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Detroit Golf Club
Not a signature event, but solid field
Cut: Top 65 and ties
Par 70, ~7,400 yards
Scoring average about 70.25 last 5 years
Changed from P72 to 70
Donald Ross design with Tom Doak renovations
Greens: Bent/poa mix
~6,700 avg sq ft
Average on Stimpmeter
Long Bluegrass Rough, but not extremely penal
Known as longer course that plays easy
Half of all holes with sub-10% bogey rate
Two-thirds of holes play at or below par
4 Par 3s
L5 years average score: 3.02
Ranging from 160-233 yards
2 of 4 hardest holes on course
233-yard #11 hardest hole with 23% bogey rate and sub 9% birdie rate
10 Par 4s
L5 years average score: 3.94
Ranging from 372-489 yards
4 of hardest 6 holes on course
Half of these holes are around 20% birdie rate or better
Only 1 P4 with a bogey rate of greater than 20%
4 Par 5s
L5 years average score: 4.52
As you would expect, the 4 easiest holes on course
3 of the 4 holes with 40%+ birdie rate, all with 30%+ birdie rate
Last 4 years: 3 of 4 with 80% driver usage
2025: 86% driver usage
Driving Accuracy and Good Drive % both 5%+ above Tour average
Greens-in-Regulation % also 5%+ above Tour average
GIR from Rough almost 10% above Tour average
Most popular proximity buckets
50-125 yards: ~30%
200+ yards: ~23%
Scrambling rates about average, but scrambling won’t help you here (need birdies)
Putting right at Tour average, but crucial for scoring
Birdie-to-Bogey ratio 2025: 2.14
Rocket Classic Results
2025: Aldrich Potgieter -22 (62-70-65-69); Playoff Victory over Greyserman & Kirk
2024: Cameron Davis -18 (68-66-66-70); 1 Stroke Victory over 4 Players
2023: Rickie Fowler -24 (67-65-64-68); Playoff Victory over Hadwin & Morikawa
2022: Tony Finau -26 (64-66-65-67); 5 Stroke Victory over 3 Players
2021: Cameron Davis -18 (68-68-67-67); Playoff Victory over Merritt & Niemann
2020: Bryson DeChambeau -23 (66-67-67-65); 3 Stroke Victory over Matthew Wolff
2019: Nate Lashley -25 (63-67-63-70); 6 Stroke Victory over Doc Redman
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Key Stats
Tier 1
Shots Gained: Approach
Shots Gained: Tee-to-Green
Shots Gained: Putting
Driving Distance
Birdies or Better%
Tier 2
Overall Proximity
Bogey Avoidance
Good Drive %
Approach 50-150 yards
Tier 3
Approach 200+ yards
3-putt Avoidance
Putting inside 10’
Shots gained: Easy courses
Champ’s Course Comps
Albany GC
Silverado Resort & Spa (North Course)
The Summit Club
Rocket Classic Tournament Trends
Odds
1-25: 2023, 2022, 2020
51-100: 2024
101+: 2025, 2021, 2019
Winner’s Strokes Behind Leader by Round
R1: 4/7 (57%) trailed by at least 3 shots (3/7 led)
R2: 6/7 (86%) within 2 shots (1/7 led)
R3: 6/7 (86%) within 1 shot (4/7 led)
Winner’s Lead-In Form
6/7 (86%) made the cut in their last start
6/7 (86%) with at least 1 Top 30 finish in their last 4 starts
4/7 (57%) with at least 1 Top 20 finish in their last 4 starts
Winner’s Rocket Classic History
5/7 (71%) at least 1 prior appearance
3/7 (43%) with at least 2 prior appearances
3/7 (43%) missed the cut in their last appearance
2/7 (29%) Top 20 in a prior apperance
1/7 (14%) Top 10 in a prior appearance
0/7 (0%) Top 15 in their last appearance
First Round Leader Splits
AM: 71% (2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019)
PM: 57% (2025, 2024, 2023, 2020)
*results can include instances where FRL from both AM/PM and both get credited with a win.
Early Models
Champ’s Early Top 10
Si Woo Kim
Cameron Young
Chris Gotterup
Patrick Cantlay
Jacob Bridgeman
Ryo Hisatsune
Rickie Fowler
Jackson Suber
Nicolai Hojgaard
Jake Knapp
