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It is Moving Day at the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
Akshay Bhatia and Aaron Rai are tied for the lead at 13-under and remain the only two players without a bogey on their scorecards. For the second week in a row, the tournament is a birdie fest.
The PGA Tour chose to take precautions for Saturday’s round and have the players go off on split tees again as inclement weather is headed toward Detroit Golf Club. Who can take advantage of the track on Saturday and post a low number headed into the final day?
Brew a pot of coffee, grab some breakfast, and settle in as we get you ready for the third round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
Notable names who missed the cut at the Rocket Mortgage Classic
The cut line for the Rocket Mortgage Classic sat at 4-under, the second lowest in the tournament’s short history. The top 60 and ties make the weekend in Detroit, but check out the biggest names that are headed home early.
Popular golfers who missed the cut at Rocket Mortgage
Keith Mitchell: 3-under, 70-71
Michael Thorbjornsen: 3-under, 68-73
Tom Kim: 3-under, 73-68
Francesco Molinari: 2-under, 72-70
Daniel Berger: 2-under, 70-72
Robert MacIntyre: 1-under, 71-72
Brendon Todd: 1-under, 71-72
Jackson Koivun (a): E, 72,72
Miles Russell (a): 74-70
Kevin Kisner: 2-over, 75-71
Gary Woodland: 2-over, 70-76
Rocket Mortgage Round 3 Tee Times (ET):
*tees off from 10th tee
10:48 a.m. — Ben Silverman, Vince Whaley, Justin Lower
10:48 a.m.* — Ryan Fox, Matt Kuchar, Rickie Fowler
10:59 a.m. — David Skinns, Jacob Bridgeman, Luke Clanton (a)
10:59 a.m.* — Matti Schmid, Patton Kizzire, Ben Griffin
11:10 a.m. — Bud Cauley, Davis Thompson, Ben Kohles
11:10 a.m.* — Rico Hoey, Aaron Baddeley, Nate Lashley
11:21 a.m. — Chris Kirk, Nick Hardy, Andrew Novak
11:21 a.m.* — Hayden Buckley, Kevin Streelman, Ryan McCormick
11:32 a.m. — Nick Dunlap, Dylan Wu, Will Zalatoris
11:32 a.m.* — Maverick McNealy, Blaine Hale Jr., Carl Yuan
11:43 a.m. — Michael Kim, Robby Shelton, Hayden Springer
11:43 a.m.* — Max Greyserman, Peter Malnati, Taylore Moore
11:54 a.m. — Zach Johnson, Patrick Rodgers, Nicolai Højgaard
11:54 a.m.* — Callum Tarren, Patrick Fishburn, Harry Hall
12:05 p.m. — Roger Sloan, Min Woo Lee, J.J. Spaun
12:05 p.m.* — Chris Gotterup, Taylor Pendrith, Nico Echavarria
12:16 p.m. — Neal Shipley, Joe Highsmith, Jhonattan Vegas
12:16 p.m.* — Mark Hubbard, Pierceson Coody, Ryan Moore
12:27 p.m. — Jake Knapp, Wesley Bryan, Sam Stevens
12:27 p.m.* — Brandon Wu, Kevin Yu, Davis Riley
12:38 p.m. — Eric Cole, Cam Davis, Joel Dahmen
12:38 p.m.* — Luke List, Beau Hossler, Ryo Hisatusne
12:49 p.m. — Troy Merritt, Erik van Rooyen, Cameron Young
12:49 p.m* — Chandler Phillips, Nicholas Lindheim, Ben Jones (a)
1:00 p.m. — Akshay Bhatia, Aaron Rai, Taylor Montgomery
ICYMI: Top stories from the Rocket Mortgage Classic and across professional golf
Check out these stories:
PGA of America CEO Seth Waugh stepping down; not renewing contract
Paige Spiranac reveals eye-popping handicap; quiets trolls with impressive receipts
Former Rocket Mortgage Classic champion making more memories, records first PGA Tour hole-in-one
Padraig Harrington deep dives into worst golf swing advice ahead of U.S. Senior Open
U.S. Senior Open: Golfer makes mind blowing consecutive holes-in-one that will make your jaw drop
Rocket Mortgage: Neal Shipley finds no learning curve, contends in 1st professional PGA Tour start
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