with Hall&#8217;s compatriot Fitzpatrick matching Morikawa&#8217;s third-round efforts to sit five back on 14 under.<\/p>\n<p>Morikawa and Fitzpatrick are winless on the PGA Tour since 2023, when the former triumphed at the Zozo Championship and the latter at the RBC Heritage.<\/p>\n<p>American Davis Thompson is alongside Fitzpatrick on 14 under after a third-round 66 which featured three eagles on his front nine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch the final round of the Rocket Classic live on <em>Sky Sports Golf<\/em> from 4.30pm on Sunday or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nowtv.com\/membership\/watch-sky-sports?DCMP=ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">stream without a contract.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-interactive-golfnow callfn\" data-component-name=\"sdc-interactive-golfnow\" data-api=\"\/api\/golf\/geoplaces\/search\" data-fn=\"sdc-interactive-golfnow\" data-lite=\"true\">\n<div class=\"sdc-interactive-golfnow__branding\">\n<p id=\"sdc-interactive-golfnow__branding-text\" class=\"sdc-interactive-golfnow__branding-text\">Get the best prices and book a round at one of 1,700 courses across the UK &amp; 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