2026 Rocket Classic - Patio Preview, Key Stats, Tournament Trends & Early Models
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Detroit Golf Club
Not a signature event, but solid field
Cut: Top 65 and ties
Par 72, ~7,400 yards
Scoring average about 70.25 last 5 years
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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