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Who is playing in the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic? Field, top players, and predictions
In 2023, the PGA Tour schedule has a new spot for the Rocket Mortgage Classic, which will be held at the Detroit Golf Club.
Exciting news for golf fans! The Motor City will welcome the PGA Tour again as the Rocket Mortgage Classic returns to Detroit Golf Club in 2023. The popularity of this golfing event has been on the rise, now in its fifth edition.
Detroit Golf Club boasts a rich history dating back to 1899. Despite its long-standing legacy, the PGA TOUR only recently introduced the Rocket Mortgage Classic on these grounds four years ago. Over the past few years, the tournament has seen various players hold the lead, making it an ideal opportunity to diversify exposure and place bets on underdogs with trending form.
The Detroit Golf Club course spans 7,370 yards and boasts a classic design without flashy features. Unlike many other courses, it does not have numerous water or lateral hazards, and although trees line the course, the broader fairways make it less of a test of positioning. The course also has non-penal rough and accessible, back-to-front sloping greens, exposing it to the PGA Tour’s bomb-and-gouge approach.
The lineup for the 2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic boasts an impressive roster of PGA Tour players, possibly the most prestigious in the tournament’s five-year history. Almost all of the spots have been filled, with only five remaining. Fourteen of the top 50 golfers in the World Golf Rankings will compete at the Detroit Golf Club starting Thursday.
With previous champions like Bryson DeChambeau and other renowned players such as Rickie Fowler, Phil Mickelson, and Bubba Watson having participated, the excitement is high to see who will conquer the challenge on the North Course, designed by the legendary Donald Ross. While players of all types have succeeded here, those with exceptional driving distance tend to have the best scoring potential due to the course’s forgiving nature towards off-target drives. As such, we recommend focusing on skilled putters, elite wedge players, and birdie-makers in easy scoring conditions, particularly on Poa-hybrid greens.
2023 Rocket Mortgage Classic field of players
Confirmed players' list:
- Ludvig Aberg
- Tyson Alexander
- Byeong Hun An
- Ryan Armour
- Aaron Baddeley
- Sam Bennett
- Christiaan Bezuidenhout
- Akshay Bhatia
- Zac Blair
- Keegan Bradley
- Joseph Bramlett
- Ryan Brehm
- Hayden Buckley
- Jonathan Byrd
- Cameron Champ
- Chad Collins
- Trevor Cone
- Austin Cook
- MJ Daffue
- Joel Dahmen
- Cam Davis (2021 champion)
- Thomas Detry
- Luke Donald
- Zecheng Dou
- Jason Dufner
- Tyler Duncan
- Nico Echavarria
- Austin Eckroat
- Harrison Endycott
- Tony Finau (defending champion)
- Rickie Fowler
- Brice Garnett
- Doug Ghim
- Michael Gligic
- Lucas Glover
- Will Gordon
- Tano Goya
- Brent Grant
- Ben Griffin
- Lanto Griffin
- Bill Haas
- Chesson Hadley
- Adam Hadwin
- James Hahn
- Paul Haley II
- Harry Hall
- Nick Hardy
- Scott Harrington
- Kramer Hickok
- Garrick Higgo
- Harry Higgs
- Lee Hodges
- Charley Hoffman
- Tom Hoge
- Nicolai Hojgaard
- Max Homa
- Beau Hossler
- Mark Hubbard
- Sungjae Im
- Stephan Jaeger
- S.H. Kim
- Tom Kim
- Chris Kirk
- Kevin Kisner
- Patton Kizzire
- Russell Knox
- Satoshi Kodaira
- Kelly Kraft
- Martin Laird
- Andrew Landry
- Nate Lashley (2019 champion)
- Hank Lebioda
- K.H. Lee
- David Lingmerth
- David Lipsky
- Luke List
- Adam Long
- Justin Lower
- Peter Malnati
- Ben Martin
- Hideki Matsuyama
- Brandon Matthews
- Max McGreevy
- Maverick McNealy
- Troy Merritt
- Ryan Moore
- Taylor Moore
- Collin Morikawa
- Trey Mullinax
- Matt NeSmith
- Henrik Norlander
- Vincent Norrman
- Andrew Novak
- Augusto Nunez
- Ryan Palmer
- C.T. Pan
- Taylor Pendrith
- Cameron Percy
- Scott Piercy
- Andrew Putnam
- Aaron Rai
- Chad Ramey
- Chez Reavie
- Doc Redman
- Davis Riley
- Kevin Roy
- Sam Ryder
- Gordon Sargent
- Adam Schenk
- Matti Schmid
- Matthias Schwab
- Robby Shelton
- Greyson Sigg
- Webb SImpson
- Alex Smalley
- Austin Smotherman
- Brandt Snedeker
- J.J. Spaun
- Scott Stallings
- Sam Stevens
- Sepp Straka
- Robert Streb
- Brian Stuard
- Justin Suh
- Callum Tarren
- Ben Taylor
- Justin Thomas
- Davis Thompson
- Michael Thompson
- Brendon Todd
- Martin Trainer
- Kevin Tway
- Erik van Rooyen
- Jimmy Walker
- Matt Wallace
- Nick Watney
- Trevor Werbylo
- Richy Werenski
- Kyle Westmoreland
- Vince Whaley
- Danny Willett
- Brandon Wu
- Dylan Wu
- Carson Young
- Kevin Yu
- Carl Yuan