Closed with 63 at the Travelers to finish T-11.Ģ1. Doc Redman – Had the most important week of his career in Detroit last year, finishing as runner-up to secure playing status for the 2019-20 season. Has made two of three cuts since the restart, finishing T-32 last week at Travelers.Ģ2. Harold Varner III – He’s second in the field over the last 24 rounds in SG: Approach-the-Green, which should create ample birdie opportunities for the former East Carolina superstar. Has struggled on the greens this season (197th SG: Putting) but was second in that stat last week to finish T-6, his first top-10 since Bermuda in November.Ģ3. Ryan Armour – The 44-year-old Ohio native started strong at the Rocket Mortgage last year (64-69) before fading to a T-44 on the weekend. Ranked 161st in the FedEx Cup he needs another strong finish if he wants to enjoy the playoffs.Ģ4. It was only his fourth time gaining shots in that category in a 2019-20 during which he’s missed 9 of 15 cuts and his best ballstriking tournament in two years. Patton Kizzire – Last week, he gained 6.6 strokes on the field tee-to-green and finished T-6. Last year that target would’ve lost by five.īetter open the throttle, boys, pull down the shades and let it ride. What does it all mean? The pros must shoot 5 under a day to have a chance come Sunday. They bombed it off the tee, averaging 296 yards for the week compared to 283 on the season. The field hit 72.9 percent of greens (65.3 is Tour average) and 64.4 percent of fairways (60.9). Hitting fairways and greens was easier at Detroit GC, significantly, than it was at the average Tour event. Last year, 35 players made at least 20 birdies during the 72 holes. In the 156-man field, 88 are making their first appearance at Detroit GC and 33 played last year but missed the cut, which fell at 5-under 139. He’s 67th in the FedEx Cup, but hasn’t cashed a check since a T-3 at the Waste Management in early February, a span of six tournaments. There are seven of the top 25 in the world and 33 of the top 60 on hand to battle the 7,320-yard, par-72 where Nate Lashley cruised to his first PGA Tour title last year, dismantling the field with 28 birdies to produce a six-shot victory. The field is weaker in Detroit than it’s been the last three weeks. LISTEN: ‘Under the Strap’ Podcast: Episode 15 with Paul Goydos, Chris Mazziotti and Scott Sajtinac
Last week a friend attributed the Tour’s weekly attacks on par to the absence of fans lining fairways. Birdies flying, blue sky and lush green grass ahead. The conditions will be ideal, as they were on that memorable Sunday between wind and wake.
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Some fortunate professional golfer will satisfy more than a whim this weekend at the Detroit Golf Club when the Rocket Mortgage Classic is played, sans fans, on the Donald Ross layout.Įxpect low scoring for the fourth week in a row and second consecutive year in Motor City. Many years ago on a lazy Michigan summer afternoon, I drove a jet ski across Anchor Bay on the tip of Lake St. Credit: Raymond Carlin III-USA TODAY Sports Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email Viktor Hovland (right) and caddie Shay Knight.
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