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Jun 30, 2021

The 2021 Rocket Mortgage Classic - First Look

COURSE: Detroit Golf Club (Detroit, Michigan)

ARCHITECT: Donald Ross

YARDS/PAR: 7,370 yards/Par 72

PRIZE Money/First Place Winnings: $7,500,000 /$1,350,000

DEFENDING CHAMPION: Bryson DeChambeau (July 5, 2020)

PAST RESULTS: (link)

PAST CHAMPIONS: (link)

FEDEx CUP Points Total/Winner: 2,989/500

SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @RocketClassic

OFFICIAL SITE: (Rocket Mortgage Classic)

TV COVERAGE: Thursday, July 1 and Friday, July 2: 3:00pm to 6:00pm (EDT) on Golf Channel.

On Saturday, July 3, Round 3 coverage 1:00pm to 3:00pm (EDT) on Golf Channel. CBS takes over from 3:00pm to 6:00pm (EDT). On Sunday, July 4: Golf Channel starts-off the coverage 1:00pm to 3:00pm (EDT) and CBS wraps it up from 3:00pm to 6:00pm (EDT).

STREAMING: Streaming coverage with Featured Groups via PGA Live from 6:45am to 6:00pm (EDT) on Thursday and Friday. PGA Live Coverage expands on the weekend with Featured Groups streaming 8:15am to 3:00pm (EDT) and Featured Holes 3:00pm to 6:00pm (EDT) on both Saturday and Sunday.

PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio returns for Thursday and Friday coverage 12:00pm Noon to 6:00pm (EDT). Weekend coverage on PGA Tour Radio airs from 1:00pm to 6:00pm (EDT) or until conclusion. PGA Tour Radio is available on Sirius 208/XM 92) or online on PGATour.com

How to Watch: In case of changes, see: (PGATourCom)

Rocket Mortgage Classic @RocketClassic

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Rocket Mortgage Classic: 2021 Notebook

Bryson DeChambeau is trying to defend the tournament title after earning his sixth career PGA Tour win at Detroit Golf Club in 2020. DeChambeau defeated Matthew Wolff by three strokes last July.

DeChambeau became the first PGA Tour winner to lead the field in Strokes Gained: Off the Tee and Strokes Gained: Putting. His last three drives at the 2020 Rocket Mortgage Classic totaled 1,055 yards in distance.

DeChambeau enters this week No. 4 in the FedExCup and No. 6 in the Official World Golf Ranking.

A tournament treat for Detroit fans as 45-time PGA Tour winner Phil Mickelson will make his tournament debut in the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Since winning the PGA Championship in May, Mickelson has just five rounds under-par in 10 tournament rounds.

Two players became eligible for PGA Tour membership on June 13: Garrick Higgo and Mito Pereira. Higgo won the Palmetto Championship at Congaree in his second career start, while Pereira earned a “Three-Victory Promotion” from the Korn Ferry Tour (first since Wesley Bryan in 2016).

The Basics:

Tournament Tee Times begin Thursday at 6:45am (EDT) through 2:00pm (EDT).

Weather: Thursday’s forecast calls for afternoon showers, temps 68-to-82 degrees, and very humid (73%). A 40% chance of rain. Friday weather improving to partly cloudy and weekend forecast is for sunny skies and lower humidity.

PGATourBrunch will post at 6:00am (EDT) on Thursday and 7:00am (EDT on Friday.

Next Week: The John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run (Silvis, Illinois)

Last Week: The Travelers (Results)

Field Update:

Jim Knous (out)/Mito Pereira (in)

Erik van Rooyen (out)/Ben Martin (in)

Tim O'Neal (in) - received sponsor exemption for winning The John Shippen

The Field - (link)

Odds for The Rocket Mortgage Classic - Detroit

(Odds by William Hill)

