PGA Tour Brunch | Rocket Mortgage | Preview
PGA Tour Brunch | Rocket Mortgage | Preview
@PGATourBrunch Previews the 2022 Rocket Mortgage Classic
DETROIT - With only two weeks remaining in the PGA Tour regular season, much of the focus this week at the Rocket Mortgage Classic will be on the FedEx Cup standings and players positioning in the Top 125.
After the Wyndham Championship, the Top 125 players will qualify for the FedEx St. Jude Championship on Aug. 11-14 at TPC Southwind in Germantown, Tennessee. From there, the Top 70 eligible players will qualify for the following week’s BMW Championship at Wilmington (Delaware) Country Club, with the Top 30 after the BMW earning spots in the field for the season-ending TOUR Championship at Atlanta’s East Lake Golf Club.
Heading into the RMC, Denny McCarthy has three Top 10s in his last four outings.
Today is Jordan Spieth’s 29th birthday.
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: The first two rounds (July 28 and July 29) are scheduled for TV coverage from 3:00pm to 6:00pm (ET) on Golf Channel. On 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: ESPN+ Live streaming coverage will run from 7:00am to 6:00pm (ET) both Thursday and Friday. Weekend streaming on ESPN+ PGA TOUR Live from 7:30am to 6:00pm (ET).
PGA TOUR RADIO COVERAGE: SiriusXM Radio will have live coverage of the Rocket Mortgage Classic beginning at 12:00pm to 6:00pm (ET) on Thursday and Friday. On Saturday 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
The Tee Times at The 3M run Thursday from 6:45am (ET) to 2:22pm (ET).
Weather: Thursday will have a chance of afternoon showers and thunderstorms with temperatures ranging 66-82-degrees and winds blowing 10-15 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. There’s a 30% chance of rain. The weekend forecast improves and Saturday/Sunday should be mostly sunny.
Tournament Web Site: (link)
FedEx Cup Standings: (link)
PGA Tour Brunch will post before 6:00am (ET) Thursday
Rocket Mortgage Classic - Field, Updates and Tee Times:
The Field: (link)
Updates:
Friday
Chris Stroud WD; Aaron Baddeley in
Sunday
Brandon Matthews in (sponsor exemption)
Morgan Hoffmann in (sponsor exemption)
Wyatt Worthington II in (sponsor exemption)
Brendon Todd WD; Wesley Bryan in on his own number
Joohyung "Tom" Kim in (sponsor exemption originally used by Wesley Bryan)
Monday
Emiliano Grillo WD; Michael Kim in
Michael Kim WD; Robert Garrigus in
Tee Times: (link)
Rocket Mortgage Classic | Tournament Odds
Source: CBS Sports
Patrick Cantlay 10-1
Tony Finau 12-1
Will Zalatoris 14-1
Cameron Young 16-1
Max Homa 22-1
Cam Davis 28-1
Adam Scott 35-1
Maverick McNealy 35-1
Kevin Kisner 35-1
Davis Riley 35-1
Adam Hadwin 35-1
Keegan Bradley 40-1
Webb Simpson 40-1
Cameron Tringale 40-1
Sahith Theegala 40-1
Si-Woo Kim 40-1
Denny McCarthy 40-1
Mark Hubbard 45-1
Kevin Streelman 45-1
Scott Stallings 50-1
Russell Henley 50-1
Gary Woodland 50-1
Joohyung Kim 50-1
Chris Kirk 55-1
Brendan Steele 60-1
Troy Merritt 65-1
Cameron Champ 65-1
Nick Hardy 65-1
Jason Day 65-1
Adam Svensson 65-1
Matt Kuchar 65-1
Chris Gotterup 70-1
Greyson Sigg 70-1
Jhonattan Vegas 70-1
Alex Smalley 70-1
Ryan Palmer 80-1
Doug Ghim 80-1
Mackenzie Hughes 80-1
Harris English 80-1
Scott Piercy 80-1
Wyndham Clark 80-1
