Highlights: 2026 Rocket Classic, All Rounds
Watch the full recap of the action from the 2026 Rocket Classic, the last hosting of this tournament, at Detroit Golf Club in Detroit, Michigan.
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Got a new look for an old-school layout at Detroit Golf Club.
Big renovation over the past year to give it a refresh with a nod to its historical roots.
The players in the field all raving about what they're seeing.
We're gonna have more on the changes by Tyler Ray coming up.
Fans, they're getting to see arguably the best field in Rocket Classic history this year.
Pretty aggressive line right here.
12, be good.
Come on, Cam.
Is it the number?
Yeah.
What a shot.
Come on, Cam.
Front portion of the ninth green, Knapp.
Yeah, this putt's gonna go right.
He has to come over that shoulder on the left-hand side of the green as it works its way downhill.
Oh, pours it in.
Center cut there for Knapp.
Russell Henley at the long par 3, 11th.
This is getting very interesting.
Oh, what a shot by Russell Henley.
Oh.
That'll be a tap in birdie for Russell Henley to get to two under at the long par 3, 11th.
Peter Malnati, a 61 earlier this morning, leads by two.
Oh.
Come on.
Oh, what a big birdie at 17.
Back-to-back birdies for Knapp.
He goes to two under.
Out of the bunker.
Schauffele.
Yeah, lucky that ball was on the up slope of the bunker.
126, gap wedge.
Oh.
Oh, yeah.
That had some serious action on it from Schauffele.
Yeah.
Oh, are you kidding me?
That is so good.
No way.
Oh my goodness.
Oh my goodness.
Over to 15, par 3, Michael Kim, long birdie attempt, trying to get to eight under.
He was making putts like this when he had his 59 last week, and he makes one here.
16th, Michael Kim, fourth shot to the par four.
And somehow is gonna walk off with a par.
How about his ball striking today?
13 out of 14 greens.
Seconds ago.
And this was just seconds ago.
Kutcher in there tight.
Oh, let him in for the hole in one.
Oh yeah.
Yeah.
Put the ace on the card for Kuch.
Whoo.
Whoo.
Boy, this is just center of the green here, Jim.
That's where it started, but it's cutting back towards the hole.
If it carries that slope, could be good.
Yeah.
Oh.
My goodness, what a shot.
That's so good.
He obviously felt really good about the club.
Struck it nicely.
He's gonna be flag hunting here.
Oh, fantastic.
Great opportunity to finish on a positive after what's been kind of a tough back nine for Rick.
106 in for Malnati's second of the opening hole.
Your right.
Just a comfortable sand wedge.
Talking to it.
Oh.
Oh, hello.
Kisses the stick.
Easy.
213 back right hole location.
This is gonna be a good shot right here.
Boy, this is in a little nook back there.
Come on, Theo.
Tough to get it close.
That is excellent.
Running just a little wedge into the first.
16, Knocking.
127, what a wonderful swing this man has right here.
Oh, yeah.
Just a balance bill.
Easy, that little backstop.
Nicely there, AO.
Just a balance, Billy Haire.
To have that much speed with that much balance, it's a hard combination to find.
You want to get greedy here.
You're gonna have to work this ball in a little bit from left to right, but still, early on the round, I don't think it's one you shoot at here.
Right's no good here.
Nice chip, Matt.
Well, he's taking it right at it.
Oh my goodness, these guys I mean, when you're feeling it, BR, as a player- Come on, Pat there aren't too many flags that these guys aren't afraid to go at.
Here's Matt Wallace at this par five.
607 yards today.
Running after it.
Oh, this could be really good if it gets over that rise.
Oh, it did.
Oh, that is spectacular.
What a shot by Matt Wallace.
And Ventura with his second.
He's had a rollercoaster of a day.
Couple eagles, some bogeys, a double.
Oh, great shot there.
As we go to 12 and the long birdie putt from Michael Kim.
Oh, what a putt this is.
Yeah.
Oh my.
Four birdies in his last five holes.
Four yards closer.
Let's go, Patty Ice.
Time to kick it in gear, Dottie.
Big time.
Yeah, that's more like it right there.
A beautiful cant lay inside of 10 feet.
Cant lay for birdie.
Directly on Kim Young's line.
Did he pay attention?
Yes, he did.
Much needed birdie for Patrick Cantlay.
Finally makes a putt, Colt.
Oh.
Three hole, three hole.
Oh, yes.
What an up and down that is for Davis Riley.
That is top notch right there, Andrew.
Go up high with this one.
Yeah, a little long if anything, if you're taking a direct aim.
Oh, how good is this?
Boy, he put so much spin on that ball.
Took it past the hole, almost dumped it for a two.
Johnson Wagner is right there as Chris Kirk is set to go.
Corona!
Can't think of a better hole location for his draw, and he is taking this right at it.
