The PGA Tour heads to the Midwest for the Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club in Motown.
The Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club is a par 72 at 7,370 yards. Despite the weather conditions that brought down trees this past weekend, the tournament is still taking place with the help of the volunteers on site.
As a result of the weather conditions, that means the course is going to play soft and scores are going to be low, and likely to be lower than last week.
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Speaking of last week, Keegan Bradley won the Travelers Championship in Connecticut at 23-under par. Bradley won last week by three strokes over Zac Blair and Brian Harman in his native New England for his sixth PGA Tour victory.
With the win, Bradley moved up 10 spots to No. 5 in the FedEx Cup standings as there are only eight events left to get within the top 70 to make the playoffs.
Last year, the top 125 players in the FedEx Cup standings made the playoffs. As a result, that means 55 spots that are not up for grabs compared to 12 months ago.
During last year’s Rocket Mortgage, Tony Finau won the event that began a stretch of three wins in seven starts that also included victories at the 3M Open in Finau’s next start and the Houston Open this past fall.
Finau is the second-highest player in the world at No. 14 competing this week. Only World No. 9 Max Homa is higher in the Official World Golf Ranking.
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What channel is the Rocket Mortgage Classic on?
The Rocket Mortgage Classic will be televised between CBS and the Golf Channel.
Television schedule for the Rocket Mortgage Classic
| Round | Date | Time (ET) | TV |
| 1 | Thursday, June 29 | 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Golf Channel |
| 2 | Friday, June 30 | 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Golf Channel |
| 3 | Saturday, July 1 | 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Golf Channel CBS |
| 4 | Sunday, July 2 | 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. | Golf Channel CBS |
Other coverage for the Rocket Mortgage Classic
In addition to CBS and the Golf Channel, the Rocket Mortgage Classic will also be broadcasted on ESPN+ and Peacock. PGA Tour Live for the marquee and feature groups can be exclusively found on ESPN+ for all four days of the tournament, in addition to the featured holes at 5, 11, 15 and 17.
The Rocket Mortgage Classic will also be on the airwaves of Sirius XM.
Thursday, June 29 (Round 1)
ESPN+: 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. ET
Peacock: 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. ET
Sirius XM: 12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. ET
Friday, June 30 (Round 2)
ESPN+: 7:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. ET
Peacock: 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. ET
Sirius XM: 12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. ET
Saturday, July 1 (Round 3)
ESPN+: 7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. ET
Peacock: 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET
Sirius XM: 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. ET
Sunday, July 2 (Round 4)
ESPN+: 7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. ET
Peacock: 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET
Sirius XM: 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. ET
How much are tickets for the Rocket Mortgage Classic?
Tickets for the Rocket Mortgage Classic begin at $75 to walk the grounds and increase depending on hospitality or club tickets. The Lending Tree Lounge begins at $110 while tickets for the Club Ace begin at $300.
In regards to youth admission, up to four youth, 15 and under will have complimentary grounds access with a ticketed adult.
Payout for the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic
The total purse for the Travelers Championship is set at $8.8 million and the winner will receive $1.58 million. In addition, the winner will receive 500 points towards the FedEx Cup standings.
Who are some of the top golfers in the Rocket Mortgage Classic?
In addition to Homa and Finau headlining the field as the top two players from the Official World Golf Rankings, No. 18 Bradley and No. 17 Justin Thomas are also teeing it up this week with No. 20 Collin Morikawa. Homa, Bradley and Finau at No. 3, 5 and 8, respectively, are the top three players from the FedEx Cup Standings.
Although Thomas is No. 17 in the world, he is No. 66 in the FedEx Cup standings looking to remain inside the top 70 for the playoffs and the top 50 for next season’s designated events. Both Thomas and Morikawa are making Rocket Mortgage Classic debuts this week.
Rickie Fowler, is teeing it up this week, looking to improve on his recent stretch at the U.S. Open and the Travelers Championship with seven top 10s this season.
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Max Homa
Homa rolls into Detroit following a couple of missed cuts at the U.S. Open and the Travelers. However, Homa did put together a 65 in the second round of the Travelers last week. He’ll have an opportunity to reset this week for the Rocket Mortgage Classic where he has made the cut in his three previous starts in Detroit and two top-25 finishes.