C.T. Pan 80-1
Trey Mullinax 80-1
Rickie Fowler 80-1
Michael Thorbjornsen 80-1
Taylor Pendrith 80-1
Danny Willett 80-1
James Hahn 100-1
Patton Kizzire 100-1
Austin Smotherman 100-1
Patrick Rodgers 100-1
Hank Lebioda 100-1
Callum Tarren 100-1
Luke List 100-1
Stewart Cink 100-1
Michael Gligic 100-1
Kurt Kitayama 100-1
Brandon Wu 100-1
Joel Dahmen 100-1
Russell Knox 125-1
Lee Hodges 125-1
Nate Lashley 125-1
Tyler Duncan 125-1
Dylan Frittelli 125-1
Chesson Hadley 125-1
Brice Garnett 125-1
Michael Thompson 125-1
Nick Taylor 125-1
Matt Wallace 125-1
Adam Schenk 125-1
Matthias Schwab 125-1
Peter Malnati 150-1
Stephan Jaeger 150-1
David Lipsky 150-1
J.J. Spaun 150-1
Sepp Straka 150-1
Taylor Moore 150-1
Hayden Buckley 150-1
Beau Hossler 150-1
Kelly Kraft 150-1
Lucas Glover 150-1
Danny Lee 150-1
John Huh 150-1
Sam Ryder 175-1
Vince Whaley 175-1
Justin Lower 175-1
Robert Streb 175-1
Ryan Armour 200-1
Rory Sabbatini 200-1
Zach Johnson 200-1
Joseph Bramlett 200-1
Charley Hoffman 200-1
Brandon Hagy 200-1
Garrick Higgo 200-1
Ryan Moore 200-1
Kramer Hickok 200-1
Chad Ramey 200-1
Cameron Percy 250-1
Andrew Novak 250-1
Kevin Tway 250-1
Doc Redman 250-1
Harry Higgs 250-1
Scott Gutschewski 250-1
Chase Seiffert 250-1
Bill Haas 300-1
Satoshi Kodaira 300-1
Dylan Wu 300-1
Sean O'Hair 300-1
Ben Kohles 300-1
Camilo Villegas 300-1
Cole Hammer 300-1
Jonathan Byrd 300-1
Bo Hoag 300-1
Henrik Norlander 300-1
Austin Cook 300-1
Brandon Matthews 300-1
Kevin Chappell 300-1
Roger Sloan 300-1
William McGirt 400-1
Aaron Baddeley 400-1
Luke Donald 400-1
Ben Martin 400-1
Vaughn Taylor 400-1
Paul Barjon 400-1
Richy Werenski 400-1
Brian Stuard 400-1
Seung-Yul Noh 400-1
Max McGreevy 500-1
Wesley Bryan 500-1
Jim Knous 500-1
Jared Wolfe 500-1
Morgan Hoffmann 500-1
Seth Reeves 500-1
Bo Van Pelt 500-1
Sung Kang 500-1
Andrew Landry 500-1
Ryan Brehm 500-1
Joshua Creel 500-1
David Skinns 500-1
Kiradech Aphibarnrat 500-1
Martin Trainer 750-1
Curtis Thompson 750-1
Brett Drewitt 1000-1
Geoff Ogilvy 1000-1
Brian Gay 1000-1
Tommy Gainey 1000-1
Nick Watney 1000-1
Wyatt Worthington 1000-1
Davis Love 1000-1
Dawie Van Der Walt 1000-1
Ben Cook 1500-1
TL’s Wedge for an Edge: Back to see the Crazy Car-makers, as John Salley used to call them in his NBA Pistons days. Last week, we picked Tony Finau to take the 3M, let’s see what this week brings along: Cameron Champ, Will Zalatoris, Taylor Pendrith and Cameron Young. Reserves: Sahith Theegala and Troy Merritt. For the Tour One and Done? Cameron Young.
What They’re Saying
Power Rankings for Rocket Mortgage Classic (PGATourCom)
Five Things to Know About Detroit Golf Club (PGATourCom)
Monday Qualifiers (PGATourCom)
Everybody’s Talking About the FedEx Cup Standings (PGATourCom)
Sports Gambling, Daily Fantasy & Industry News
Best Bets for the Rocket Mortgage Classic - (Action Net)
Expert Picks for the Rocket - (PGATourCom)
Sleeper Picks at the Rocket - (PGATourCom)
Sergio Garcia Wants to Stay on Euro Tour (ESPNCom)
On This Day in Golf History
July 27, 2003 - Tom Watson won the Senior British Open for the first time, defeating Carl Mason with a par on the second hole of a sudden death playoff played at Turnberry. Watson shot a fine-round (64). - 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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