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PREVIEW ROCKET MORTGAGE CLASSIC DETROIT GOLF CLUB PAR 72 JUNE 29 TO JULY 2, 2023 PURSE $8,800,000 + $400,000= 5% Detroit Golf Club opened in 1899 and will host this tournament for the 5th time.  It is the flattest course on the PGA TOUR as pictured above.  Last year’s winner was Tony Finau who was…

RESULTS TRAVELERS CHAMPIONSHIP JUNE 22 T0 25, 2023  This is the 36th of 44 tournaments before the 3 tour Championship events from 8/19 to 8/27.  With the exception of the Scottish Open, 7/13 to 7/16 and The OPEN from 7/20 to 7/23, the other 6 are secondary events and may be contested with only a…

PREVIEW   THE TRAVELERS CHAMPIONSHIP TPC RIVER HIGHLANDS  June 22 to 25, 2023 Par 70 PURSE $20M+$11.7M=59% This years field will be much stronger since it’s a designated event.  Billy Casper the 4th player in “The Big Three” during the 50’s, 60’s & 70’s has the most wins at 4.  In 1973 it was called…

RESULTS ROUNDS 3 & 4 US OPEN June 17&18, 2023 ROUND 3 10 of the 15 LIV players made the cut.  Dustin Johnson-6 #3, Cameron Smith-4 #10. Tom Kim birdies 6 of first 9 holes.  He is and up and coming star.  Has not played well since last years President cup, but has a great…

RESULTS ROUNDS 1&2    US OPEN June 15 &16, 2023   BEST STORY PART 4  We hope this turns out similar to the Michael Block story during the PGA Championship.  In our Preview we highlighted Olin Browne Jr.(3500/1),  we will also be covering Berry Henson( 3500/1), an even better story.  He is a 43 year…

PREVIEW US OPEN   LA COUNTRY CLUB Par 70 PURSE $17.5M Same as LY. June 15 to 18, 2023 This is the 123rd US Open.  It was established in 1895 and played in Newport RI with 10 pros and 1 amateur.  Englishman Horace Rollings won $150.  In 1911 John McDermott became the first American to…

LIV UPDATE June 8 to June 12, 2023  JUNE 7 Jay Monahan makes the surprise announcement of an agreement reached between LIV and the PGA. JUNE 8 The men who will be extremely influential in the future of professional golf are Yasir al-Rumayyan governor of the Public Investment Fund and Chair the Board of the…

RESULTS RBC CANADIAN OPEN June 8 to 11, 2023     Due to Covid, this tournament was canceled in 2020 & 2021.  It was first played in 1904 and is the 3rd oldest continuously running tournament after The OPEN & US Open.  Arnold Palmer won in 1955, his first PGA Tour victory.  It is ironic…

PREVIEW & LIV Update  RBC CANADIAN OPEN  Oakdale GC Toronto CD  Par 72 Purse $9M+300K=3% OPENING ODDS #1 Rory McIlroy 9/2 Highest ranking player and winner last year. #2 Tyrrell Hatton 12/1 He has been in just about every tournament lately, my pick. #3 Sam Burns 14/1 He is hot and cold.  Don’t see him…

RESULTS THE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT 3rd & final rounds June 3 & 4, 2023 ROUND 3 Rory tied for lead.  I hope he can pull this off and shut Mickelson up. #1 Rory McIlroy-6 70 Not a great RD, 4 birdies, 2 bogies.   #1 Si Woo Kim-6 71/ 2DBs.  He will fade. #1 David Lipsky-6…