Homa has eight top 10s this season, including two at the Charles Schwab Challenge and Wells Fargo Championship within his last five starts.
Rickie Fowler
Rickie Fowler has revived himself this season with seven top 10s. He is coming off a T13 at the Travelers Championship that also included recording a 60 in the third round. Fowler also had three top-10 finishes before the Travelers as he looks to improve on his No. 17 ranking in the FedEx Cup Standings in the final stretch of the season.
Justin Thomas
Justin Thomas looked like he turned things around last week at the Travelers Championship with a T9 finish after a couple of missed cuts at the U.S. Open and the Memorial Tournament to go along with a T65 finish at the PGA Championship. Last week, Thomas recorded a 64 and a 62 in the middle rounds to put him in the running.
A big part of the two low rounds last week was that Thomas led the field in fairway proximity and par-3 scoring while placing second in strokes gained: approach the green. If Thomas can get his irons going like last season, he is a player to watch on the leaderboard as the tournament progresses.
Brian Harman
The lefty comes to Motown looking to capitalize on last week’s runner-up finish. Brian Harman, who currently sits at No. 19 in the FedEx Cup standings and No. 27 in the world, has four top 10s this season that have also come at another designated event, the RBC Heritage.
Last week, Harman was fifth among the field with 24 birdies and third with just four bogeys. That has to continue for Harman as he looks to build on his place in the standings in this final stretch.
Zac Blair
Zac Blair enters this week coming off his best finish of the season, a runner-up finish at the Travelers Championship with a 20-under par score. He is going to have the shoot the same score, if not better to raise the trophy on Sunday.
Blair led the field last week in driving accuracy, successfully hitting 85.7% of fairways and was seventh in greens in regulation at an 81.9% clip.
Rocket Mortgage Classic pairings
All times ET
| Round 1: 1 tee | Round 2: 10 tee | Players |
| 6:45 a.m. | 12:10 p.m. | Martin Trainer, James Hahn, Doug Ghim |
| 6:56 a.m. | 12:21 p.m. | Alex Noren, Sam Ryder, Paul Haley II |
| 7:07 a.m. | 12:32 p.m. | Robby Shelton, Matthias Schwab, Vincent Norrman |
| 7:18 a.m. | 12:43 p.m. | J.J. Spaun, Cameron Champ, Tyler Duncan |
| 7:29 a.m. | 12:54 p.m. | Chad Ramey, Robert Streb, Brandt Snedeker |
| 7:40 a.m. | 1:05 p.m. | Nico Echavarria, Trey Mullinax, Lanto Griffin |
| 7:51 a.m. | 1:16 p.m. | Luke List, Richy Werenski, Adam Long |
| 8:02 a.m. | 1:27 p.m. | C.T. Pan, Chad Collins, Callum Tarren |
| 8:13 a.m. | 1:38 p.m. | Scott Piercy, Sean O’Hair, Taylor Pendrith |
| 8:24 a.m. | 1:49 p.m. | Dylan Frittelli, Aaron Baddeley, Brandon Wu |
| 8:35 a.m. | 2:00 p.m. | Kyle Stanley, Nick Watney, Zecheng Dou |
| 8:46 a.m. | 2:11 p.m. | Carl Yuan, Peter Kuest, Aldrich Potgieter |
