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⛳️ Preview & Picks: The Rocket Mortgage Classic
America's New Favorite Golfer (Hint: It's Not Bryson)
Josey Orr
June 26, 2024
Good afternoon. You won’t see Scottie Scheffler for at least two more weeks, maybe three, as he’s taking some time off ahead of The Open.
Here's what we've got for ya today:
You Can Get Over 100MPH Clubhead Speed
Preview & Picks: The Rocket Mortgage Classic
America’s New Favorite Golfer
Shots Heard Round The World
The Rotella Rules For Better Golf
Divots…
Thing We’d Buy: Breezy
Preview: The Rocket Mortgage Classic
We've reached the summer doldrums of the PGA Tour schedule.
The Rocket Mortgage Classic this week and The John Deere Classic next week feature two of the weakest fields of the year. The JDC literally starts on the 4th of July, which is a tough draw for them.
But that doesn’t mean these next two weeks will be devoid of storylines…
For example, 15-year-old Miles Russell will be making his PGA Tour debut this week. You may remember him from a few weeks ago when he became the youngest player to ever make the cut on the Korn Ferry Tour.
He won’t be the only up-and-comer in the field either. It also includes a few of the biggest college standouts and Neal Shipley, who nabbed Low Amateur honors at both The Masters and The U.S. Open.
Read more about them all below 👇️ 👇️ 👇️
🚩 Location: Detroit Golf Club
💰 Purse: $9.2M - $1.6M to first.
👀 Watch On: Golf Channel, CBS, and ESPN+
👑 Previous Winners:
2023: Rickie Fowler
2022: Tony Finau
2021: Cameron Davis
What The Analytics Say: Another birdie-fest on tap this weekend, so you’ll need to be good at making birdies.
What Our Guts Tell Us: There are a handful of favorites playing that are better than the rest, but it feels like someone from the middle of the pack is going to win.
How To Watch The Rocket Mortgage Classic
Thursday, June 27: 3-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Friday, June 28: 3-6 p.m. ET (Golf Channel)
Saturday, June 29: 1-3 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 3-6 p.m. ET (CBS)
Sunday, June 30: 1-3 p.m. ET (Golf Channel); 3-6 p.m. ET (CBS)
Weather Report - Detroit
The weekend could see some rain, otherwise it looks pretty perfect.
Favorites: The Rocket Mortgage Classic
Tom Kim +1200, Cameron Young +1600, Min Woo Lee +2000, Akshay Bhattia +2000, Taylor Pendrith +2500, Stephen Jaeger +2500, Maverick McNealy +2800, and Keith Mitchell +3300.
Big Brain Analytics
Data: Putting and approach shots are the most critical factors contributing to a golfer's total performance at The Rocket Mortgage.
Shanks Picks
Last weekend brought us back down to earth a little bit after a great U.S. Open.
Outright: Aaron Rai +3500
Top Ten: Akshay Bhatia +190
Top Ten: Keith Mitchell +270
Top Twenty: Matt Wallace +260
Top Twenty: Chris Kirk +190
Longshot: Ben Griffin +6000
Make The Cut Parlay: Tom Kim, Min Woo Lee, Alex Noren, Stephen Jaeger, and Keith Mitchell. +251 via Fanduel.
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News: America’s New Favorite Golfer
One week you’re working at Golf Galaxy, the next week you’re in the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
Just like that.
Nick Bienz is the most famous guy in golf this week, and it all started with some live tweeting from Ryan French at Monday Q.
On Monday, Nick found himself facing a five-for-four playoff to get into the Rocket Mortgage Classic. It was the biggest event of his life, so naturally, he was a little nervous.
The short video interview he did with Ryan featured him polishing off three beers to calm his nerves before he handled business in the playoff. He ended up qualifying for his first PGA Tour event.
He also went viral in the process, with Kevin Kisner tweeting the PGA Tour to pair them together, Bo Van Pelt tweeting at Golf Galaxy that they better give him some free gear, and several companies offering to sponsor him.
“I have to call my boss and call off work tomorrow for sure,” Bienz told French after his round. “I’m supposed to be there at 7:30 in the morning [Tuesday], and I don’t think that’s going to happen.”
Further Reading: Ryan French also wrote a great post giving the young man his best advice for enjoying his first PGA Tour event.
Shots Heard Round The World
📺️ Golf Fans Are The Real Losers When it comes to the disputes that have divided golf, Lee Westwood says that golf fans are the ones who have lost the most…Gee, thanks, Lee! Read
👮 LA County Cracks Down On Brokering Grabbing a tee time at a muni in LA has become a disaster. Read
⛳️ Best Drivers of 2024 In the market for a new driver? Browse this first. Read.
The Rotella Rules For Better Golf
Dr Bob Rotella has enhanced my golf greatly! When you walk and own these “Rotella Rules” not only will you play better, golf will be fun! #CostonOut
— Jeff Coston (@coston_jeff)
12:33 AM • Jun 26, 2024
Divots…
Quote: “It's disappointing, but I understand the decisions I made,”
That’s Bryson DeChambeau talking about the Olympics. Read
Stat: According to John Wall on Twitter, Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Collin Morikawa, and Tommy Fleetwood have all seen dramatic increases in driving accuracy over the last year since switching to the TaylorMade Qi10 driver.
Thing We’d Buy: Breezy
The boys from Breezy Golf and Bob Does Sports just dropped their Summer 24 collection and there are some great shirts.
The Watermelon polo, modeled by Fat Perez above.
That’s all folks! See you Saturday Morning.