Tough break for the former Michigan State golfer who three-putted twice and made three bogeys on his way to a 38 on his first nine. He tied for fifth last year and he kept the mojo going with a first-round 68 that he kicked off with an eagle from the fairway on the par-4 10th hole. There’s got to be something about Detroit Golf Club that suits the former Oakland University golfer from Jackson. Ask any ink-stained wretch in the media room. He gets a double miss for earning a degree in communications at Missouri because he said a journalism degree “was too hard.” It’s not.

He also gets a miss for having the talent to earn $3.6 million, yet having considered a career in sports writing after he briefly worked as a reporter covering high school sports in Tennessee. Great stuff for the winner of the 2016 Sanderson Farms Championship. He made the turn at 32 and finished with six birdies and no bogeys. The 33-year-old solid journeyman birdied four of five holes on his first nine, including the tough 18th green with a 54-foot putt. Gallery Photos: 2020 Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club Having good players play well on the course can only encourage top players to play in Detroit in the future. Other top-20 players like DeChambeau (66), No. 6 is the highest-ranked player in the field and he lived up to his billing with a 68. It almost feels like, with no fans out here, it almost feels like it’s not a golf tournament, so I need to maybe get some nerves for tomorrow and get a little adrenaline going.” Hit: Webb Simpson Lashley admitted not having fans was an adjustment. It was bad enough the defending wire-to-wire champion made three bogeys on his way to an opening 71, but he did so while playing with Fowler and Webb Simpson, who shot 67 and 68, respectively. Been putting some work in there.” Miss: Nate Lashley … It’s nice to see the ball rolling off the putter how I want it to. “I just need to clean up the driving a little bit,” he said. But he seemed to put it all together with seven birdies for a 67. He has been fighting blisters and swing changes while missing the cut in his past two tournaments. The Rocket Mortgage pitchman did his sponsor proud after tying for 46th last year. 10 golfer is the odds-on favorite this week and he verified that with an up-and-down 66 that included four bogeys and a 375-yard drive that led to an eagle. If DeChambeau ends up winning this week, you’re going to see a lot more, shall we say, Rubenesque golfers on Tour who are trying to emulate his daily diet of nearly 3,500 calories that starts with four eggs, five pieces of bacon and two protein shakes for breakfast.

Leaderboard | Tee times, TV | Odds | Fantasy picks | By the rankings He bogeyed the 10th hole, then birdied seven of his final eight holes with great approach shots that gave him short putts. Redman, who shot 5-under-par 67 in each of his final three rounds last year, opened with a 65 this year and was the early clubhouse leader at 7 under, eventually joined by Scott Stallings and Kevin Kisner. The 22-year-old picked up where he left off last year, when he shot 19 under and finished second, six shots behind winner Nate Lashley. Here are the hits and misses from the tournament’s opening round. There were some surprise performances - good and bad - in the first round of the first major sports event to be played in Michigan since the coronavirus pandemic shut down much of the sports world. The PGA Tour’s 2020 Rocket Mortgage Classic teed off Thursday with beautiful weather and perfect scoring conditions at Detroit Golf Club. Top 50 Modern Courses in Great Britain & Ireland.Top 50 Classic Courses in Great Britain & Ireland.Mexico, Caribbean, Atlantic islands, Central America.

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