Blog#347R Rocket Classic, Detroit Golf Club, 7/30-8/1, Purse $10M+400K Par 70 last yr.72

Blog#347R Rocket Classic, Detroit Golf Club, 7/30-8/1, Purse $10M+400K Par 70 last yr.72

HISTORY This will be the 8th and final Rocket Classic held in Detroit. Rocket Mortgage declined to renew their sponsorship for next year or the future. It has changed its name, no more Mortgage. It will be replaced by Sompo Insurance Co at the Silverado resort North Course in Napa CA. The tournament will run from July 29 to August 1, 2027. Last year

A Potgiter won his 1st on the 5th playoff hole against Chris Kirk & Max Grayserman.

The PGA announced that The Sentry which will be played at Torrey Pines starting in 2027 has been added to the Championship series in 2028. There will be 20 to 22 events featuring the top 100 players with $20M purses. The full schedule should be released in January 2027.

FAVORITES I am picking Young to win, if not Gottreup. Finish

1 Cameron Young 10/1 Best player in field, 15 of 15 cuts, 2 wins, 7 top 10’s, #3 FedX. 8

2 Xander Schauffele 6/1 No wins this year, 5 top 10’s #15 FedX. 2

3 Chris Gotterup 18/1 If Young falters he should win. 3 wis, 5 top 10’s, #5 FedX. Cut at#104.

4 Wyndham Clark 19/1 When he is hot hard to beat, 2 wins, 4 top 10’s, #4 FedX. Cut at #129

4 Si Woo Kim 19/1 Continues to come up short, 0 wins, 10 top 10’s, #7 FedX. 42

ROUND 1 * Players who start on 10.

1 Peter Malnati-9 61 Bogie free with 7 birdies on front9, 2 more back. 68

2 Rickie Fowler-7 63 One eagle, 1 bogie, 6 birdies, his best start this year. 8

2 Ryan Gerard-7 63 Bogie free with strong finish 5 birdies -7 64 last 6 holes. 8

4 Patrick Fishburn-6 64 Two eagles on his back9, missed 7 of 16 events. 50

5 Michael Kim-5 65 Six birdies 1 bogie, shoot 59 RD 3 last week but finished 10th. 7

5 Patrick Cantlay-5 One eagle, 5 birdies, 1 bogie, may be his best start this year. 8

11 Xander Schauffele-4 66 One bogie 5 birdies. XXXX

11 Michael Brennan-5 65 Birdies 8 straight holes 5 to 12 then all pars 1 bogie. 15

56 Cameron Young-1 69 One bogie 2 birdies. XXXX

ROUND 2 I think final group will be Young and Schauffele and who knows who will win.

1 C Young-10 61 Six birdies in a row in his 1st 8 holes, then only 1 more, up 68 spots. XXXX

1 P Cantlay-10 66 Bogie free but only 1 birdie last 13 holes. 8

4 R Fowler Birdies 4 of 1st 10 holes, then 3 bogies, but he is still in it. 8

4 M Wallace-9 64 Bogie free, moves up 24 spots, missed 4 of 17 cuts best #2 at Valero. 5

6 M Brennan-8 67 DB & bogie in middle 3 holes(18&2) cost him lead. XXXX

6 Xander Schauffele-8 66 Only 2 bogies in 1st 2 RDs, may win! XXXX

14 M Thorbjornsen-7 64 One bogie 7 birdies to move up 55 spots. WINS

ROUND 3 Lets see who steps up, Cantlay is my longshot. Riley comes out of nowhere.

1 Davis Riley-15 63 Birdies last 2 holes, 2nd bogie free Rd 10 missed cuts out of 20. 3

2 Michael Brennen-14 64 Misses makable birdie putt on 18 to tie. XXXX

3 Rasmus Højgaard-12 61 Started #63 -3 just making cut, bogie free, up 62 spots. 4

3 Rickie Fowler-12 67 WOULD I LOVE TO SEE HIM WIN!!! XXXX

3 Cameron Young-12 One bogie 3 birdies. I still thinks he wins. XXXX

FINAL RD This turns out to be the tournament nobody wanted to win except

1 Michael Thorbjornsen started RD4 #8 at 20/1, and had the 8th highest odds of the $1.8M

top 8 contenders. Blew everyone away with 5 birdies back9. XXXX

2 Xander Schauffele started RD4 #7 5th highest odds 13/1, I thought he would win after $1.1M leading at hole #11, but bogie on 13 & Thorbjornsen’s 4 birdies from 12 to 18 did him in. XXXX

3 Davis Riley started RD4 #2 3/1, bogied 3 of his 1st 6 holes after birding the 1st. $690K

4 Rasmus Højgaard started RD4 #3 7th highest odds 18/1 but I thought a top favorite $490K

after 61 in RD3, but 2 bogies last 8 holes to finish with 68. XXXX

8 Cameron Young Bogies on #2 & 18 with only 2 birdies in between. $253K

8 Rickie Fowler shot his worse RD (70) for the tournament. $253K

15 Michael Brennen came close to the lead birding 2 of 1st 3 holes but 2 DBs on 7&16. $163K