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“The more I practice, the luckier I get.”
— Gary Player
The Rocket Classic is an annual PGA Tour event held at Detroit Golf Club in Detroit, Michigan, United States of America. The 2026 edition takes place Jul 30 - Aug 2 with a prize fund of $10m.
The Rocket Classic is played at Detroit Golf Club, a par 72 course measuring 7,370 yards. Designed by Donald Ross, the course opened in 1906. Located in Detroit, Michigan, United States of America.
The Rocket Classic is contested annually during the PGA Tour season. The 2026 edition is scheduled for Jul 30 - Aug 2.
Detroit Golf Club features Creeping Bentgrass/Poa Annua throughout — on the greens, fairways and Bluegrass/Ryegrass rough. Bentgrass greens provide a smooth, consistent roll and are typical at northern venues.
Historically, players who contend at The Rocket Classic gain the most strokes on approach (+1.07 SG/round) and on the greens (+0.80 SG/round). Off the tee also matters, with top-10 finishers averaging +0.45 SG/round.
In 2025, The Rocket Classic was won by Aldrich Potgieter at -22.
| Pos | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aldrich Potgieter | -22 |
| T2 | Max Greyserman | -22 |
| T2 | Chris Kirk | -22 |
| T4 | Michael Thorbjornsen | -21 |
| T4 | Jake Knapp | -21 |
| Year | Champion | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Aldrich Potgieter | -22 |
Player finishes at Rocket Classic — last 1 edition
| Player⇅ | Avg Pos▲ | Avg Strokes⇅ | 2025⇅ | Events⇅ | Wins⇅ | Top 10⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldrich Potgieter | 1.0 | 66.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Max Greyserman | 2.0 | 66.5 | T2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Kirk | 2.0 | 66.5 | T2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Thorbjornsen | 4.0 | 66.8 | T4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jake Knapp | 4.0 | 66.8 | T4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Nico Echavarria | 6.0 | 67.0 | T6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jackson Suber | 6.0 | 67.0 | T6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Roy | 8.0 | 67.3 | T8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | 8.0 | 67.3 | T8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Collin Morikawa | 8.0 | 67.3 | T8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Thriston Lawrence | 8.0 | 67.3 | T8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew Putnam | 8.0 | 67.3 | T8 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Min Woo Lee | 13.0 | 67.5 | T13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hideki Matsuyama | 13.0 | 67.5 | T13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chandler Phillips | 13.0 | 67.5 | T13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Griffin | 13.0 | 67.5 | T13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Hall | 13.0 | 67.5 | T13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Hubbard | 13.0 | 67.5 | T13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sami Valimaki | 19.0 | 67.8 | T19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt McCarty | 19.0 | 67.8 | T19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chan Kim | 19.0 | 67.8 | T19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Champ | 19.0 | 67.8 | T19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Ghim | 19.0 | 67.8 | T19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Higgs | 24.0 | 68.0 | T24 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicolai Højgaard | 24.0 | 68.0 | T24 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Akshay Bhatia | 26.0 | 68.3 | T26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Kim | 26.0 | 68.3 | T26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Riedel | 26.0 | 68.3 | T26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Bridgeman | 26.0 | 68.3 | T26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Gotterup | 26.0 | 68.3 | T26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Ramey | 26.0 | 68.3 | T26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Whaley | 32.0 | 68.5 | T32 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Cantlay | 32.0 | 68.5 | T32 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Ventura | 34.0 | 68.8 | T34 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Highsmith | 34.0 | 68.8 | T34 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Philip Knowles | 34.0 | 68.8 | T34 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hayden Springer | 34.0 | 68.8 | T34 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Hodges | 34.0 | 68.8 | T34 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| William Mouw | 34.0 | 68.8 | T34 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Davis Thompson | 34.0 | 68.8 | T34 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Keegan Bradley | 41.0 | 69.0 | T41 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke List | 41.0 | 69.0 | T41 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Thorbjørn Olesen | 41.0 | 69.0 | T41 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Gerard | 41.0 | 69.0 | T41 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Malnati | 41.0 | 69.0 | T41 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Wallace | 46.0 | 69.3 | T46 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Takumi Kanaya | 46.0 | 69.3 | T46 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Woodland | 46.0 | 69.3 | T46 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Young | 46.0 | 69.3 | T46 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Lower | 46.0 | 69.3 | T46 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Perez | 51.0 | 69.5 | T51 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Hardy | 51.0 | 69.5 | T51 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Henrik Norlander | 51.0 | 69.5 | T51 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lanto Griffin | 51.0 | 69.5 | T51 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Wise | 51.0 | 69.5 | T51 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Webb Simpson | 51.0 | 69.5 | T51 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas Rosenmueller | 51.0 | 69.5 | T51 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Gordon | 51.0 | 69.5 | T51 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Kitayama | 51.0 | 69.5 | T51 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Byeong Hun An | 60.0 | 69.8 | T60 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Eckroat | 60.0 | 69.8 | T60 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Clanton | 60.0 | 69.8 | T60 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Salinda | 60.0 | 69.8 | T60 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryo Hisatsune | 60.0 | 69.8 | T60 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Beau Hossler | 60.0 | 69.8 | T60 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Peterson | 60.0 | 69.8 | T60 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Davis Riley | 67.0 | 70.0 | T67 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Skinns | 67.0 | 70.0 | T67 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gordon Sargent | 67.0 | 70.0 | T67 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Camilo Villegas | 67.0 | 70.0 | T67 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Silverman | 67.0 | 70.0 | T67 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett White | 67.0 | 70.0 | T67 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Lashley | 70.0 | 69.5 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Garrick Higgo | 70.0 | 69.5 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Kisner | 70.0 | 69.5 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anders Albertson | 70.0 | 69.5 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Covello | 70.0 | 69.5 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Fishburn | 70.0 | 69.5 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Francesco Molinari | 70.0 | 69.5 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Schenk | 70.0 | 69.5 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandt Snedeker | 70.0 | 69.5 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Moore | 70.0 | 69.5 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus Højgaard | 70.0 | 69.5 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mac Meissner | 70.0 | 70.0 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Bramlett | 70.0 | 70.0 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Svensson | 70.0 | 70.0 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyndham Clark | 70.0 | 70.0 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brice Garnett | 70.0 | 70.0 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Kuchar | 70.0 | 70.0 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Max McGreevy | 70.0 | 70.0 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesper Svensson | 70.0 | 70.0 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Chandler | 70.0 | 70.0 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Pak | 70.0 | 70.0 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Rodgers | 70.0 | 70.5 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hayden Buckley | 70.0 | 70.5 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Willett | 70.0 | 70.5 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Homa | 70.0 | 70.5 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Braden Thornberry | 70.0 | 70.5 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Noren | 70.0 | 70.5 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevor Cone | 70.0 | 70.5 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Waring | 70.0 | 70.5 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Fisk | 70.0 | 70.5 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Norman Xiong | 70.0 | 70.5 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Brehm | 70.0 | 71.0 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Stephan Jaeger | 70.0 | 71.0 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rafael Campos | 70.0 | 71.0 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rikuya Hoshino | 70.0 | 71.0 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Lipsky | 70.0 | 71.0 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rickie Fowler | 70.0 | 71.0 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Goodwin | 70.0 | 71.0 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alejandro Tosti | 70.0 | 71.0 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Greyson Sigg | 70.0 | 71.5 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Kim | 70.0 | 71.5 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ricky Castillo | 70.0 | 71.5 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Walker | 70.0 | 71.5 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Mullinax | 70.0 | 71.5 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rico Hoey | 70.0 | 71.5 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Martin | 70.0 | 71.5 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Otto Black | 70.0 | 71.5 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Ryder | 70.0 | 72.0 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Palmer | 70.0 | 72.0 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Baddeley | 70.0 | 72.0 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Davis | 70.0 | 72.0 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Seamus Power | 70.0 | 72.0 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Dahmen | 70.0 | 72.5 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Smalley | 70.0 | 72.5 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Dunlap | 70.0 | 72.5 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Karl Vilips | 70.0 | 72.5 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominic Clemons | 70.0 | 72.5 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael La Sasso | 70.0 | 72.5 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andi Xu | 70.0 | 73.0 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frankie Capan III | 70.0 | 73.0 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Cook | 70.0 | 73.0 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Patton Kizzire | 70.0 | 73.0 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy Paul | 70.0 | 73.0 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Hooks | 70.0 | 74.0 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Ford | 70.0 | 74.0 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Mitchell | 70.0 | 74.5 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carson Young | 70.0 | 74.5 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Dickson | 70.0 | 74.5 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Brown | 70.0 | 75.0 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashton McCulloch | 70.0 | 76.0 | CUT | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Piot | 73.0 | 70.3 | T73 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Antoine Rozner | 73.0 | 70.3 | T73 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaito Onishi | 73.0 | 70.3 | T73 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Emiliano Grillo | 73.0 | 70.3 | T73 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Velo | 73.0 | 70.3 | T73 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Quade Cummins | 78.0 | 70.5 | T78 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Erik van Rooyen | 78.0 | 70.5 | T78 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Kohles | 78.0 | 70.5 | T78 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Hadwin | 78.0 | 70.5 | T78 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harrison Endycott | 82.0 | 70.8 | T82 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Johnson | 82.0 | 70.8 | T82 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Si Woo Kim | 84.0 | 71.0 | 84 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mason Andersen | 85.0 | 71.3 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cristobal Del Solar | 86.0 | 71.5 | 86 | 1 | 0 | 0 |