Last Sunday, 20-year-old Aldrich Potgieter used his impressive power game to push through a three-man playoff and win his first PGA Tour title at the Rocket Classic. But on Saturday, the tour announced that the South African had withdrawn from this week’s John Deere Classic.

Golfweek sat down with the John Deere Classic tournament director for a conversation about the event's history, community impact, and future.

Aldrich Potgieter unexpectedly withdrew during Round 3 of the John Deere Classic has shocked golf world, especially just days after his Rocket Mortgage win.