The PGA Tour is in Detroit, Michigan, for the Rocket Mortgage Classic, where Rickie Fowler will attempt to defend his title. After an entertaining three-week stretch of golf, this tournament does not feature some top-ranked players, but it still employs a strong field of golfers looking to push their way up the FedEx Cup standings.
Detroit Golf Club, a Donald Ross design, is one of the flattest courses players face this season. It will likely be a birdie fest as scores tend to be low.
Nate Lashley won at 25-under in 2019 at the inaugural event. The last couple of years have seen similar results. Tony Finau won at 26-under in 2022, and Rickie Fowler ended his drought with a 24-under final score. Even the cut line is low, as players typically have to finish 36 holes at 5-under or lower to make the weekend. The last five cut lines of this tournament have been: 4-under, 3-under, 3-under, 5-under, and 5-under.
Get ready for a birdie barrage.
Here is the one-stop information shop for the Rocket Mortgage Classic
Rocket Mortgage Classic:
Where: Detroit Golf Club, Detroit, MI (Par-72, 7,370-yards)
When: Jun. 27-30th
Purse: $9,200,000 ($1,650,000 1st place)
FedEx Cup Points: 500
Defending Champion: Rickie Fowler
Photo by Jorge Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images
How to Watch The Rocket Mortgage Classic
Golf Channel and CBS Sports will share television coverage. Check out the full schedule below:
Thursday, June 27: 3-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Friday, June 28: 3-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Saturday, June 29: 1:00-3:00 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 3:00-6 p.m. ET (CBS)
Sunday, June 30: 1:00-3:00 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 3:00-6 p.m. ET (CBS)
How to Stream The Rocket Mortgage Classic
ESPN+ will exclusively air early round and featured group coverage all four days of the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Peacock will have simulcasts of the Golf Channel’s broadcast.
Coverage on Peacock can be streamed here.
In addition, fans can tune into CBS Sports streaming service Paramount+ while CBS airs its third and final round broadcasts.
The Rocket Mortgage Classic Preview:
Defending champion Rickie Fowler ended his four-year-long drought last year when he defeated Adam Hadwin and Collin Morikawa in a playoff.
However, he recorded only one top-20 finish since that victory, which came at the Travelers Championship last week. He tied for 20th, which, considering he began the championship with a 6-under 64, proved to be a rather disappointing finish—much like how his entire 2024 season has gone.
Nevertheless, Fowler looks to become the first back-to-back winner in this tournament’s history.
Cameron Young, who shot a 59 at TPC River Highlands last week, is in the field. He finished second to Finau in 2022.
Michael Thorbjornsen, who made his professional debut last week at the Travelers, will play again this week in Detroit. The former Stanford Cardinal tied for 39th, which included a second-round 6-under 64.
The headliner of this event is Tom Kim, who fell to his best friend Scottie Scheffler in a one-hole playoff at the Travelers. This week will mark Kim’s ninth straight event on tour. He is someone to watch because his game is so sharp right now. His best finish at the Rocket Mortgage is a T-7 in 2022.
The sponsor exemption list is also impressive. Miles Russell will make his PGA Tour debut at 15-years-old. He won the Junior PGA Championship and Junior Players. Russell took the world by storm by making the cut earlier this year at the Korn Ferry Tour’s LECOM Suncoast Classic.
Neal Shipley is also in the field, making his first non-major start. He finished as the low amateur at the Masters and the U.S. Open.
This field may not feature any of the world’s Top 10 players, but it will be a fascinating week with plenty of talented players to watch.