| 8:57 a.m. | 2:22 p.m. | Trevor Cone, Nicolai Hojgaard, Andy Spencer |
| Round 1: 10 tee | Round 2: 1 tee | Players |
| 6:45 a.m. | 12:10 p.m. | Kevin Tway, Sam Stevens, Kyle Reifers |
| 6:56 a.m. | 12:21 p.m. | Brian Stuard, Aaron Rai, David Lipsky |
| 7:07 a.m. | 12:32 p.m. | Russell Knox, Byeong Hun An, Harry Hall |
| 7:18 a.m. | 12:43 p.m. | Nick Hardy, Chris Kirk, Webb Simpson |
| 7:29 a.m. | 12:54 p.m. | Keegan Bradley, Tom Kim, Collin Morikawa |
| 7:40 a.m. | 1:05 p.m. | Toni Finau, Joel Dahmen, Rickie Fowler |
| 7:51 a.m. | 1:16 p.m. | Davis Riley, Ryan Brehm, Lucas Glover |
| 8:02 a.m. | 1:27 p.m. | Nate Lashley, Stephan Jaeger, Austin Smotherman |
| 8:13 a.m. | 1:38 p.m. | Danny Willett, Luke Donald, Ludvig Aberg |
| 8:24 a.m. | 1:49 p.m. | Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Joseph Bramlett, Davis Thompson |
| 8:35 a.m. | 2:00 p.m. | Charley Hoffman, Kelly Kraft, Tyson Alexander |
| 8:46 a.m. | 2:11 p.m. | Trevor Werbylo, Kyle Westmoreland, Sam Bennett |
| 8:57 a.m. | 2:22 p.m. | Brent Grant, Aksha Bhatia, Ross Steelman |
| Round 1: 1 tee | Round 2: 10 tee | Players |
| 12:10 p.m. | 6:45 a.m. | Vince Whaley, Carson Young, Max McGreevy |
| 12:21 p.m. | 6:56 a.m. | Ben Martin, Lee Hodges, Andrew Novak |
| 12:32 p.m. | 7:07 a.m. | Austin Cook, Adam Schenk, Doc Redman |
| 12:43 p.m. | 7:18 a.m. | Sepp Straka, Cam Davis, Adam Hadwin |
| 12:54 p.m. | 7:29 a.m. | Taylor Moore, Max Homa, Brian Harman |
| 1:05 p.m. | 7:40 a.m. | Justin Thomas, Hideki Matsuyama, Sungjae Im |
| 1:16 p.m. | 7:51 a.m. | Tom Hoge, Erik van Rooyen, Zach Johnson |
| 1:27 p.m. | 8:02 a.m. | Ryan Moore, Jimmy Walker, Peter Malnati |
| 1:38 p.m. | 8:13 a.m. | Mark Hubbard, Kramer Hickok, Ben Taylor |
| 1:49 p.m. | 8:24 a.m. | Chesson Hadley, Ben Griffin, Justin Lower |
| 2:00 p.m. | 8:35 a.m. | Ryan Armour, Zac Blair, Thomas Detry |
| 2:11 p.m. | 8:46 a.m. | Matti Schmid, Brandon Matthews, Gordon Sargent |
| 2:22 p.m. | 8:57 a.m. | Kevin Roy, Ryan Gerard, Kyle Martin |
| Round 1: 10 tee | Round 2: 1 tee | Players |
| 12:10 p.m. | 6:45 a.m. | Austin Eckroat, Dylan Wu, Kevin Yu |
| 12:21 p.m. | 6:56 a.m. | Harry Higgs, Justin Suh, Harrison Endycott |
| 12:32 p.m. | 7:07 a.m. | Satoshi Kodaira, David Lingmerth, Hank Lebioda |
| 12:43 p.m. | 7:18 a.m. | Martin Laird, Andrew Landry, Scott Stallings |
| 12:54 p.m. | 7:29 a.m. | Matt Wallace, Chez Reavie, Brendon Todd |
| 1:05 p.m. | 7:40 a.m. | Adam Svensson, Garrick Higgo, Troy Merritt |
| 1:16 p.m. | 7:51 a.m. | Cody Gribble, Matt NeSmith, Will Gordon |
| 1:27 p.m. | 8:02 a.m. | Jonathan Byrd, Alex Smalley, Greyson Sigg |
| 1:38 p.m. | 8:13 a.m. | Ryan Palmer, Patton Kizzire, Henrik Norlander |
| 1:49 p.m. | 8:24 a.m. | Brice Garnett, Beau Hossler, S.H. Kim |
| 2:00 p.m. | 8:35 a.m. | Jason Dufner, Cameron Percy, MJ Daffue |
| 2:11 p.m. | 8:46 a.m. | Scott Harrington, Augusto Nunez, Brett Stegmaier |
| 2:22 p.m. | 8:57 a.m. | Michael Gligic, Tano Goya, Chase Johnson |