Bryson DeChambeau 15-2
Hideki Matsuyama 14-1
Patrick Reed 14-1
Webb Simpson 18-1
Will Zalatoris 22-1
Jason Kokrak 25-1
Joaquin Niemann 28-1
Jason Day 28-1
Matthew Wolff 33-1
Sungjae Im 33-1
Rickie Fowler 33-1
Kevin Kisner 35-1
Keegan Bradley 40-1
Bubba Watson 40-1
Cameron Tringale 40-1
Gary Woodland 40-1
Charley Hoffman 40-1
Emiliano Grillo 50-1
Garrick Higgo 50-1
Doc Redman 50-1
Brandt Snedeker 50-1
Brendon Todd 60-1
Adam Hadwin 66-1
Harold Varner 66-1
Lucas Glover 66-1
Kyle Stanley 66-1
Phil Mickelson 66-1
Max Homa 66-1
Alex Noren 66-1
Si-Woo Kim 66-1
Chez Reavie 66-1
Sepp Straka 80-1
Erik Van Rooyen 80-1
Maverick McNealy 80-1
Lanto Griffin 80-1
Charles Howell 100-1
Danny Lee 100-1
Ryan Armour 125-1
Pat Perez 125-1
MacKenzie Hughes 125-1
Hank Lebioda 125-1
Matt Jones 125-1
Luke List 125-1
Danny Willett 125-1
Chris Kirk 125-1
Kramer Hickok 125-1
Andrew Putnam 150-1
Patrick Rodgers 150-1
Adam Long 150-1
Chesson Hadley 150-1
Brice Garnett 150-1
Doug Ghim 150-1
Patton Kizzire 150-1
Kyoung-Hoon Lee 150-1
Beau Hossler 150-1
Russell Knox 150-1
Joel Dahmen 150-1
Scott Stallings 150-1
Cameron Davis 150-1
Troy Merritt 150-1
Mark Hubbard 150-1
Cameron Champ 150-1
Nate Lashley 150-1
Kevin Chappell 150-1
Joseph Bramlett 150-1
Matthew NeSmith 150-1
Will Gordon 150-1
Tom Lewis 150-1
Rory Sabbatini 150-1
Martin Laird 200-1
Vincent Whaley 200-1
Michael Thompson 200-1
Sebastian Munoz 200-1
Jimmy Walker 200-1
Scott Piercy 200-1
Nick Taylor 200-1
Dylan Frittelli 200-1
Richy Werenski 200-1
Austin Eckroat 200-1
Henrik Norlander 200-1
Byeong Hun An 200-1
Brian Stuard 200-1
Rafa Cabrera Bello 200-1
Chase Seiffert 250-1
Tom Hoge 250-1
Harry Higgs 250-1
Denny McCarthy 250-1
Satoshi Kodaira 250-1
J.B. Holmes 250-1
Camilo Villegas 250-1
Vaughn Taylor 250-1
Adam Schenk 250-1
Bo Hoag 250-1
Sam Ryder 250-1
James Hahn 250-1
Curtis Thompson 250-1
Jason Dufner 300-1
Roger Sloan 300-1
Tyler Duncan 300-1
Anirban Lahiri 300-1
J.J. Spaun 300-1
Bo Van Pelt 300-1
Robert Streb 300-1
Robby Shelton 300-1
Kris Ventura 350-1
Brandon Hagy 350-1
Luke Donald 350-1
Jonas Blixt 350-1
Davis Thompson 350-1
Bronson Burgoon 350-1
Aaron Baddeley 400-1
Rob Oppenheim 400-1
Austin Cook 400-1
Grayson Murray 400-1
Tyler McCumber 400-1
Rafael Campos 400-1
Sung-Hoon Kang 400-1
Andrew Landry 400-1
Peter Malnati 400-1
Rhein Gibson 400-1
Michael Gellerman 500-1
Michael Gligic 500-1
David Hearn 500-1
Ted Potter 500-1
Scott Harrington 500-1
Ben Taylor 500-1
Ryan Brehm 500-1
Fabian Gomez 500-1
Chris Baker 500-1
Willie Mack 500-1
Scott Brown 500-1
Nick Watney 500-1
Kevin Tway 500-1
Matt Every 500-1
Jim Knous 500-1
Sebastian Cappelen 500-1
Michael Kim 500-1
Sean O'Hair 500-1
John Pak 500-1
Mark Anderson 500-1
Brian Gay 500-1
K.J. Choi 500-1
D.J. Trahan 500-1
Cameron Percy 500-1
William McGirt 500-1
Kevin Stadler 750-1
Nelson Ledesma 750-1
Hunter Mahan 750-1
Martin Trainer 1000-1
Jeff Roth 1000-1
Harrison Frazar 1000-1

TL’s Wedge for an Edge: For the weekly PGA Tour Fantasy game, my starting foursome will include: Bryson DeChambeau, Patrick Reed, Joaquin Niemann and Doc Redman. The bench players will be: Kramer Hickok and Garrick Higgo. For my one and done, I’m going with Bryson DeChambeau.

What They’re Saying:

The First Look (PGATourCom)

Power Rankings (PGATourCom)

About Detroit Golf Club (Official Site) - (Course)

Monday Qualifiers (PGATourCom)

Auto Promotion for Mito Periera (Golf Week/USA Today)

Rocket Mortgage Classic - General Info (Golf Week/USA Today)

How to Watch This Week (PGATourCom)

#SportsBiz, Sports Gambling and Golf Industry News

(Fantasy) Preview of Rocket Mortgage Classic (Action Network)

Expert Picks - (PGATourCom)

Sleeper Picks - (PGATourCom)

Horses for the Course (PGATourCom)

Predictions, Odds for Rocket Mortgage Classic - (CBS Sports HQ)

Odds, Predictions for Rocket Mortgage Classic (Golf Week/USA Today)

On This Day in Golf History:

June 30, 1929 - Bobby Jones won his third U.S. Open championship, taking a 36-hole playoff by 23 strokes over Al Espinosa on the West Course at Winged Foot Country Club in Mamaroneck, NY. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE