PGA Tour goes to Detroit
ROCKET MORTGAGE CLASSIC
Site: Detroit.
Course: Detroit GC. Yardage: 7,370. Par: 72.
Prize money: $9.6 million. Winner's share: $1,728,000.
Television: Thursday-Friday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); Saturday-Sunday, 1-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. (CBS).
Defending champion: Cam Davis.
FedEx Cup leader: Scottie Scheffler.
Last week: Keegan Bradley won the Travelers Championship.
Notes: The field is remarkably strong following a big stretch of golf on the PGA Tour, with nine of the top 50 in the world. The list includes Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley coming off a win at the Travelers Championship, Hideki Matsuyama and Patrick Cantlay. ... Rickie Fowler won the tournament two years ago in what was seen as a reboot to his career. He was picked for the Ryder Cup team in 2023 but hasn't won since and is outside the top 100 in the world. ... Luke Clanton and Gordon Sargent are playing. Both have cards from the PGA Tour University accelerated program for underclassmen. ... A sponsor exemption was given to Michael LaSasso, the NCAA champion from the University of Mississippi. ... Also getting an exemption is James Piot, the Michigan State player who won the U.S. Amateur at Oakmont in 2021 and then joined LIV Golf. .. Ben Griffin is playing for the eighth time in the last nine weeks, missing only the Canadian Open.
Next week: John Deere Classic.
Online: https://www.pgatour.com/
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