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Rocket Mortgage Classic 2024: Updated round 3 tee times and groups | Leaders start at 3 p.m.
Chasing his first PGA Tour victory, England’s Aaron Rai drew level with Akshay Bhatia at the top of the Rocket Mortgage Classic leaderboard on day two.
The US’s Akshay Bhatia and England’s Aaron Rai are tied for the lead ahead of day three of the 2024 Rocket Mortgage Classic, with both on 13-under after round two. Seeking his first ever PGA Tour win, Rai shot a seven-under 65 yesterday, to pull level with Bhatia at the top of the leaderboard at Detroit Golf Club. Bhatia carded 67 on day two in Michigan, having scored an unmatched 64 on Thursday.
Behind Bhatia and Rai, the chasing pack is led by South Africa’s Erik van Rooyen, and US trio Taylor Montgomery, Troy Merritt and Cameron Young. That foursome all head into the weekend on 11-under. The defending champion, American Rickie Fowler, is in a tie for 36th place after finishing his second round on six-under.
Rocket Mortgage Classic 2024: today’s updated tee times and groups
Updated Saturday tee times
First tee:
12:48 p.m. ET: Ben Silverman, Vince Whaley, Justin Lower
12:59 p.m. ET: David Skinns, Jacob Bridgman, Luke Clanton (a)
1:10 p.m. ET: Bud Cauley, Davis Thompson, Ben Kohles
1:21 p.m. ET: Chris Kirk, Nick Hardy, Andrew Novak
1:32 p.m. ET: Nick Dunlap, Dylan Wu, Will Zalatoris
1:43 p.m. ET: Michael Kim, Robby Shelton, Hayden Springer
1:54 p.m. ET: Zach Johnson, Patrick Rodgers, Nicolai Hojgaard
2:05 p.m. ET: Roger Sloan, Min Woo Lee, JJ Spaun
2:16 p.m. ET: Neal Shipley, Joe Highsmith, Jhonattan Vegas
2:27 p.m. ET: Jake Knapp, Wesley Bryan, Sam Stevens
2:38 p.m. ET: Eric Cole, Cam Davis, Joel Dahmen
2:49 p.m. ET: Troy Merritt, Erik van Rooyen, Cameron Young
3 p.m. ET: Akshay Bhatia, Aaron Rai, Taylor Montgomery
10th tee:
12:48 p.m. ET: Ryan Fox, Matt Kuchar, Rickie Fowler
12:59 p.m. ET: Matti Schmid, Patton Kizzire, Ben Griffin
1:10 p.m. ET: Rico Hoey, Aaron Baddeley, Nate Lashley
1:21 p.m. ET: Hayden Buckley, Kevin Streelman, Ryan McCormick
1:32 p.m. ET: Maverick McNealy, Blaine Hale Jr, Carl Yuan
1:43 p.m. ET: Max Greyserman, Peter Malnati, Taylor Moore
1:54 p.m. ET: Callum Tarren, Patrick Fishburn, Harry Hall
2:05 p.m. ET: Chris Gotterup, Taylor Pendrith, Nico Echavarria
2:16 p.m. ET: Mark Hubbard, Pierceson Coody, Ryan Moore
2:27 p.m. ET: Brandon Wu, Kevin Yu, Davis Riley
2:38 p.m. ET: Luke List, Beau Hossler, Ryo Hisatsune
2:49 p.m. ET: Chandler Phillips, Nicholas Lindheim, Ben James (a)
What was the cut line at the Rocket Mortage Classic 2024?
Among the players who failed to make the four-under cutline yesterday, the biggest name was South Korea’s Tom Kim, the world No. 16. Runner-up to Scottie Scheffler at the Travelers Championship last week, Kim finished round two on three-under, having failed to recover from a one-over round of 73 on day one.
How to watch the Rocket Mortgage Classic
Viewers in the US can watch Saturday’s Rocket Mortgage Classic action live on ESPN+, the Golf Channel (1pm-3pm) and CBS (3pm-6pm).