The Rocket Mortgage Classic will have to be a classic this year if it’s going to best 2023’s three-man playoff in which Rickie Fowler won his first PGA Tour title since 2019. It’s all set up for another compelling event with Fowler returning and a crop of the tour’s best making the trip to Detroit Golf Club, so maybe, just maybe we’re in for some fun drama once again.
Fowler held off Adam Hadwin and Collin Morikawa with a birdie on the first playoff hole despite a final-round 64 for Morikawa and a third-round tournament-scoring record 63 by Hadwin. All three held strong on Sunday but a birdie from 12 feet ended things, with Fowler finishing the week at 24 under. He could be the first back-to-back winner in the tournament’s relatively short history if he wins again this go-around.
Fowler, of course, will have plenty of work to do as he’ll be up against top OWGR players like Tom Kim, Cameron Young, Akshay Bhatia, Chris Kirk, Min Woo Lee, Stephan Jaeger and Will Zalatoris.
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The 15-year-old wunderkind Miles Russell will be teeing off for his PGA Tour debut as well. He’s the youngest golfer to make a cut on the Korn Ferry Tour, ultimately finishing T-20 at this season’s LECOM Suncoast Classic. Neal Shipley is also set to make his non-major PGA Tour debut after winning low amateur at both the Masters and the U.S. Open.
This week’s winner will receive 500 FedEx Cup points and a $1.65 million cut of the $9 million purse.
TV Schedule
Golf Channel will carry live coverage on Thursday and Friday from 3-6 p.m. EDT. On Saturday and Sunday, Golf Channel will start the coverage from 1-3 p.m. with CBS taking over with afternoon coverage from 3-6 p.m.
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Streaming Schedule
PGA Tour Live streaming coverage takes place on ESPN+ from 6:45 a.m.-6 p.m. from Thursday to Sunday.
Leaderboard
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Thursday Tee Times
First Hole
6:45 a.m. – Martin Laird, Lanto Griffin, Doug Ghim6:56 a.m. – Aaron Baddeley, Sam Ryder, Max Greyserman7:07 a.m. – Matt NeSmith, Hayden Buckley, Kevin Yu7:18 a.m. – Taylor Moore, Adam Svensson, Brandt Snedeker7:29 a.m. – Luke List, Chad Ramey, Adam Schenk7:40 a.m. – Brice Garnett, Vincent Norrman, Ryan Brehm7:51 a.m. – Martin Trainer, Tim Wilkinson, Andrew Novak8:02 a.m. – Beau Hossler, Josh Teater, Greyson Sigg8:13 a.m. – Kevin Streelman, Bud Cauley, Scott Gutschewski8:24 a.m. – Ben Kohles, Chandler Phillips, David Skinns8:35 a.m. – Alejandro Tosti, Patrick Fishburn, Jackson Koivun (a)8:46 a.m. – Chan Kim, Trace Crowe, Luke Clanton (a)8:57 a.m. – Ben Silverman, Wilson Furr, Ben James (a)12:10 p.m. – Henrik Norlander, Justin Suh, Dylan Wu12:21 p.m. – Jimmy Walker, Roger Sloan, Carson Young12:32 p.m. – Charley Hoffman, Ryan Fox, Harry Hall12:43 p.m. – Akshay Bhatia, Stephan Jaeger, Min Woo Lee12:54 p.m. – Chris Gotterup, Taylor Pendrith, Jake Knapp1:05 p.m. – Rickie Fowler, Will Zalatoris, Cam Davis1:16 p.m. – Kevin Kisner, Cameron Champ, Gary Woodland1:27 p.m. – Patrick Rodgers, Mark Hubbard, Nicolai Højgaard1:38 p.m. – Troy Merritt, Patton Kizzire, Ben Griffin1:49 p.m. – Alex Smalley, Sam Stevens, Ben Taylor2:00 p.m. – Thorbjørn Olesen, Joe Highsmith, Tom Whitney2:11 p.m. – Paul Barjon, Hayden Springer, Blaine Hale, Jr.2:22 p.m. – Harrison Endycott, Raul Pereda, Kyle Martin
10th Hole