The Rocket Mortgage Classic Round 1 Tee Times (ET):
*indicates starts on 10th tee
6:45 a.m. — Martin Laird, Lanto Griffin, Doug Ghim
6:45 a.m.* — Garrick Higgo, Kelly Kraft, Carl Yuan
6:56 a.m. — Aaron Baddeley, Sam Ryder, Max Greyserman
6:56 a.m.* — Tyler Duncan, Ryan Moore, Brandon Wu
7:07 a.m. — Matt NeSmith, Hayden Buckley, Kevin Yu
7:07 a.m.* — Nate Lashley, Kevin Tway, Jason Dufner
7:18 a.m. — Taylor Moore, Adam Svensson, Brandt Snedeker
7:18 a.m.* — Davis Riley, Peter Malnati, Brendon Todd
7:29 a.m. — Luke List, Chad Ramey, Adam Schenk
7:29 a.m.* — Nick Dunlap, Chris Kirk, Erik van Rooyen
7:40 a.m. — Brice Garnett, Vincent Norrman, Ryan Brehm
7:40 a.m.* — Robert MacIntyre, Tom Kim, Cameron Young
7:51 a.m. — Martin Trainer, Tim Wilkinson, Andrew Novak
7:51 a.m.* — Lee Hodges, Nick Hardy, K.H. Lee
8:02 a.m. — Beau Hossler, Josh Teater, Greyson Sigg
8:02 a.m.* — Joel Dahmen, Alex Noren, Aaron Rai
8:13 a.m. — Kevin Streelman, Bud Cauley, Scott Gutschewski
8:13 a.m.* — Chesson Hadley, Tyson Alexander, Sami Vallimaki
8:24 a.m. — Ben Kohles, Chandler Phillips, David Skinns
8:24 a.m.* — Davis Thompson, Callum Tarren, Ryo Hisatsune
8:35 a.m. — Alejandro Tosti, Patrick Fishburn, Jackson Koivun (a)
8:35 a.m.* — Jacob Bridgeman, Jorge Campillo, Danny Guise
8:46 a.m. — Chan Kim, Trace Crowe, Luke Clanton (a)
8:46 a.m.* — Nicholas Lindheim, Erik Barnes, Brandon Berry
8:57 a.m. — Ben Silberman, Wilson Furr, Ben James (a)
8:57 a.m.* — Ryan McCormick, Kevin Dougherty, Angelo Giantsopoulos
12:10 p.m. — Henrik Norlander, Justin Suh, Dylan Wu
12:10 p.m.* — Jhonattan Vegas, David Lipsky, Vince Whaley
12:21 p.m. — Jimmy Walker, Roger Sloan, Carson Young
12:21 p.m.* — C.T. Pan, Maverick McNealy, Joseph Bramlett
12:32 p.m. — Charley Hoffman, Ryan Fox, Harry Hall
12:32 p.m.* — Eric Cole, Zac Blair, Justin Lower
12:43 p.m. — Akshay Bhatia, Stephan Jaeger, Min Woo Lee
12:43 p.m.* — Daniel Berger, Webb Simpson, Keith Mitchell
12:54 p.m. — Chris Gotterup, Taylor Pendrith, Jake Knapp
12:54 p.m.* — Matt Wallace, Chez Reavie, J.J. Spaun
1:05 p.m. — Rickie Fowler, Will Zalatoris, Cam Davis
1:05 p.m.* — Nico Echavarria, Francesco Molinari, Matt Kuchar
1:16 p.m. — Kevin Kisner, Cameron Champ, Gary Woodland
1:16 p.m.* — Camilo Villegas, Stewart Cink, Zach Johnson
1:27 p.m. — Patrick Rodgers, Mark Hubbard, Nicolai Højgaard
1:27 p.m.* — Wesley Bryan, Taylor Montgomery, Matti Schmid
1:38 p.m. — Troy Merritt, Patton Kizzire, Ben Griffin
1:38 p.m.* — Michael Kim, Robby Shelton, S.H. Kim
1:49 p.m. — Alex Smalley, Sam Stevens, Ben Taylor
1:49 p.m.* — Mac Meissner, Parker Coody, Willie Mack III
2:00 p.m. — Thorbjørn Olesen, Joe Highsmith, Tom Whitney
2:00 p.m.* — Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Michael Thorbjornsen, Neal Shipley
2:11 p.m. — Paul barjon, Hayden Springer, Blaine Hale Jr.