Oh, he sure is.
What a shot there.
Up the hill and not much in it.
What an opportunity.
Oh, and he buries it.
That was very, very tidy to try and keep pace with Brennan here.
And Michael Kim is at Cal the same time as Lions QB Jared Goff.
Eight iron here for Kim.
Here we go.
Here we go.
Trying to swoop it in.
Yeah.
And does, that's nice.
Just a quick par.
Oh, yes.
Miracle.
Wind is completely laid down here, so you gotta go right at it.
And he is going right at it.
Corona.
Oh, it's a great shot by Riley.
Uphill putt for birdie to close out his round.
This is Matt Wallace for birdie at 15, a popular spot for all the fans here in Detroit, and they're gonna love this.
Back-to-back birds at 14 and 15.
Tight line on that.
Very good.
He's got it.
Of course that one goes in.
Finally.
Up to 10.
Let's see what's happening on the backside.
Doug Gibb, 11 under par, his approach.
This hole all the way in the back left, George, today.
Gotta control your spin- Go, go, go which Doug does there beautifully.
Woo!
Cantlay trailing by five.
That flag all the way in the back right pocket there.
Oh, that is excellent.
Excellent shot.
Hanging at the third green, Hoigard inside 25 feet.
Yeah, coming up the slope here.
That'll do.
How about it?
That'll take care of some business.
And guys, this is the easier shot here over the right-hand side.
Green kind of opens up from here.
I think this is gonna be pretty simple for him here.
Oh, eagle.
Simple indeed.
You'd asked me value play.
Maybe it was Rasmus Hoagard who was the value play there with the stretch the last couple holes.
Kirk- Don't count this guy out joins the fray at 14 under par.
And Kirk to get to within one of Brennan.
Oh.
Oh, wow.
It's like watching Brennan and Davis Riley at the first.
Ricky Fowler, Chris Kirk with long birdies at the 6th, and all of a sudden, Chris Kirk three under on his round.
He is within one of Michael Brennan.
Chris Ventura at the 8th in that green side bunker as well.
That sounded pretty good.
That's a good leave down there on that left-hand side of this right flag.
Kim to toss his hat in the ring.
This will get him to 14 under.
Michael Kim making it happen.
Chance for a piece of the lead.
Yeah!
Oh, and does too.
Playoffs looming.
He's outside the top 100, so this could go a long way in the right direction.
Putt with not very much break whatsoever.
Is it gonna get there?
Go deep.
Yes.
To 10.
And Cam Young with his third from well over the green.
Not easy from back here.
Oh, gosh, Colts.
That nearly went down.
Well, that was fortunate.
Now to guard.
Longest of the three, that is a lob wedge.
Got a lot of speed, 'cause we had a lot of spin.
Leaves that one below the hole.
You know, he told Amanda yesterday he's trying to be nicer to himself, and after that start, Dottie, this is a really impressive fight back.
I like that call to the front right hole location.
Here's Thorbjornesen at 12.
Oh, and he's got it.
That's all systems go for these guys.
Straight down the breeze from this angle.
Now a beautiful shot by Cantlay.
To 13 under par, that's back-to-back birdies on the scorecard for Cantlay.
All right.
Can he run the tables from there?
Matt Wallace has reached the par five in two.
There's only been one eagle so far today.
Chucked that.
Two eagles now, just inside 50 feet.
Looked like a pretty full rip.
It did.
It's gonna come back a little bit.
And that's a great shot from Thorbjornesen.
Up to 18, this is Russell Henley from long distance for birdie.
Yeah, how about it?
Henley tucks it in Got it.
Yes, he does.
Thorbjornsen to 17 under.
Wind is sliding across from his left-hand side.
And that's caressed eight iron.
Gorgeous looking.
Oh, that's a beauty there, Mark.
One of the best of the day there at 16.
Beautiful strike, and it is going right at the center of the green.
This is perfect.
Really smart shot there by Thorbjornsen.
Yeah, coming back up the hill, not a crazy amount of break.
Yes!
What a putt.
And that might do it for Thorbjornsen.
What a way to finish.
Talk about putting an exclamation point on a round.
Bogey-free 63.
They are huge Rickie Fowler fans, as he has played in every single edition of the Rocket Classic.
Oh, what a shot to go out on.
"The fans have been great to me here."
Ah, it's a wonderful birdie to finish there.
That jumps him into the top 10, and it'll be his fifth top 10 of the season.
Good finish there for Riley on 18.
Yeah, and that's actually gonna end up being third on his own, 'cause Hojgaard's gonna make bogey at best here at 18.
61 yesterday, 68 today for Rasmus Hojgaard.
Fourth place, that's his best result of the season.
And that concludes the final round of the Rocket Classic in 2026.
But the eighth and final edition of the Rocket Classic is in the books, and Michael Thorbjornsen is your champion.
