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

Parting Putt

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July 29th 2022

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