2:11 p.m.* — Pierceson Coody, Rico Hoey, Miles Russell (a)
2:22 p.m. — Harrison Endycott, Raul Pereda, Kyle Martin
2:22 p.m.* — Rafael Campos, Anders Albertson, Nick Bienz
The Rocket Mortgage Classic Round 2 Tee Times (ET):
*indicates starts on 10th tee
6:45 a.m. — Jhonattan Vegas, David Lipsky, Vince Whaley
6:45 a.m.* — Henrik Norlander, Justin Suh, Dylan Wu
6:56 a.m. — C.T. Pan, Maverick McNealy, Josephy Bramlett
6:56 a.m.* — Jimmy Walker, Roger Sloan, Carson Young
7:07 a.m. — Eric Cole, Zac Blair, Justin Lower
7:07 a.m.* — Charley Hoffman, Ryan Fox, Harry Hall
7:18 a.m. — Daniel Berger, Webb Simpson, Keith Mitchell
7:18 a.m.* — Akshay Bhatia, Stephan Jaeger, Min Woo Lee
7:29 a.m. — Matt Wallace, Chez Reavie, J.J. Spaun
7:29 a.m.* — Chris Gotterup, Taylor Pendrith, Jake Knapp
7:40 a.m. — Nico Echavarria, Francesco Molinari, Matt Kuchar
7:40 a.m.* — Rickie Fowler, Will Zalatoris, Cam Davis
7:51 a.m. — Camilo Villegas, Stewart Cink, Zach Johnson
7:51 a.m.* — Kevin Kisner, Cameron Champ, Gary Woodland
8:02 a.m. — Wesley Bryan, Taylor Montgomery, Matti Schmid
8:02 a.m.* — Patrick Rodgers, Mark Hubbard, Nicolai Højgaard
8:13 a.m. — Michael Kim, Robby Shelton, S.H. Kim
8:13 a.m. * — Troy Merritt, Patton Kizzire, Ben Griffin
8:24 a.m. — Mac Meissner, Parker Coody, Willie Mack III
8:24 a.m.* — Alex Smalley, Sam Stevens, Ben Taylor
8:35 a.m. — Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Michael Thorbjornsen, Neal Shipley
8:35 a.m.* — Thorbjørn Olesen, Joe Highsmith, Tom Whitney
8:46 a.m. — Pierceson Coody, Rico Hoey, Miles Russell (a)
8:46 a.m.* — Paul Barjon, Hayden Springer, Blaine Hale Jr.
8:57 a.m. — Rafael Campos, Anders Albertson, Nick Bienz
8:57 a.m.* — Harrison Endycott, Raul Pereda, Kyle Martin
12:10 p.m. — Garrick Higgo, Kelly Kraft, Carl Yuan
12:10 p.m.* — Martin Laird, Lanto Griffin, Doug Ghim
12:21 p.m. — Tyler Duncan, Ryan Moore, Brandon Wu
12:21 p.m.* — Aaron Baddeley, Sam Ryder, Max Greyserman
12:32 p.m. — Nate Lashley, Kevin Tway, Jason Dufner
12:32 p.m. * — Matt NeSmith, Hayden Buckley, Kevin Yu
12:43 p.m. — Davis Riley, Peter Malnati, Brendon Todd
12:43 p.m.* — Taylor Moore, Adam Svensson, Brandt Snedeker
12:54 p.m. — Nick Dunlap, Chris Kirk, Erik van Rooyen
12:54 p.m.* — Luke List, Chad Ramey, Adam Schenk
1:05 p.m. — Robert MacIntyre, Tom Kim, Cameron Young
1:05 p.m.* — Brice Garnett, Vincent Norrman, Ryan Brehm
1:16 p.m. — Lee Hodges, Nick Hardy, K.H. Lee
1:16 p.m.* — Martin Trainer, Tim Wilkinson, Andrew Novak
1:27 p.m. — Joel Dahmen, Alex Noren, Aaron Rai
1:27 p.m.* — Beau Hossler, Josh Teater, Greyson Sigg
1:38 p.m. — Chesson Hadley, Tyson Alexander, Sami Valimaki
1:38 p.m. * — Kevin Streelman, Bud Cauley, Scott Gutschewski
1:49 p.m. — Davis Thompson, Callum Tarren, Ryo Hisatsune
1:49 p.m.* — Ben Kohles, Chandler Phillips, David Skinns
2:00 p.m. — Jacob Bridgeman, Jorge Campillo, Danny Guise
2:00 p.m.* — Alejandro Tosti, Patrick Fishburn, Jackson Koivun (a)
2:11 p.m. — Nicholas Lindheim, Erik Barnes, Brandon Berry
2:11 p.m.* — Chan Kim, Trace Crow, Luke Clanton (a)
2:22 p.m. — Ryan McCormick, Kevin Dougherty, Angelo Giantsopoulos
2:22 p.m. — Ben Silverman, Wilson Furr, Ben James (a)
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