Newton Square, Pennsylvania —
Somewhere around the 16th tee, just as Aldrich Potgieter was about to take a cut, a man in the gallery asked a pertinent question: “Is there anyone in this group worth watching?”
At the time, Potgieter, at 5-under, was atop the leaderboard at the PGA Championship. However, he now trails leaders Maverick McNealy and Alex Smalley by a stroke heading into the weekend at 3-under.
In defense of the curious gentleman, it was a fair question. While five-deep crowds chased the group of Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm and Jordan Spieth around the course, only a few stragglers found their way to the ropes to watch Potgieter. He is more of a…