Participants for the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club have been confirmed
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The field of participants for the 2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic is almost set. As of Friday evening, 151 places had been allocated. For golf fans from Detroit, there is a little bit of everything: 10 of the top 50 in the world golf rankings, seven major winners, three former winners of the Rocket Mortgage Classic and two precocious young players.
The tournament, which is in its sixth year at Detroit Golf Club, will be played June 25-30, with the first round beginning on Thursday. Top golfers coming to town include Cameron Young (No. 23 in the world rankings), Tom Kim (No. 26), Chris Kirk (No. 30) and of course Rickie Fowler, who is ranked 49th in the world and is the defending champion of the Rocket Mortgage Classic after his epic three-way playoff victory last year.
Other past winners returning to Detroit include Cam Davis, who won the trophy in 2021, and Nate Lashley, who won it in 2019 as the third alternate and led from start to finish.
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The Rocket Mortgage Classic will also feature several major winners: Stewart Cink (British Open 2009), Jason Dufner (PGA Championship 2013), Zach Johnson (Masters 2007, British Open 2015), Francesco Molinari (British Open 2018), Webb Simpson (US Open 2012), Jimmy Walker (PGA Championship 2016) and Gary Woodland (US Open 2019).
At the other end of the experience spectrum, Detroit Golf Club will welcome 15-year-old Miles Russell with a sponsor exemption for his PGA Tour debut. The high school freshman from Jacksonville, Florida, finished his year with 20th at the LECOM Suncoast Classic on the Korn Ferry Tour in April. Also making his PGA Tour debut is Neal Shipley, who has already finished as the best amateur at the Masters and the US Open this year. The runner-up in the 2023 US Amateurs turned professional this week.
The final five spots will be awarded on Sunday and Monday, with one spot available in the John Shippen National Golf Invitational, a 36-hole tournament at Detroit Golf Club on Saturday and Sunday, and the final four decided in qualifying matches on Monday.
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The field of participants of the Rocket Mortgage Classic 2024
(As of Friday night)
Albertson, Andrew
Alexander, Tyson
Baddeley, Aaron
Barjon, Paul
Barnes, Eric
Berger, Daniel
Bhatia, Akshay
Blair, Zac
Joseph Bramlett
Brehm, Ryan
Bridgeman, Jacob
Wesley, Bryan
Beck, Michael
Campillo, Jorge
Campos, Rafael
Cauley, Bud
Champ, Cameron
Cink, Stewart
Clanton, Luke +
Cole, Eric
Parker, Coody
Coody, Pierceson
Crowe, Trace
Dahmen, Joel
Davis, Cam
Dougherty, Kevin
Dufner, Jason +
Dumont de Chassart, Adrien
Duncan, Tyler
Dunlap, Nick
Echavarria, Nico
Endycott, Harrison
Fishburn, Patrick
Fowler, Rickie
Fox, Ryan
Furr, Wilson
Garnett, Brice
Ghim, Doug
Gotterup, Chris
Greyserman, Max
Griffin, Ben
Griffin, Lanto
Gutschewski, Scott
Hadley, Chesson
Hale, Jr., Blaine
Hall, Harry
Hardy, Nick
Garrick, Higgo
Schroeder, Thomas
Hiroshige, Ryo
Hodges, Lee
Hoey, Rico
Hoffman, Charley
Hojgaard, Nicolai
Hossler, Beau
Hubbard, Mark
Jaeger, Stephan
James, Ben +
Johnson, Zach
Kim, Chan
Kim, Michael
Kim, SH
Kim, Tom
Kirk, Chris
Kisner, Kevin
Kizzire, Patton
Knapp, Jake
Knowles, Philip
Kohls, Ben
Koivun, Jackson +
Kuchar, Matt
Laird, Martin
Lashley, Nate
Lee, KH
Lee, Min Woo
Lindheim, Nicholas
Lipsky, David
List, Lukas
Unterer, Justin
MacIntyre, Robert
Malnati, Peter
Martin, Kyle #
McCormick, Ryan
McNealy, Maverick
Meissner, Mac
Troy, Merritt
Mitchell, Keith
Molinari, Francesco
Montgomery, Taylor
Schroeder, Michael
Moore, Taylor
NeSmith, Matt
Noren, Alex
Norlander, Henrik
Norrman, Vincent
Novak, Andrew
Olesen, Thorbjorn
Pan, CT
Pendrith, Taylor
Pereda, Raul
Phillips, Chandler
Rai, Aaron
Ramey, Chad
Reavie, Chez
Riley, Davis
Rodgers, Patrick
Russell, Miles +
Samson, Ryder
Schenk, Adam
Schmid, Matti
Shelton, Robbie
Schroeder, Michael +
Sigg, Greyson
Silbermann, Ben
Simpson, Webb
Skinns, David
Schroeder, Roger
Klein, Alex
Snedeker, Brandt
Spaun, JJ
Springer, Hayden
Stevens, Sam
Streelman, Kevin
Suh, Justin
Svensson, Adam
Tarren, Callum
Taylor, Ben
Theatre, Josh
Davis, Thomas
Thorbjornsen, Michael
Todd, Brendon
Tosti, Alejandro
Coach, Martin
Schroeder, Kevin
Valimaki, Sami
van Rooyen, Erik
Vegas, Jonathan
Villegas, Camilo
Schroeder, Michael +
Wallace, Matt
Wale, Vince
Whitney, Tom
Wilkinson, Tim
Wald, Gary
Wu, Brandon
Wu, Dylan
Young, Cameron
Young, Carson
Kevin, Ju
Yuan, Carl
Zalatoris, Will
+ means sponsor exemption
# stands for section champion
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