PGA Tour Brunch | Rocket Mortgage Classic | R-3
PGA Tour Brunch | Rocket Mortgage Classic | R-3
@PGATourBrunch Coverage of the 2022 Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit
DETROIT - PGA Tour rookie Taylor Pendrith set a Rocket Mortgage Classic 36-hole scoring record (career-low 129) and holds a one stroke lead after two rounds over Tony Finau, winner of last week’s 3M Open. Finau stands solo-second.
Finau is attempting back-to-back tournament victories. The last player to win in back-to-back weeks during the FedEx Cup regular season was Brendon Todd in 2019.
Cameron Young (T-4) tied the Rocket Mortgage Classic 18-hole scoring record with a 9-under (63) on Friday.
Four rookies are T-7 or better (Pendrith, Lee Hodges, Young and Sahith Theegala).
Chad Ramey is the only rookie to win this season.
Camilo Villegas withdrew before the start of his second round due to illness
Cameron Percy withdrew during the second round due to a rib injury
Rocket Mortgage Classic | Leaderboard After 36 Holes
Taylor Pendrith 64-65—129 (-15)
Tony Finau 64-66—130 (-14)
Lee Hodges 66-66—132 (-12)
Cameron Young 71-63—134 (-10)
Russell Henley 69-65—134 (-10)
Stewart Cink 68-66—134 (-10)
36-hole Cut: 75 professionals at 3-under (141) from a field of 155 professionals and one amateur.
Full Leaderboard: (link)
Rocket Mortgage Classic | Tournament Facts
COURSE: Detroit Golf Club, Detroit, Michigan
YARDS/PAR: 7,370 yards/Par 72
ARCHITECT: Donald Ross
PRIZE Money - Purse: $8,400,000/$1,512,000
DEFENDING CHAMPION: Cam Davis
PAST RESULTS: (link)
PAST CHAMPIONS: (link)
FEDEx CUP Points to Winner: 500
SOCIAL MEDIA: #PGATour #FedExCup @RocketClassic
TV COVERAGE: Saturday and Sunday, coverage is set for 1:00pm to 3:00pm (ET) on Golf Channel and 3:00 to 6:00pm (ET) on CBS.
PGA TOUR LIVE STREAMING: Weekend streaming on ESPN+ PGA TOUR Live from 7:30am to 6:00pm (ET).
PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: Today and Sunday, coverage will air 1:00pm to 6:00pm (or completion of event). PGA Tour Radio is available on Sirius 208/XM 92 or online via PGATourCom.
How to Watch: In case of changes, visit: (PGATourCom)
Rocket Mortgage Classic | Basics
Tee Times at the Rocket Mortgage Classic today run from 7:35am to 2:00pm (ET).
Weather: Today’s forecast is for sunny skies and temperatures in 70-75s. A 10% chance of rain with 50% humidity and winds blowing from the west at 7 mph.
Tournament Web Site: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post before 7:30am (ET) on Sunday.
What They’re Saying
Pendrith Leads Rocket By One (PGATourCom/Associated Press)
Taylor’s Rib, Finau Feasting, Young Course Record (Golf Week/USA Today)
Barkley Backs-off LIV TV Gig; Sticks with NBA on TNT (ESPNCom)
LIV Mickelson “Hears It” From the NY/NJ Crowd (NJ.com)
On This Day in Golf History
July 30, 2015 - Rickie Fowler finished his first-round at the Quicken Loans National with a hole-in-one at the par-3 ninth hole at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Virginia. Fowler then treated the attending media to beers, sending buckets of beer to the media room after the round. He ended up finishing second to tournament winner Troy Merritt. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
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