6:45 a.m. – Garrick Higgo, Kelly Kraft, Carl Yuan6:56 a.m. – Tyler Duncan, Ryan Moore, Brandon Wu7:07 a.m. – Nate Lashley, Kevin Tway, Jason Dufner7:18 a.m. – Davis Riley, Peter Malnati, Brendon Todd7:29 a.m. – Nick Dunlap, Chris Kirk, Erik van Rooyen7:40 a.m. – Robert MacIntyre, Tom Kim, Cameron Young7:51 a.m. – Lee Hodges, Nick Hardy, K.H. Lee8:02 a.m. – Joel Dahmen, Alex Noren, Aaron Rai8:13 a.m. – Chesson Hadley, Tyson Alexander, Sami Valimaki8:24 a.m. – Davis Thompson, Callum Tarren, Ryo Hisatsune8:35 a.m. – Jacob Bridgeman, Jorge Campillo, Danny Guise8:46 a.m. – Nicholas Lindheim, Erik Barnes, Brandon Berry8:57 a.m. – Ryan McCormick, Kevin Dougherty, Angelo Giantsopoulos12:10 p.m. – Jhonattan Vegas, David Lipsky, Vince Whaley12:21 p.m. – C.T. Pan, Maverick McNealy, Joseph Bramlett12:32 p.m. – Eric Cole, Zac Blair, Justin Lower12:43 p.m. – Daniel Berger, Webb Simpson, Keith Mitchell12:54 p.m. – Matt Wallace, Chez Reavie, J.J. Spaun1:05 p.m. – Nico Echavarria, Francesco Molinari, Matt Kuchar1:16 p.m. – Camilo Villegas, Stewart Cink, Zach Johnson1:27 p.m. – Wesley Bryan, Taylor Montgomery, Matti Schmid1:38 p.m. – Michael Kim, Robby Shelton, S.H. Kim1:49 p.m. – Mac Meissner, Parker Coody, Willie Mack III2:00 p.m. – Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Michael Thorbjornsen, Neal Shipley2:11 p.m. – Pierceson Coody, Rico Hoey, Miles Russell (a)2:22 p.m. – Rafael Campos, Anders Albertson, Nick Bien
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Friday Tee Times
First Hole
6:45 a.m. – Jhonattan Vegas, David Lipsky, Vince Whaley6:56 a.m. – C.T. Pan, Maverick McNealy, Joseph Bramlett7:07 a.m. – Eric Cole, Zac Blair, Justin Lower7:18 a.m. – Daniel Berger, Webb Simpson, Keith Mitchell7:29 a.m. – Matt Wallace, Chez Reavie, J.J. Spaun7:40 a.m. – Nico Echavarria, Francesco Molinari, Matt Kuchar7:51 a.m. – Camilo Villegas, Stewart Cink, Zach Johnson8:02 a.m. – Wesley Bryan, Taylor Montgomery, Matti Schmid8:13 a.m. – Michael Kim, Robby Shelton, S.H. Kim8:24 a.m. – Mac Meissner, Parker Coody, Willie Mack III8:35 a.m. – Adrien Dumont de Chassart, Michael Thorbjornsen, Neal Shipley8:46 a.m. – Pierceson Coody, Rico Hoey, Miles Russell (a)8:57 a.m. – Rafael Campos, Anders Albertson, Nick Bienz12:10 p.m. – Garrick Higgo, Kelly Kraft, Carl Yuan12:21 p.m. – Tyler Duncan, Ryan Moore, Brandon Wu12:32 p.m. – Nate Lashley, Kevin Tway, Jason Dufner12:43 p.m. – Davis Riley, Peter Malnati, Brendon Todd12:54 p.m. – Nick Dunlap, Chris Kirk, Erik van Rooyen1:05 p.m. – Robert MacIntyre, Tom Kim, Cameron Young1:16 p.m. – Lee Hodges, Nick Hardy, K.H. Lee1:27 p.m. – Joel Dahmen, Alex Noren, Aaron Rai1:38 p.m. – Chesson Hadley, Tyson Alexander, Sami Valimaki1:49 p.m. – Davis Thompson, Callum Tarren, Ryo Hisatsune2:00 p.m. – Jacob Bridgeman, Jorge Campillo, Danny Guise2:11 p.m. – Nicholas Lindheim, Erik Barnes, Brandon Berry2:22 p.m. – Ryan McCormick, Kevin Dougherty, Angelo Giantsopoulos
10th Hole
6:45 a.m. – Henrik Norlander, Justin Suh, Dylan Wu6:56 a.m. – Jimmy Walker, Roger Sloan, Carson Young7:07 a.m. – Charley Hoffman, Ryan Fox, Harry Hall7:18 a.m. – Akshay Bhatia, Stephan Jaeger, Min Woo Lee7:29 a.m. – Chris Gotterup, Taylor Pendrith, Jake Knapp7:40 a.m. – Rickie Fowler, Will Zalatoris, Cam Davis7:51 a.m. – Kevin Kisner, Cameron Champ, Gary Woodland8:02 a.m. – Patrick Rodgers, Mark Hubbard, Nicolai Højgaard8:13 a.m. – Troy Merritt, Patton Kizzire, Ben Griffin8:24 a.m. – Alex Smalley, Sam Stevens, Ben Taylor8:35 a.m. – Thorbjørn Olesen, Joe Highsmith, Tom Whitney8:46 a.m. – Paul Barjon, Hayden Springer, Blaine Hale, Jr.8:57 a.m. – Harrison Endycott, Raul Pereda, Kyle Martin12:10 p.m. – Martin Laird, Lanto Griffin, Doug Ghim12:21 p.m. – Aaron Baddeley, Sam Ryder, Max Greyserman12:32 a.m. – Matt NeSmith, Hayden Buckley, Kevin Yu12:43 p.m. – Taylor Moore, Adam Svensson, Brandt Snedeker12:54 p.m. – Luke List, Chad Ramey, Adam Schenk1:05 p.m. – Brice Garnett, Vincent Norrman, Ryan Brehm1:16 p.m. – Martin Trainer, Tim Wilkinson, Andrew Novak1:27 p.m. – Beau Hossler, Josh Teater, Greyson Sigg1:38 p.m. – Kevin Streelman, Bud Cauley, Scott Gutschewski1:49 p.m. – Ben Kohles, Chandler Phillips, David Skinns2:00 p.m. – Alejandro Tosti, Patrick Fishburn, Jackson Koivun (a)2:11 p.m. – Chan Kim, Trace Crowe, Luke Clanton (a)2:22 p.m. – Ben Silverman, Wilson Furr, Ben James (a)
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